Spain’s Constitutional Court has suspended next Monday’s session of Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence. The court said such a move would be “a breach of the constitution”. Earlier Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned Catalonia’s regional government against declaring independence after a disputed vote last Sunday. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont had indicated that he ...

Austria based Patson Daka last night (Wednesday) joined camp in Abuja Nigeria completing the number of players summoned by Wedson Nyirenda for Saturdays must win Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Daka teamed up with his colleagues around midnight local time and will be part of the planned morning training session before the squad heads to Akwa Ibom State where ...

Rainbow party leader Wynter Kabimba has described Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili as an alarmist. Mr Kabimba says Mr Kambwili is not a whistleblower but an alarmist because he has failed to present the evidence of the corruption he claims is taking place in the PF government to the Anti Corruption Commission. He has challenged Mr Kambwili to file ...

Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has defended the 17-year concession agreement signed by government through the Road Transport and Safety Agency with the Intelligent Mobility Solutions to enhance road safety in Zambia, saying it was done in a transparent manner. Mr Mushimba has told a media briefing that the project was advertised in the print media for a period ...

Vodafone Zambia has launched a promotion dubbed SummaLevels aimed at rewarding its customers with several prizes, with the grand prize of a fully paid-for trip for four to Cape Town,South Africa. Company Chief Marketing Officetr Michael Horup says the promotion which will run over a period of eight weeks is aimed at appreciating Vodafone’s customer base and subsequently elevating their ...

President Edgar Lungu says his Ministers and Permanent Secretaries have been paralyzed in their duties for fear of being called corrupt. He says the Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are failing to make sound decisions for fear of being called corrupt. President Lungu says  while there has been too much noise on the procurement of 42 fire tender, the people making ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has described misplaced assertions that it has neglected the interest of workers by accepting salary increments of between 7 and 9 percent. ZCTU Secretary General Cosmas Mukuka says what matters is the free collective bargaining between government and the unions and not the percentage of the increment. He says political talk should not ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has advised politicians to sober up when dealing with differences. Dr. Ng’oma says politicians should learn modern ways of resolving conflicts as opposed to resorting to physically attacking each other. He says the physical confrontation between Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo and Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is embarrassing to Zambians. Dr Ng’oma says it ...

Cesc Fabregas has admitted he threw the pizza that struck then Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the infamous “Battle of the Buffet” 13 years ago. Arsenal, for many years locked in a titanic duel for Premier League supremacy with Manchester United, saw their 49-game unbeaten run come to an end at Old Trafford in October 2004 and a clash ...