Southern African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has appealed to politicians to refrain from uttering statements that may jeopardize the pending dialogue between President Edgar Lungu and UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe has explained to QTV News via telephone that it must be understood that this process has taken the nation over a year ...

Earlier this summer, Luis Fonsi’s Despacito became the most-streamed song of all time – an incredible feat for a record that’s predominantly in Spanish. But it increasingly looks like it won’t be a one-off. Another Latin American song, Mi Gente, has replaced Despacito at the top of Spotify’s Global Top 50. Here in the UK, it’s just broken into the ...

Pop star Taylor Swift has won a key victory in her court battle with ex-radio DJ David Mueller, who she claims groped her at a 2013 concert. Mr Mueller, 55, originally sued the pop star for $3m (£2.3m), saying she cost him his job. His claim was dismissed on Friday in a Denver court. US District Judge William Martinez ruled ...

The White House has defended President Donald Trump’s reaction to deadly violence over a white supremacist rally in Virginia, amid criticism he did not explicitly condemn far-right groups. But a spokesman said his condemnation included white supremacists. A woman was killed on Saturday when a car rammed into a crowd protesting against the rally in Charlottesville. Separately, a rally organiser ...

Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a “terrorist attack” in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says. Witnesses were quoted as saying that three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a restaurant. Security forces killed three attackers, but some people are still trapped in the building, Communication Minister Remis Dandjinou says. ...

Real Madrid will appeal Cristiano Ronaldo’s second yellow card for diving in the Spanish Super Cup first leg at Barcelona, coach Zinedine Zidane said after the Portuguese showed the best and worst side of his game in Real’s 3-1 win. Ronaldo spent 24 minutes on the pitch after not starting the game at the Nou Camp but still had the ...

Romelu Lukaku enjoyed a dream Premier League debut for Manchester United as the Belgian’s brace inspired a 4-0 rout of West Ham, while Jonjo Shelvey’s dismissal was the pivotal moment in Tottenham’s 2-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday. United manager Jose Mourinho paid a British record £75 million ($96 million, 82 million euros) to sign Lukaku from Everton in the ...

Electoral Expert MacDonald Chipenzi says the decision by the Judiciary to ban the use of all electronic gadgets and restrict audience during the historic treason trial of incarcerated UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and five others is extremely unfortunate. Mr. Chipenzi in a statement says this decision is a recipe to inaccurate, partial, biased and distorted reporting on the case and ...

The Zambia Police Service has reminded officers that they should at all cost avoid altercations of any nature even under extreme provocation and try by all means to  avoid arguments on matters of duty. And the service has refuted claims suggesting that the two traffic police officers in a viral video were fighting for money obtained through corrupt means. Police ...

Northern Province Minister Brian Mundubile has disclosed that government is in the process to modernize Mpulungu Harbour in Mpulungu District in Northern Province to enable it handle major imports and exports. Speaking during a PF Media Interactive Forum in Kasama today, Mr. Mundubile says the African Development Bank will provide the funds for modernizing the harbour. Mr. Mundubile says the ...