The armed school officer branded a coward by President Donald Trump has defended his actions during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Scot Peterson was outside the school when a gunman killed 17 people, but did not go inside as shots rang out. His attorney, Joseph DiRuzzo, said his client believed the gunfire was coming from outside the school. ...

Saudi Arabia has sacked its top military commanders, including the chief of staff, in a series of late-night royal decrees. Saudi King Salman also replaced the heads of the ground forces and air defences. The news was published by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), but no reason for the sackings was given. They come as the war in Yemen, ...

Third Liberation Movement has announced its intention to start distributing pens, pencils and rulers engraved with the portrait of its president, Enock Tonga, in schools across the country. Mr. Tonga has told the media in a statement that the move is a practical step towards curbing high illiteracy levels in Zambia. He says learners do not just need free books ...

All People’s Congress President Nason Msoni has called on all Members of Parliament to support the impeachment of President Edgar Lungu saying he has on several occasions breached the Republican Constitution. Mr. Msoni says it is clear that President Lungu has gone off the path and that the only thing which needs to be done now is for the people ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has supported the introduction of the National Health Insurance Bill saying it will improve funding to the health sector and increase coverage to majority workers who currently cannot quality health care because of high premiums demanded by health service providers. Union President Chingati Msiska says the bill should not be withdrawn ...

The opposition Green Party has hinted plans to host a Convention of all political leaders of political parties on the Peace and Unity Convention to be held in Lusaka on 31st March, 2018. Party President Peter Sinkamba says the convention that is Themed: “Not a Single Drop of Blood of a Zambian is Worth Dripping for Political Ends” have reached an ...

Minister of Finance Margret Mwanakatwe says over K3.9 billion has been provided in the 2018 Budget for empowerment programmes under various Ministries and Government Spending Agencies. The Finance Minister says this is in addition to some on-going programmes facilitated through foreign financing such as the US$50 million Zambia Agriculture Enterprise Development Fund. Ms Mwanakatwe breaks down the K3.9 billion that ...

Nine months old former Siamese twins’ Mapalo and Bupe have today been discharged from the intensive care unit. Mapalo who is currently weighing 8.7 kgs is well and learning to sit while Bupe whose recovery has been slow is currently weighing 7.6 kgs, is much improved, off the oxygen and feeding well. On 2nd February the twins who where conjoined ...

The Constitutional Court has sent back to the Lusaka High Court the matter in which Munali PF Member of Parliament Professor Nkandu Luo challenged the nullification of her seat by the lower court. The Case has since been adjourned to 24th March, 2018 this is to able for the viewing of the video of evidence. The ConCourt ruled on the ...

Superstar Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor died of accidental drowning, a Dubai post-mortem report has said. The 54-year-old actress, known simply as Sridevi, drowned in her hotel apartment’s bathtub following loss of consciousness, it says. It had earlier been reported that she died of cardiac arrest on Saturday while at a family wedding in Dubai. Bollywood stars, sporting giants and leading ...