The Zambian Government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a 102.5 million Euros about K11.5 billion concessional Loan agreement to go towards the development of sanitation infrastructure under the Lusaka Sanitation Programme. The EIB will further mobilize an additional a 4.5 million Euros grant to strengthen the project implementation capabilities. Speaking during the signing of the loan agreement, ...

Nigeria’s football federation (NFF) has signed an agreement with its players which it says will avoid the bonus and pay rows that have blighted the team’s past World Cup campaigns. In a statement, the NFF described it as an “historic and binding agreement that will eliminate all manner of rancour and distractions around Nigeria’s preparation and participation” at the World ...

Diego Maradona criticised the faltering Argentina team on Wednesday and appealed for another chance at managing the national side. A day after they lost 4-2 to Nigeria in a friendly in Russia, Maradona, who last managed Argentina at the 2010 World Cup, hit out the current set up in a short Instagram message. “I am angry because they have thrown ...

YouTuber and blogger Zoella has apologised for a number of old tweets about gay people and “chavs”. The posts, from 2009-2012, which have now been deleted, have been called out for “fat shaming” and being homophobic. “Fat chav”, “skank” and “tramp” are some of the phrases she posted on her twitter account, which now has 11 million followers. Zoella apologised ...

After just four days, Taylor Swift has sold more albums in the US than any other artist this year. The star’s sixth album, Reputation, has sold 1.04 million copies in the US since Friday, says Billboard magazine. That puts her ahead of 2017’s previous biggest-seller, Ed Sheeran’s ÷, which has shifted 919,000 copies to date. Reputation also becomes Swift’s fourth ...

A gunman who killed four people on Tuesday in rural California fired into an elementary school but was stopped from entering by teachers, police say. Staff at Rancho Tehama Reserve School went into lockdown, securing school doors after hearing nearby gunshots. Authorities praised the teachers’ actions as “monumental” in saving “countless” lives. Police confirmed one child was shot at the ...

Zimbabwe’s military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says. Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South African leader’s office said. Troops are patrolling the capital, Harare, after they seized state TV and said they were targeting “criminals”. The move may be ...

West Ham United would be “stupid” not to plug holes in their defence as they bid to start their season afresh following the departure of Slaven Bilic, new manager David Moyes has said. The Hammers, who fired the Croat and replaced him with Moyes last week, have conceded 23 goals in 11 games, giving them the worst defensive record in ...

Annette Bening is delighted about her latest film – and a big reason for that is because she gets to showcase a real-life story of role reversal not often featured on the big screen. Bening plays fading Hollywood starlet Gloria Grahame, who embarks on a romance with a much younger British actor, played by Jamie Bell, in Film Stars Don’t ...

Four people are dead after a gunman opened fire in northern California at several locations, including an elementary school, police have said. The shooting began at a home in the rural community of Rancho Tehama, about 120 miles (195km) from Sacramento, on Tuesday morning. Police say the gunman was shot dead by police after four people were killed and 10 ...