European Union leaders have reached an agreement on migration after nearly 10 hours of talks at a summit in Brussels. Italy – the entry point of thousands of migrants, mainly from Africa – had threatened to veto the conclusions of the group’s entire agenda if it did not receive help on the issue. Talks continued into the early hours of ...

A petrol tanker has caught fire in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say. More than 50 vehicles, including five buses, were set ablaze after the truck lost control and spilled its contents on a busy motorway during rush hour. The tanker is said to have crashed after its brakes failed. Fuel explosions are common in ...

Minister of Finance Margret Mwanakatwe has re-affirmed government’s commitment to nurturing and growing bilateral ties with the United States government. Speaking when she officiated at the 242nd American Independence Day commemoration in Lusaka, Mrs. Mwanakatwe says Zambia attaches great importance to the promotion of relations with the United States. She says the relations between the two countries have promoted economic ...

Lawyers representing Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili in the case in which he is charged with contempt of court for changing the directorate, secretary and particulars of his company Mwamona Engineering and Technical Services Limited have objected to presentation of photocopied documents as evidence by the state. In this matter, Chilufya Tayali who is the key state witness has ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hakainde Hichilema has proposed the suspension of the scheduled elections in the country until political players and all stakeholders in the political arena agree to the creation of a peaceful environment to protect and preserve the lives of citizens. Mr. Hichilema told Journalists that the events and violence that characterized the recent Chilanga ...

The Lusaka High Court has sentenced Shabu Benos to death by hanging after finding her guilty for the murder of Lusaka businessman and Auto Force proprietor, Reeves Malambo on 29th January,2017 Delivering judgment, High Court Judge in-Charge, Gertrude Chawatama said the murder of Malambo 48 by Benos, 38, was an afterthought. Judge Chawatama said the defence of provocation, intoxication or ...

Cell C Sharks coach Robert du Preez is in the fortunate position of being able to resume after the June break for international rugby with a full complement of Springboks to call on for the remaining three fixtures that will define the Durban franchise’s Super Rugby season. Prop Coenie Oosthuizen is still out but he has been out injured since ...

If the Cell C Sharks were looking for the services of a big match publicist to build up their derby clash with the Emirates Lions in Durban on Saturday they found the perfect man in the form of Springbok wing S’busiso Nkosi. The strongly built youngster was reduced by his heavy workload in the last month to a spectator role ...

Dr Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine have been ordered to pay $25.2m (£19.2m) to a former partner in their headphone company, Beats. Steven Lamar claimed credit for the idea of creating a brand of celebrity-endorsed headphones. He took the idea to Dre and Iovine in 2006; and the first Beats headphones were released two years later, based on a ...

China’s authorities say they are capping the pay of actors as part of a move to crack down on tax evasion and “money worship” in the industry. Actors in Chinese films and TV programmes will have their pay capped at 40% of total production costs. Meanwhile, lead actors cannot be paid more than 70% of total cast pay, the government ...