The Ugandan MP and pop star Bobi Wine has been charged with treason in a civilian court shortly after a military court freed him. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was immediately re-arrested after being released. His lawyers say he has been assaulted in detention, which the military and President Yoweri Museveni deny. He was detained along with ...

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has expressed concern at the continued long queues of patients at both the University Teaching Hospital and Chilenje First Level Hospital in Lusaka. Mr. Lusambo who made impromptu visits to the two hospitals expressed disappointment that some patients are not attended to on time, a situation he said should be addressed as soon as possible. ...

The opposition Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba has called upon the government to publicize the terms the Turkish private equity has given to refinance the US$750 million Eurobond. Mr Kabimba says government should also tell the nation what is good about these terms compared to the original terms of the bond. He is urging government to be equally transparent in ...

Irate residents of Lusaka’s Casanova area near Kaunda Square stage two have taken the law into their own hands pulling down what they termed as an illegal structure which has been built on sewers lines and ZESCO substation. The structure is believed to belong to businessman Singo Jere. The residents told Lusaka province Minister Bowman Lusambo who visited the area that ...

Congolese Rhumba maestro Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba popularly known as Koffi Olomide has again failed to appear before the Lusaka Magistrate Court in a matter he is charged with assault. Mumba, who is alleged to have assaulted freelance journalist Jean Ndayisenga on December 28, 2012, was scheduled to take plea before Magistrate Naomi Sakala. However, when the matter came up, ...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Amos Chanda says he regrets responding to Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili in the manner he did in a phone conversation by telling him that he has HIV/AIDS. In a recorded phone conversation between the two, Mr Chanda called Mr Kambwili a dog and accused him of being behind ...

Nicki Minaj and Future have cancelled the entire North American leg of their joint tour. The rapper has apologised saying she “simply doesn’t have the time to rehearse… to give the level of show I need to give”. But there are unconfirmed reports of low ticket sales. In a video she said she was “working tirelessly to give you the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo said it had been an easy decision to leave Real Madrid for Juventus as he bids to become just the second player to win the Champions League with three different clubs.”I want to win the Champions League with Juventus and we will do everything to win it,” the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar said in an interview with streaming broadcaster ...

Lebogang Manyama has signed for Kaizer Chiefs, joining on a free transfer after an abortive season in Turkey. No details of his contract were given by Chiefs, who made the announcement on their twitter account. The 27-year-old Manyama was named the best player in the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2017-18 season and back home after having ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has nearly doubled his 2017 earnings, making $119m (£92m) in the past 12 months, according to Forbes highest paid actor list. The top spot was awarded to George Clooney, whose $239m (£180m) was already disclosed in last month’s celebrity rich list. Scarlett Johannson was revealed as the highest paid actress last week, earning $40.5m (£31.9m). That ...