The Zambia Police Command should take responsibility for the crime committed when police officers fired teargas in students’ hostels during a riot at the University of Zambia last week leading to the loss of life, Alliance for Democracy and Development President Charles Milupi has said. Mr Milupi says it is against the Geneva international protocol on chemical weapons to release ...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTDP) has projected an increase in government debt accumulation in 2019 as a result of increased borrowing. Making a presentation during the NGO WASH Forum panel discussion on the 2019 national budget, CTDP research officer, Bright Chizondi says government should reduce the stock of public debt in order to mitigate the risk of ...

Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale and Manchester City’s Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne were among the first 10 nominees for the Ballon d’Or award announced on Monday. Bale, who scored two goals in Real’s triumph in the final of the Champions League against Liverpool, joins his club teammate Karim Benzema among the first wave of 30 nominees for ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal’s next four internationals, the national coach Fernando Santos said on Thursday, days after rape allegations against the Juventus star resurfaced. Fernando Santos told a press conference that he and the President of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) Fernando Gomes talked to Ronaldo and “we agreed that the player was not available for ...

Seann Walsh’s girlfriend Rebecca Humphries has insisted “I am not a victim”, after he admitted kissing his Strictly Come Dancing partner. Comedian Walsh and Katya Jones, who is married to fellow Strictly professional Neil Jones, apologised after they were pictured kissing on a night out. Humphries tweeted she had thought something was going on but Walsh had called her a ...

Explosions and fire have hit an ammunition depot in Ukraine in a possible act of sabotage, officials say, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people. Videos on social media showed the blaze and explosions on the horizon near Ichnya, Chernihiv region. Around 10,000 people were moved from the area around the depot, about 109 miles (176km) north-east of the ...

The name of the second suspect in the Salisbury case is actually Alexander Mishkin, the BBC understands. The Bellingcat investigative website says the man who travelled under the alias Alexander Petrov is in reality a military doctor working for Russian intelligence, the GRU. Last month, Bellingcat named the first suspect as Anatoliy Chepiga, a claim rejected by Russia. More details ...

The Emerald and Semi-precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia has challenged African governments to empower small scale miners so that they can eventually operate legally. ESMAZ president Victor Kalesha notes the need for Africa to gain from its natural resources by empowering its own people in mining. Mr. Kalesha notes the need to form an African continental body for Artisanal ...

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has suffered a hamstring injury which Spanish media have reported could keep the Frenchman out of action for two weeks. “Following tests carried out today on our player Karim Benzema by the Real Madrid medical team, he has been diagnosed with an injury to his right hamstring,” the European champions said in a statement without ...

Champions Bidvest Wits will begin their Telkom Knockout title defence away to Free State Stars following a draw of the last 16 draw conducted in Johannesburg on Monday. Pitso Mosimane and Steve Komphela will renew their rivalry when Mamelodi Sundowns host Bloemfontein Celtic in another potential scintillating fixture. Cape Town City, who captured the season’s first piece of silverware, have ...