Tragedy struck Mkushi District of central province when seven family members were burnt to death in a suspected arson case. The seven people burnt at about 01:30 hours on 25th august, were identified as Royda Chisenga aged 57, female juveniles Natasha Musonda aged 10 years. Others were Sharon Daka, 09 years, Messia Daka, 04 years, Evelyn Chibuye 04 years , male ...

President Edgar Lungu has praised the Zimbabwean legal system for swiftly settling the presidential petition that had raised anxiety and political rifts between two major political groupings in the neighboring country. President Lungu says African Countries can learn a lot from the expeditious dispensation of the presidential election petition in Zimbabwe. Addressing journalists at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport shortly before ...

The three church mother bodies have clarified that Zambia centre for interparty dialogue has not been excluded from the national dialogue. Speaking on behalf of the three mother bodies, Zambia council of catholic bishops president rev. George Lungu says the church has no problem with ZCID but what they are not sure of is the stance of presidents who are ...

The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) says it will go ahead with plans to hold the summit of political party leaders whether the opposition UPND takes part or not. The UPND has remained adamant about the Church being the one to lead the national dialogue. But ZCID spokesperson Jackson Silavwe has told a media briefing in Lusaka that the ...

Carlo Ancelotti will make his home debut on the Napoli bench on Saturday against the team he turned into world beaters during an eight-year spell as coach. In one of the delightful twists that football has a habit of providing, AC Milan will be Napoli’s first opponents of the season at the San Paolo as last season’s runners-up aim to ...

The release date of the next James Bond film is widely expected to be put back following Danny Boyle’s abrupt decision to exit the currently untitled project. “Bond 25” is scheduled to arrive in UK cinemas on 25 October 2019 and open in US cinemas two weeks later. But the film may not now be released “until late 2020”, according ...

Bad news for those who enjoy what they think is a healthy glass of wine a day. A large new global study published in the Lancet has confirmed previous research which has shown that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. The researchers admit moderate drinking may protect against heart disease but found that the risk of cancer and ...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s win in last month’s polls has been upheld by Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court. The opposition MDC Alliance had brought the legal challenge saying the vote was marred by “mammoth theft and fraud”, but this was rejected by the court. Delivering the verdict, Chief Justice Luke Malaba called allegations of tampering “bold and unsubstantiated”. It was Zimbabwe’s first election ...

Declan Donnelly will have a new co-host on the next series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as Ant McPartlin takes time off. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo said they have decided on Dec’s co-host, but would not reveal who it was. Ant stepped down from his TV work in ...

Scott Morrison is to be Australia’s new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest. Mr Turnbull had been under pressure from poor polling and what he described as an “insurgency” by conservative MPs. Mr Morrison, the treasurer, won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton – who ...