Vice President Inonge Wina has commissioned the K20 million Luampa Grid Extension Project in Luampa District of Western province. This is the first time since independence that Luampa District which has a population of over 45,000 has been connected to the national grid, a development that has cheered the residents. Ms. Wina says the commissioning of the project is a clear ...

Some Patriotic Front cadres in Luampa District today threatened to beat up UPND area Member of Parliament Makozo Chikote who went to attend the official commissioning of the Luampa Substation and Grid extension project carried out by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). The PF cadres argued that Mr. Chikote should not be allowed to attend the commissioning of the project ...

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo has petitioned President Edgar Lungu over the 42 fire tenders procured by government at a total cost of US$42 million. Mr. Tembo has told QTV News that the petition was delivered to State House yesterday. He says the substance of his party’s petition is to demand for an independent forensic investigation into ...

Labour and Social Security Minister Joyce Simukoko says Konkola Copper Mines and Mines unions have resolved to proceed to appoint conciliators after failing to reach a settlement over KCM’s outsourcing of labour. Mrs Simukoko says this was after a meeting held by the two parties on 3rd November, 2017 to discuss the matter in an attempt to resolve the dispute. ...

Parliament has heard that Police officers in President Edgar Lungu’s advance party during his recent visit to Kabompo district in North Western province on Friday brutally beat up a resident who has since died. Raising a point of order on whether Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo was in order not to condemn such an act by what he described as ...

Police in Lusaka have picked up a decomposed body of a man in Chibolya compound which was found with the head, legs and arms missing. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the missing body parts were later found in a sack in Ngwenya Dam. She says the body which was packed in a 50kg bag was dumped in ...

Some tickets for JAY Z’s concerts in America are being sold for as little as $6 (£4.50) in a bid to cut out touts. It’s led to some fans asking whether deals to see the 4:44 album tour on primary and resale sites are real. Concert promoter Live Nation is using the best seats, such as front row and VIP ...

Panic has gripped the Indian capital, Delhi, as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog on Tuesday. Visibility is poor as pollution levels reached 30 times the World Health Organization’s recommended limit in some areas. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) declared “a state of medical emergency” and urged the government to “make every possible effort to curb ...

Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph and Jordan Henderson are the latest withdrawals from England’s injury-hit squad for friendlies against World Cup holders Germany and five-time winners Brazil, the FA said Tuesday. Gareth Southgate’s men kick off their World Cup preparations with back-to-back Wembley matches against the international heavyweight teams over the coming week. Tottenham’s Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Harry Winks ...

An ex-Welsh Labour minister who faced a party investigation into allegations about his personal conduct has taken his own life, BBC Wales understands. Carl Sargeant, 49, lost his ministerial job as cabinet secretary for communities and children last Friday. He was suspended from Labour after the first minister learned of a number of alleged incidents involving women. A family statement ...