Police in Lusaka have record a warn and caution statement from Patriotic Front Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili on three counts of fraud, uttering of false documents and giving false information to a public officer. Mr. Kambwili arrived at Lusaka Central Police Station for questioning in the company of his lawyers around 08:30 hours. One of Mr. Kambwili’s lawyers ...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has challenged Eden Hazard to take a central role in his side’s bid to close the gap on Manchester City when the champions face Swansea City on Wednesday. Forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Saturday, Chelsea are lagging 11 points behind runaway leaders City. If Conte’s side are to have any change ...

The Third Liberation Movement has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to consider coming up with a law that will bar all those with offshore accounts from seeking public office. Party president Enock Tonga told Q news in a walk in interview that offshore accounts are a scheme by some citizens to evade tax, which is a serious ...

Centre for Young Leaders in Africa Executive Director Jones Mulunga has urged youths in the country to take a leading role in calling for action against all officials cited in the Auditor General’s report for misappropriation of public funds. The Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts for the year 2016 shows that misapplication of funds increased from about 28 million ...

The next generation of potential pop stars have been highlighted by the BBC Music Sound of 2018 longlist. Sixteen emerging artists have made it onto the list, now in its 16th year, which has previously included names like Adele, Frank Ocean and Dua Lipa. This year’s crop includes the youngest ever nominee, 15-year-old US pop singer Billie Eilish. She’s joined ...

Musika Managing Director Reuben Banda says his organisation has trained over 1, 000 agro dealers who will participate in the implementation of the E-Voucher system for 2017-2018 farming season. Mr. Banda says the aim of the training is to equip agro-dealers with knowledge and skills to meet the needs of farmers. He says his organization will also monitor how these ...

Indonesian officials have shut the international airport in Bali for a second day, as Mount Agung spews volcanic ash into the atmosphere. Massive plumes of dark ash were seen reaching as high as 3km (2 miles) above the summit of the rumbling volcano, which began erupting last week. Officials raised the alert to the highest level on Monday, fearing an ...

Zambia Youths in the Fight against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has advised UPND President Hakainde Hichilema not to jeopardize the impending dialogue with his hasty statements. ZYAFAC Executive Director Maurice Malambo the statement attributed to Mr. Hichilema saying what happened in Zimbabwe might happen in Zambia or any other African country is unfortunate. Mr. Malambo says Mr Hichilema’s utterances are contrary to ...

Security has been stepped up in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, ahead of the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta for a second term in office. More than 20 heads of state or senior ministers are expected to attend. Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, who boycotted a re-run of the presidential poll, has called for a protest rally, despite a police ban. August’s ...

The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has advised government not to ignore the wishes of the people on the electoral reforms. AVP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani says Government should carefully look into electoral reforms before the 2021 general election. Mr. Mulwani has called on President Edgar Lungu to respect the wishes of Zambian people and act quickly on these growing demands. ...