Kabompo High School has been closed for two weeks following the outbreak of meningococcal meningitis at the school. Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that six cases of meningitis were reported from the 20th June to 3rd July of which three cases were lost and ended up in deaths while the other 3 were ...

French President Francoise Hollande has hailed Zambia for its efforts in maintaining peace and stability in Africa. Speaking when Zambia’s Ambassador to France Humphrey Chibanda presented his letters of credence at the Elysee Palace on Monday, President Hollande cited Zambia’s role in restoring peace in the Central African Republic by sending peace keepers to that country. Mr Hollande further acknowledged ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has challenged Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili to provide evidence of the corruption he alleges its president Wynter Kabimba has engaged in. Rainbow Party Spokesperson Goodson Banda has dared Mr. Kambwili to be bold enough and report Mr. Kabimba to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today, Mr. Banda wondered why Mr. ...

Government has indefinitely closed the Copperbelt University (CBU) with immediate effect and has given students 24 hours to vacate the premises effective 13:00hrs today. Addressing a media breathing in Lusaka this morning, Education Minister Dr. Michael Kaingu says the closure does not affect the Schools of Medicine and Graduate studies. Dr. Kaingu explains that the two schools have continued with their ...

After recently being freed from Fayette County Jail on bail, Rick Ross has announced that he is working on new music. The MMG boss’ lawyer, Adamma McKinnnon, told The Daily Beast that his client is prepping his eighth studio album, tentatively entitled Black Dollar, and that it is “dropping soon.”  McKinnon said Ross feels like he is being framed because of his ...

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been granted compassionate leave after a family bereavement and will miss the first day of pre-season training on Monday, the Premier League club said. The 24-year-old Italian was not with his teammates when they reassembled after the summer break amid media reports of the death of his adoptive father, Francesco, at the weekend. Liverpool confirmed ...

The University Teaching Hospital(UTH) says the oxygen plant at the hospital is operating well despite the continued load shedding. UTH Managing Director Lackson Kasonka says there is no need for the public to worry how the hospital is managing to take care of patients who need to be on oxygen because all is in place Dr. Kasonka points out that ...

Health Minister Joseph Kasonde says government is determined to improve quality health care delivery to all Zambians. Dr. Kasonde says government attaches great importance on ensuring that Zambians get the needed health care near their door steps. He states that in this regard government is working tirelessly to ensure that there is steady progress with regard to having contractors get ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has appealed to the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to be more proactive and evoke its authority to correct the wrongs in the media. PAZA Executive Secretary Patson Phiri notes that code of ethics and complaints procedure which was introduced by IBA has not yielded positive results. Mr. Phiri stresses that media bodies expect to ...

Lionel Messi has told of the pain of losing the Copa America final after the football superstar faced criticism in his native Argentina. Messi finally posted a statement on his facebook account late Monday having hidden his devastation at losing another major final since the 4-1 penalty shootout defeat by Chile on Saturday. “There’s nothing more painful in football than ...