Government has released K10.6 million to the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) towards workers’ salaries. In a statement, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Acting Permanent Secretary Beaton Kaluba says the response from the Government is a subvention to cushion the national broadcaster from the financial challenges it is experiencing. Mr Kaluba says the Government funding will help the Corporation ...

The Busoli Royal Establishment under Chieftainess Nkomesha Mukamambo of the Soli people in Chongwe has demanded the sacking or transfer to another district of District Commissioner Frazer Musonda accusing him of disrespect. Speaking during a meeting convened at Chongwe district council, the Royal Establishment led by its chairperson Senior Headman Maoma accused the District Commission of failing to meet them ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has described the national land policy as defective, aimed at taking away land from traditional leaders. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Mr. Hichilema says the PF Government must be ashamed for trying to take away the only thing that chiefs in the country find solace in by putting it under state control. He has ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Political Consultant Chishimba Kambwili has stormed out of the interrogation room at the Anti Corruption Commission where he was summoned for questioning. And the ACC has recorded a warn and caution statement from Mr Kambwili. Speaking to Journalists after storming out of the interrogation room, Mr. Kambwili said he is a diabetic patient and could not ...

Huddersfield Town striker Elias Kachunga is back training with the first team squad after recovering from a knee injury and is confident he can help the promoted side retain their Premier League status. The 25-year-old made 17 league appearances for the club before injuring his medial collateral ligament in a 4-1 victory over Watford in December. The Democratic Republic of ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s film company is to use “inclusion riders” in its contracts as part of a drive to improve diversity on and off screen. Frances McDormand used her Oscars best actress acceptance speech to call on Hollywood to use the clauses. Inclusion riders specify that women and people of minorities must be properly represented in the cast ...

A new film about Mary Magdalene sets out to refute the commonly held assumption that she was a prostitute redeemed by Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ Superstar. The Last Temptation of Christ. Just a selection of the films, television dramas and stage shows that have depicted Mary Magdalene as a fallen woman redeemed by the Son of God. A ...

Sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned of Russia’s “troubling behaviour and actions” in a parting statement after being fired by President Donald Trump. He pointedly failed to thank Mr Trump or praise his policies. The former ExxonMobil chief had a series of public rifts with the White House after being appointed last year. Mr Trump officially fired ...

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said. The Briton was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. At the age of 22 Prof Hawking ...

The Foundation Democratic Process (FODEP) has advised electorates in areas where by-elections are pending to reject imposed candidates by political parties. FODEP Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says political parties should learn from what happened in the 2016 elections where the people rejected candidates imposed on them and opted to vote for their preferred candidates who stood as independents. He says ...