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. ...

Venezuelan soldiers who defected into Colombia on Saturday say they fear for the safety of their families under President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Speaking exclusively to the BBC’s Orla Guerin, one defector aged 23 says he is worried forces loyal to the president may “lash out against my family”. “But I think it was the best decision I could have made,” ...

President Edgar Lungu has been urged not to be selective in the fight against corruption. Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Patrick Nshindano has urged president lungu to be sincere and unbiased in its fight against corruption. He says the President’s decision not to fire Infrastructure and Development Minister Ronald Chitotela  shows that the fight against corruption is ...

  Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has disclosed that government has revoked the suspension of a male nurse of Mawaya Clinic in Kalomo who is alleged to have denied services to a mother who took her child to the health facility for not speaking the local language. The Ministry of Health instituted investigations into the matter where a male nurse ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Pemba Member of Parliament Mutinta Mazoka says the current Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is not enough to carter all the challenges in Pemba District. Mrs. Mazoka says she is aware that the residents have been complaining about the poor state of the Moyo road which leads to the newly constructed hospital and is working ...

Pope Francis has promised concrete action to tackle child sex abuse at the end of a Roman Catholic Church summit on paedophilia. Clergy guilty of abuse were “tools of Satan”, the Pope said, pledging to face every case with “utmost seriousness”. Child sex abuse, he said, reminded him of the ancient religious practice of child sacrifice in pagan rites. Bishops ...

PANOs Institute Southern Africa Executive Director; Lillian Kiefer has opposed government‘s decision where it is proposing the Media Association Bill saying once in effect, it will hinder the operation of the media. recently Information and Broadcasting Service Minister Chief Government Spokesperson, Dora Siliya says the media Association of Zambia Bill will be ready by 31st march, 2019. Ms. Siliya says ...