Chris Froome is set to become the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice after surviving a thrilling attack by Nairo Quintana on Alpe d’Huez. Team Sky’s Froome, 30, led Quintana by two minutes 38 seconds before the penultimate stage but the Colombian rode clear with 9km remaining. However, the Briton responded to limit his losses to just ...

A surge in music streaming in the UK has seen it pass 500 million streams in a week for the first time. Figures from The Official Charts Company show there were 505,849,000 audio streams in the week ending 16 July – almost double the amount of the similar period last year. There have been 11.5 billion streams in the first ...

The US president has urged Kenya to hold “visible” trials to tackle corruption, which he said could be the “biggest impediment” to further growth. After talks in Nairobi, President Obama and Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta said they were “united against terrorism” and efforts to deal with it. But the two leaders differed sharply in their positions on gay rights. While ...

Renowned constitutional lawyer John Sangwa says government is being arrogant to insist that people will not turn up to vote if a constitution referendum is held this year. Mr. Sangwa has argued that alike in an election, in a constitution referendum a voter comes out to either like the constitution or dislike the document by voting yes or no respectively. ...

President Edgar Lungu this afternoon made a stopover in Mbala on his way to Mwansabombwe from Uganda. President Lungu who touched down at Samora Machel Airbase at 12: 00 hours was received by Northern Province Minister, Freedom Sikazwe and other senior government and Patriotic Front Officials. ZANIS in Mbala reports that the President is today expected to officiate at this ...

The Zambian Voice has welcomed the charging and arresting of former Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo for the offense of Abuse of Authority of Office. Executive Director Chilufya Tayali has recalled that the charge upon which Ms. Masebo has been arrested that of cancelling Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) hunting concession licenses was well discussed by a tribunal that was ...

The ruling PF has assured that opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that President Edgar Lungu and his administration will not lose any sleep over any pressure from the opposition. And PF Media and Publicity Committee Vice Chairperson Sunday Chanda says nothing of the opposition’s propaganda and alleged twisted ideologies aimed at swaying public opinion will succeed in breaking the enduring ...

Agriculture and Livestock Minister Given Lubinda has called for significant investment in fisheries and fish management among African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Speaking at the Fourth Meeting of the ACP Ministers in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Brussels, Netherlands on Thursday, Mr. Lubinda observed that the fisheries subsector has received the least attention over the years. He says ...

Former Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Felix Mutati, says the issuance of the US$1.25 Billion Eurobond has shifted Zambia’s economic fundamentals to the extent of raising its risk factor. Mr. Mutati has observed that the country’s risk factor is growing high as also noted by the World Bank because its external debt level has now reached the ceiling of 40 ...

Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwaba has promised the ruling PF a shock of its lifetime should a by-election be called in his constituency. Mr. Mwamba, who has crossed the floor of Parliament by accepting the appointment to the position of UPND vice president for administration, believes it will be easy for him to defend the Parliamentary seat. He ...