Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo says government is now in a position to process applications for dual citizenship. Mr. Kampyongo has told journalists in Lusaka that this follows the publication of regulations on dual citizenship which have been published under Statutory Instrument Number 50 of 2017. He has since advised people wishing to have dual citizenship to thoroughly read the ...

Police in Lusaka have picked up United Progressive People (UPP) President Dr. Saviour Chishimba. Dr Chishimba was picked up this morning from Diamond TV where he was featuring on a programme. UPP Spokesperson Kizito Mukuka has confirmed in a statement that Dr. Chishimba has been taken to Police Headquarters. And when contacted for a comment, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo confirmed ...

Mariah Carey has some advice to Lionel Richie and other celebrities thinking of joining the “American Idol” reboot. The singer spoke to ET Monday night and seemed to warn Richie about joining judges’ panel for the show’s revival. “I would say, don’t do it,” Carey told ET when asked about rumors that Richie would be joining the singing competition show. Carey ...

Will Smith opened up about fatherhood and lessons he’s learned from being a dad. The actor appeared on Jay-Z’s “Footnotes of Adnis” and described the moment he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith discovered their daughter, Willow, had shaved her head in 2012. “We came downstairs and she had shaved her head bald,” Smith recalled. “She shaved her head bald in the middle ...

Carrie Fisher is given an “amazing” send-off in her final Star Wars film, according to co-star John Boyega. The London-born actor said he shares “many scenes” with the late actress in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and that the sci-fi franchise “keeps her alive”. Fisher, who played the part of Princess – later General – Leia, died last December aged ...

President Trump quietly signed legislation on Wednesday hitting Russia with new sanctions and limiting his administration’s ability to lift them. The White House had sought to water down the bill’s provisions, which give Congress the power to veto the lifting of sanctions on Moscow, and initially waffled on if the sanctions would get Trump’s signature. But the bill, which was sent to ...

Turnout numbers for Sunday’s controversial vote in Venezuela have been “tampered with”, the company that provided the voting system alleges. Venezuela’s electoral authorities said more than eight million people voted in the elections for a new constituent assembly. But the CEO of Smartmatic, Antonio Mugica, said the actual turnout differed by at least one million. The opposition has also said ...

Barcelona confirmed Neymar’s wish to leave the Catalan giants on Wednesday, but insisted the Brazilian’s €222 million buyout clause must be paid as his potential world record move to Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer.”Neymar Jr, accompanied by his father and representative, communicated to FC Barcelona this morning his decision to leave the club,” Barca said in a statement. “The ...

Lionel Messi bid farewell to Neymar on Instagram Wednesday after the Brazilian striker told him and other Barcelona teammates he was leaving, saying it was a “huge pleasure” to have played with him. The Catalan club confirmed Wednesday that Neymar wanted to leave after weeks of intense speculation, taking the 25-year-old closer to a potential world record move to Paris ...

Energy Minister David Mabumba has proposed the establishment of a Technical Committee to spearhead the production of bio-fuels in the country. Mr Mabumba made the proposal during a one day Bio-fuel and Cassava Stakeholders meeting in Lusaka organized by Barclays Bank Zambia Plc. He states that enhanced production of bio-fuel and ethanol can help the nation save resources used to ...