The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has noted with concern that the exploitation of workers remains one of the biggest challenges affecting the labour force in the country. FFTUZ is therefore urging the ministry of labour and social security to change its approach in dealing with employers who do not abide by labour laws and ensure action ...

China’s EXIM Bank has halted funding towards the US$360 million expansion and modernization of the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport for fear that the Zambian government may not be able to pay back the loan. This has forced government to move the completion date of the project to 20th April, 2021 from the initial date of 20th October, 2019. Zambia’s external ...

As a pioneer of counter-pressing football, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he knows exactly what to expect from Salzburg in their Champions League clash on Wednesday. Austria’s Salzburg, managed by Jesse Marsch, play a similar brand of football to Klopp’s Liverpool, employing a high press to win the ball back early and transitioning from defence to attack at speed while ...

Antoine Griezmann has found it “difficult” to connect with Lionel Messi at Barcelona so far, while coach Ernesto Valverde admits he will take no risks with the injured Argentine against Inter Milan on Wednesday. Messi has started only one game so far this season but is close to recovering from a thigh strain ahead of Barca’s second Champions League group ...

Reggae legend Bob Marley has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque at the London house he lived at when he finished recording the ground-breaking album Exodus. The plaque marks where Marley lived with his band the Wailers in 1977 at 42 Oakley Street, in Chelsea. It comes after a drive to uncover more addresses of ethnic minority figures. ...

US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 74. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in the opera world. She established herself in Europe in the 1970s and made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New ...

Boris Johnson says the government is offering the EU “very constructive and far-reaching proposals” to break the Brexit impasse. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, he confirmed the UK’s plan would include some customs checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit. But they would be “absolutely minimal” and “won’t involve new infrastructure”. The EU says it has “not received ...

An activist involved in anti-government protests in Hong Kong has been shot in the chest by police during a clash. The incident came as thousands of people demonstrated in defiance of a protest ban for the 70th anniversary of Communist rule in China. Though people have been shot by rubber bullets in previous protests, this is the first injury from ...

Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has noted the need to promote local content as a way of protecting the country’s tradition and values. Mr. Kasolo notes that there is a problem of certain interest groups pushing for Zambia and other similar countries to change the way they look at certain behaviours such as recognizing homosexuality which is ...

HRC Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya The Human Rights Commission has called for the celebration of the lives of older persons as the international community celebrates International Day of the Older Persons today, 1st October,2019. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says older persons are a family, societal and national heritage and must be celebrated for the gift of their long lives. Mr Muleya ...