Powerful speeches and statements of unity have dominated the 75th Golden Globe awards. It was the first major Hollywood awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment scandals, with stars wearing black to honour victims. Oprah Winfrey summed up the mood, saying “a new day is on the horizon” as she collected an honorary award. The big ...

Economic and Equity Party leader Chilufya Tayali says he appreciates the patriotic front’s efforts in infrastructure development, but says it should focus on empowering local contractors. Mr. Tayali however say local contractors should change their mindsets and start working hard whenever they are given contracts. He says some local contractors are lazy and have a tendency of misusing resources whenever ...

Lionel Messi marked his 400th appearance in La Liga with the opening goal in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over struggling Levante at the Camp Nou on Sunday as the Catalans prepare to unveil Philippe Coutinho. Messi’s 365th goal in Spain’s top flight was followed by strikes from Luis Suarez and Paulinho as Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of the ...

Kitwe district has recorded its first two cases of cholera involving children below the age of two. Kitwe mayor Christopher Kang’ombe says the epidemic has hit the mining town breaking out from two rural compounds, Zambia and Buchi. He says both young children are from unplanned settlements with poor sanitation conditions. Mr. Kang’ombe says Kitwe has 21 unplanned settlements which ...

Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho was in Barcelona on Sunday to tie up a 160-million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool, the third-richest deal of all time.”Bem-vindo! Welcome! Benvingut! ¡Bienvenido!” Barca tweeted to Coutinho along with a waving hand sign and a video showing a shirt bearing his name in a locker. Spanish league leaders Barca host Levante on Sunday at Camp ...

Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale says bars and night clubs in Kanyama and other cholera prone areas shall remain closed until further notice. He says this will come with serious enforcement and vows to involve the army if the council fails to do so. And Mr. Mwale has further disclosed that bars and night clubs in area which are not ...

Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has called on Zambians to stop politicizing the recent outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country. Mr. Chikuse says those blaming the Lusaka mayor Wilson Kalumba are being petty and seeking undue attention in the current situation. He has told q-news that the Lusaka mayor is not to blame for the outbreak. Mr. Chikuse ...

Government has imposed a curfew in kanyama after it has recorded the highest cases of cholera. Health minister dr. Chitalu chilufya has told a media briefing dr. Chilufya notes that most of the cases reported are from kanyama compound, and this has been due to strange activities happening in the area as well as non-compliance to the preventive measures which ...

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has partnered with government to find a wholesale area where farmers can sale their produce, amid fears of spreading cholera. Union President Jervis Zimba notes that fruits and vegetables which were being delivered to Soweto market were contaminated. He says farmers have complained that since government moved traders from the market, their businesses have ...

3rd liberation movement leader Enock Tonga has made an impassioned plea to be able to state his position regarding political upheavals. Mr. Tonga has observed that one of the biggest challenges that lie ahead of Zambia is that of building credibility, trust and confidence in her politics and governance systems. He says for more than half a century, politicians and ...