The naturalist Sir David Attenborough has said climate change is humanity’s greatest threat in thousands of years. The broadcaster said it could lead to the collapse of civilisations and the extinction of “much of the natural world”. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Katowice, Poland. The meeting is the most critical on climate ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has denied rumours that he had died and had been replaced by a lookalike. Some people thought he had been “cloned”, but “it’s [the] real me, I assure you,” Mr Buhari said. Rumours that he had been replaced with a body double called “Jubril” from Sudan had been widely shared online. The 75-year-old Mr Buhari, who ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted three trucks in different location with alcohol believed to be meant for Christmas celebrations worth about 700 thousand kwacha in taxes. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager, Topsy Sikalinda say the trucks were intercepted by elite anti-smuggling squads working together with customs officers from Chirundu border. Mr Sikalinda says one of the trucks was intercepted ...

Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection has banned the use of packaging materials such as plastic bags and their resultant waste. Making the announcement in Lusaka, Permanent Secretary Ed Chomba says this is in accordance with section 58 of the Environmental Management Act No 12 of 2011. ZANIS reports that Dr. Chomba said this is the Extended Producer ...

The winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, with Croatia’s Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the award for the last decade, claiming it five times ...

Roma battled back for a 2-2 draw which denied Inter Milan second place in Serie A on Sunday in a Stadio Olimpico thriller between two sides looking to impress after losing in Europe during the week. Keita Balde Diao gave Inter the halftime lead, but injury-depleted Roma powered back with a Cendiz Under scorcher after the break. Aleksandar Kolarov slotted ...

The actress Jameela Jamil, best known for her role in US TV series The Good Place, says airbrushing is a crime against women and should be illegal. She’s one of this year’s BBC 100 Women and has also started @i_weigh – a social media initiative designed for people to share what makes them unique and valuable, outside of their appearance. ...

The African Union (AU) has warned Burundi against moves to jeopardise peace efforts after an international arrest warrant was issued for ex-leader Pierre Buyoya and 16 other officials. They are accused of being behind the 1993 assassination of the country’s first elected Hutu president. The killing of Melchior Ndadaye triggered a brutal ethnic civil war. Mr Buyoya, an ethnic Tutsi, ...

Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) National Director Maureen Samulela has called on political parties to consider adopting more women in the forthcoming sesheke parliament by-election in western as a way of promoting gender equality in the country. The sesheke parliamentary constituency seat fell vacant following the death of the UPND Member of Parliament Frank Kufakwandi. But Ms. Samulela says considering ...

A UN plane is to evacuate wounded Houthi rebels from Yemen in an effort to build confidence ahead of peace talks, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the rebels says. The 50 rebels are due to be flown from the rebel-held capital Sanaa for treatment in Oman later on Monday. UN-sponsored talks between the rebels and the Saudi-backed government are expected ...