Zambia’s business performance worsened in the fourth quarter of 2018, the latest business confidence index survey has revealed. Giving a brief on the business confidence index for the fourth quarter of 2018 during a media  briefing,Zambia Chamber of Commerce and industry president Michael Nyirenda says the poor performance is attributed to the high fuel cost, delayed payments ,stiff competition from ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Consultant Chishimba Kambwili has been arrested and detained at Lusaka Central Police station after being charged with uttering racial remarks against a road construction worker of Indian Origin. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Mr Kambwili has been charged with expression or showing Hatred,Ridicule or contempt for persons because of Race,Tribe or place of origin or Colour ...

“The cult of celebrity is pernicious and it leads people to go blind and parents to do stupid things,” says Dan Reed, director of a new Michael Jackson documentary. His film, Leaving Neverland, first made headlines in January, when it was considered so graphic that mental health professionals had to be on hand at a screening. Showing at Sundance Festival, ...

A passenger who took a crew member hostage and threatened to storm the cockpit on a flight from Dhaka in Bangladesh was carrying a toy gun. The 25-year-old man was shot dead by police after an emergency landing. All 148 passengers and crew on board Birman Airlines flight BG147 disembarked safely after the landing, in the city of Chittagong. Officials ...

Theresa May says she remains “focused” on leaving the EU on 29 March, despite calls from her own party for a delay. The PM said she had felt a “real determination” from EU leaders in recent days to find a “smooth and orderly way [to leave] with a deal”. But Dutch PM Mark Rutte warned her the UK was “sleepwalking ...

British actress Olivia Colman defied the odds to scoop an Oscar on a night when Green Book also sprang a surprise by winning the award for best film. Colman won best actress for her role in The Favourite and charmed viewers with a funny and tearful speech. Green Book won three trophies in total, including best picture, which had been ...

Theresa May is facing growing calls to say she would delay Brexit rather than leave the EU if no deal is in place by the end of March. A new plan from some Tory MPs suggests ministers postpone Brexit until 23 May “to conclude negotiations”. It is being suggested as an alternative to cross-party proposals which would see MPs take ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema’s Special Advisor Major Richard Kachingwe has separated himself from the opposition political party  following allegations by the party and its alliance partners that his son Mpange Kachingwe has been trained by the patriotic front (pf) party to assassinate politicians. A photograph of a PF cadre said to be Major Kachingwe’s son attacking his UPND counterparty with ...

British actress Olivia Colman defied the odds to scoop an Oscar on a night when Green Book also sprung a surprise by winning the award for best film. Colman won best actress for her role in The Favourite and charmed viewers with a funny and tearful speech. Green Book won three trophies in total, including best picture, which had been ...

Manchester City won the Carabao Cup in a penalty shootout at Wembley after Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga defied manager Maurizio Sarri’s attempt to substitute him. City claimed the first major trophy in their four-pronged assault on silverware but this stale final, which was goalless after extra time, will be remembered for an almost unprecedented challenge to Sarri’s authority by Arrizabalaga. ...