TV and radio personality, Caristo Chitamfya Junior popularly known as Caristo Clear has died. Chitamfya, a former QFM and QTV presenter died in a road traffic accident which happened in the early hours of today. Both the police and University Teaching Hospital (UTH) have confirmed Chitamfya’s death. Police Assistant Public Relations Officer, Godfrey Chilabi says the accident happened around 05:00hrs ...

Pan-African explorer Oranto Petroleum has signed an agreement with ZCCM Investment Holdings for a 90 stake in two onshore Zambian oil exploration blocks. The agreement requires conducting geological and geophysical studies for the first 2-year sub periods for blocks 17 and 27. Oranto Petroleum Chairman Prince Eze says his company is very pleased to add Zambia to its extensive portfolio. ...

Joe Jackson, the father of music legends Michael and Janet Jackson, has died at age 89, his family said. Jackson passed away early on Wednesday morning. He had been in hospital for terminal pancreatic cancer, according to media reports. His death comes just two days after the anniversary of his son Michael Jackson’s death nine years ago. The family patriarch ...

US President Donald Trump has said the search for a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will “begin immediately”. “We have to pick one that’s going to be there for 40 years, 45 years,” Mr Trump said at a rally in North Dakota. The retirement of Mr Kennedy, a conservative who sided with liberals on many votes, gives ...

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. Two people died and more than 40 were hurt in an explosion near Mr Mnangagwa at a rally in Bulawayo on Saturday. Mr Mnangagwa told the BBC’s Fergal Keane that he suspected the G40 group, which supported ...

Germany coach Joachim Loew said he felt “huge disappointment” at seeing the holders crash out of the World Cup but said they had fully deserved it after they were sensationally beaten 2-0 by South Korea on Wednesday. The four-time champions needed to beat the unfancied Asians by two clear goals in their final group F match in Kazan to advance ...

Germany crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday after a stoppage-time VAR-assisted goal from Kim Young-gwon and a late second by Son Heung-min earned South Korea a famous 2-0 win. The Germans needed to win by two clear goals in their final group F match at Kazan stadium to advance to the last 16. But Joachim Loew’s men wasted ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has called for peaceful campaigns for the Lusaka Mayoral by-election slated for 26th July 2018. FODEP Executive Director, Mweenge Chimfwembe says there is need for political players and stakeholders to ensure that the campaign process is conducted in a peaceful manner. Mr. Chimfwembe has also reiterated the call for issue-based campaigns saying. He has ...

Economic Equity Party president Chilufya Tayali has charged that his failure to file in nomination papers for the Lusaka Mayoral by-election is politically motivated. Mr. Tayali says the move was properly calculated in order to disfranchise him from participating in the election. He says officers both from the Electoral Commission of Zambia and at the Civic Centre had assured him ...

Health Minister, Dr Chitalu Chilufya says approximately 860,000 people were initiated on treatment as of December 2017 representing a 20 percent increase in the number of people testing for HIV and being put on treatment since the routine HIV counseling ,testing and treatment program was launched in 2017. Dr Chilufya told Parliament that Zambia is estimated to have approximately 1.2 ...