Three people have been killed following a shooting on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, the city’s mayor says. Five others were injured in the incident, which police say appears to be a terrorist attack. Police are looking for a 37-year-old Turkish man named as Gokmen Tanis and have warned people not to approach him. Schools have ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General, Davies Mwila has dissolved the constituency and district leaderships in Mungwi District in Northern Province. In his letter to Northern Province Chairperson and Lupososhi Member of Parliament, Lazarus Chungu, dated 18th March, 2019, Mr. Mwila says the Malole Constituency and Mungwi District committees have been dissolved with immediate effect. He says the two committees have been ...

Government has been called upon to take a leading role in championing the cause of buying locally produced products. BuyZed Campaign founder, Evans Ngoma says government should not be seen to be buying imported products at the expense of local brands. Mr. Ngoma has cited tea and coffee as some of the products which his organization expects government to source ...

Zambia has been awarded the International Star for Leadership Award in the Gold Category at a prestigious event held in Paris, France. The International Star for Leadership Award was bestowed on Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company for outstanding achievements, perseverance and Leadership in Excellence and quality in accordance with the World Quality Commitment criteria. The World Quality Commitment Award recognizes ...

Cabinet has approved the Access to Information Bill. Information and Broadcasting Service Minister and Chief Government Minister Dora Siliya has disclosed in a post on twitter. Ms Siliya has described the decision by Cabinet as a new beginning. She states that the Access to Information Bill is aimed at proactive and organised dissemination of information to the Public. The Access ...

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick of the highest quality as Barcelona avenged their defeat by Real Betis earlier in the season to move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga. His first was a 20-yard free-kick before he converted Luis Suarez’s backheel pass with a toe-poked strike. The pick of the bunch was a clipped finish that went ...

Surf guitar pioneer Dick Dale, whose song Misirlou played over the opening credits to Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, has died aged 81. Dale was known for his blindingly fast strumming style, which inspired acts like The Beach Boys and Jimi Hendrix. He said the sound reminded him of the rumble and crash of the waves, and the noises of marine ...

Cyclone Idai has had a “massive and horrifying” impact on Mozambique’s port city of Beira, the Red Cross says. It made landfall on Thursday with winds of up to 177 km/h (106 mph), but aid teams only reached Beira on Sunday. People have been rescued from trees, homes have been destroyed and roofs were ripped off concrete buildings, head of ...

Barclays Bank Zambia has partnered with Airtel Zambia to launch its Wallet to Bank platform, a service that allows the transfer of funds from an Airtel wallet account to a Barclays account. Airtel Managing Director, Apoorva Mehrotra and his Barclays Bank counterpart, Mizinga Melu signed the agreement today at a ceremony held at the Airtel Zambia Head Office in Lusaka. ...

NICO Insurance Zambia Limited has revealed that its net revenue increased to K86 million for the financial year ending 31st December, 2018 from K65 million recorded in 2017, representing 32 percent growth. NICO Insurance Chief Executive Officer, Geoffrey Chirwa says the Company also realized K198 million gross revenue owing to the positive performance of the Zambian economy in 2018. Speaking ...