Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will not appeal against his stadium ban for Saturday’s league game at Stoke. The Football Association punished the 52-year-old for his behaviour towards the match officials during Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham on 24 October. Mourinho cannot enter the Britannia Stadium but will travel with the team and be responsible for substitutions. “I have decided ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is disappointed with the response it is getting from the mine owners despite the President’s appeal for them to dialogue with unions in order to save jobs. ZCTU Secretary General Cosmas Mukuka says while the congress is striving to resolve these issues, mining companies seem to be giving a deaf ear. He says ...

Coldplay have revealed their seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, will be released on 4 December. The band have previously hinted it could be their last, with Chris Martin describing it as “the completion of something”. The upbeat, summery first single, Adventure Of A Lifetime. premiered on BBC Radio 1 and 2 on Friday. Speaking to breakfast show host ...

Russia has ordered the suspension of all flights to Egypt following indications that the crash near Sharm el-Sheikh was caused by a bomb. President Vladimir Putin made the announcement after UK investigators said they believed a bomb was put in the plane’s hold prior to take-off, killing all 224 people on board. The UK has suspended flights to Sharm el-Sheikh ...

Ndola based clergyman Chris Mulenga says more effort should be made in meeting needs of the poor in society. Apostle Mulenga of Church of God Ministries International notes that people have concentrated so much on serving their own interests forgetting about the poor and vulnerable in society. He laments that in a Christian nation, the poor have continued to get ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) says the current load shedding being experienced in the country could lead to poor performance by pupils in examination classes. PROTUZ General Secretary Albert Muyembe says this is because pupils have had their evening studying timetable affected by the load shedding. He says parents who have not provided alternative lighting means for their ...

The Forum for African Women Educationalists of Zambia (FAWEZA) says the school re-entry policy has helped increase women’s literacy levels and has given women a chance to contribute to national development. FAWEZA Programs Officer Bernard Mumba says many girls have benefited from the re-entry policy therefore there is no need to abolish it on account that it is being abused ...

The Zambia Consumers Association is happy that the solar milling plant in Kasama under the Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) has started producing mealie meal at a low price of K45.00 per 50kg bag. ZACA Information and publicity secretary Juba Sakala says it is hoped that ZCF will spread its wings quickly to all provincial centers or appoint agents so that ...

The Energy Regulation Board has assured motorists that the fuel situation in Solwezi and Nakonde districts has normalized after reported shortages with all filling stations in the two districts have sufficient stocks. ERB Public Relations Manager Kwali Mfuni says a survey conducted in Solwezi today revealed that the situation has normalized and all four filling stations have fuel with some ...

AGRICULTURE Minister Given Lubinda has questioned the legality of the recently launched FDD agricultural start-up grants programme for small-scale farmers. He states that the fact that some FDD members are distancing themselves from the programme that it is a politically motivated programme with sinister motives raises concern. Responding to a question by Kapiri Mposhi Member of parliament Eddie Musonda who ...