Negative press coverage of Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling “emboldens racist rhetoric”, says the Professional Footballers’ Association. Sterling, 24, posted on Instagram on Sunday saying newspapers are helping to “fuel racism” by the ways in which they portray young black footballers. Sterling was allegedly racially abused during City’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea. “It is evident that he is often singled ...

Theresa May says she has called off Tuesday’s crucial vote on her Brexit deal because it would be “would be rejected by a significant margin”. She said MPs backed much of the deal she has struck with the EU but there was concern over the Northern Irish backstop. But she said she believed she could still get the deal through ...

The league of African Development students has awarded Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe with the 2018 leads merit award certificate. The award is in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Africa’s development and meritorious service, being a proven authority in Africa’s finance development and public service space among other achievements. Speaking when she received the award, Mrs Mwanakatwe has implored young ...

Vice President Inonge Wina has directed Justice Minister Given Lubinda to conclude the process of reforming the public order act which she notes has been on the drawing board for far too long. Mrs. Wina says there is need to conclude the review of the public order act so that it serves the purpose of promoting and protecting the right ...

The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ECJ judges ruled this could be done without altering the terms of Britain’s membership. A group of anti-Brexit politicians argued the UK should be able to unilaterally halt Brexit, but they were opposed by the government and EU. ...

Zambia has been awarded addition funding under the President’s Emergency Plan for Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) for rapid expansion of cervical cancer screening services, especially for women with HIV. And Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya is delighted with the additional funding which he says will Catalyze rapid expansion and integration of cervical cancer screening among women with hiv ...

The Ministry of Finance released a total of k4.8 billion in November 2018 to finance public service operations and sustain service delivery. Of this amount, K943 Million was funded to service both the domestic and external debt; K940 million went towards grants to various institutions;k1 billion was released to finance various government projects, programmes and general operations; and , k1.9 ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Consultant Chishimba Kambwili has charged that President Edgar Lungu is fooling the Zambian people by claiming to be committed to the fight against corruption. Reacting to the President’s speech during the commemoration of the international anti-corruption day on Sunday in which he said his government is committed to making Zambia a corruption free zone on the ...

The Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has noted the need for government to enhance the implementation of policies aimed at addressing deforestation in the country. IAPRI research fellow ,Hambulo Ngoma tells q news that the country currently has the necessary policy frameworks that can help address deforestation but there is no enough action on the ground to implement the ...

Wales forward Gareth Bale scored the winner as Real Madrid moved back into La Liga’s top four with a hard-fought victory at bottom side Huesca. Bale ended a run of 10 matches without a goal in Spain’s top flight with a sumptuous side-footed volley. Huesca should have equalised after the break, but Gonzalo Melero headed wide from close range. Bale ...