Jose Mourinho has warned that Manchester United still face a battle to secure a top-four place in the Premier League despite their ambition to finish second. Manchester City wrapped up the title without kicking a ball, thanks to rock-bottom West Brom’s shock 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. United were a shadow of the side that stormed back to ...

He urged the EU to renew its commitment to democracy, in a passionate speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “I don’t want to belong to a generation of sleepwalkers that has forgotten its own past”, he said. Populists dominated recent elections in states like Hungary and Italy, fuelled by the continuing EU migrant crisis. Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) asking for the suspension of the Mwanza East ward by-election in Monze District in Southern Province on the basis of the recent political violence. PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says the electoral violence allegedly perpetrated by the United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters is saddening. Mr. Mwila ...

Lusaka Deputy Mayor Chilando Chitangala has defended the demolition exercise conducted by the council at Kamwala market in which traders lost their merchandise. Ms Chitangala says there was nothing unusual about the demolition exercise at Kamwala market despite the council not giving the affected traders 48-hours demolition notice. She says the council will continue with the demolition exercise in other ...

Police in Choma have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 59 year-old white farmer, Clive Wixely who was shot dead and robbed of K149, 000 last month in Choma District. Southern Province Police Commissioner, Bonny Kapeso has identified those arrested as Winford Hachibone, 40, of Kakoyo village in Chief Macha’s chiefdom and Jackson Mbandama, 20, of ...

Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe has disclosed that the council will soon introduce a fast track court which will be used to deal with cases of street vending and other public offences. Mr. Kang’ombe has expressed concerned at the continued sell of merchandise on streets by street vendors. He has told Q-news that it is difficult for the local authority to control ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has called on government to ensure that all the traders who lost their goods through looting after the Lusaka City Council (LCC) destroyed makeshift stores at Kamwala Market over the weekend are compensated. CSPR Executive Director has described as unfortunate the move by the Lusaka City Council to demolish the makeshift stores at ...