The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has demanded total impartiality in whatever the commission of inquiry set up to look into electoral violence is going to do or say in the final analysis. Speaking during the ZCCB Media Day in Lusaka this afternoon, Bishop of Mongu who is also Bishop Director for Caritas Zambia, Evans Chinyemba says the inquiry ...

Iraqi government forces have battled their way into another suburb of Mosul, the northern city held for more two years by the Islamic State (IS) group. Troops broke through IS defences and reached the eastern district of al-Zahra, which they say is now 90% under their control. Special forces have been fighting the jihadists in the streets and alleys. Meanwhile, ...

The Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) says it is disturbed by increasing cases of murder involving married couples in the country. ICOZ Board Chairperson Bishop David Masupa says the trend of women killing their husbands is saddening. He says problems in marriages are inevitable, but that they can be solved by open and honest communication and apologizing when one has ...

Zambia will for the second time host a Retreat of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union from 7 to 9 November. The country in 2008 hosted the Fourth African Union Peace and Security Council Retreat. Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has told a media briefing that top on the agenda of the retreat is the discussion on ...

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has apologised to the club for “misunderstandings from the past”. City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will not pick Toure until his agent Dimitri Seluk apologises for criticising the decision to leave him out of the Champions League squad. “I wish to apologise – on behalf of myself and those who represent me,” said ...

England striker Harry Kane will return to Tottenham Hotspur’s squad for Sunday’s North London derby at Arsenal, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. Kane has been out of action since he suffered an ankle injury after scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory against Sunderland on September 18. “He will be available for selection for Sunday and now I need ...

A former disc jockey who was fired from a radio station in Denver after Taylor Swift alleged that he groped her is firing back in court, saying her story “defies credibility.” David Mueller was fired from KYGO after an alleged incident backstage at a Swift performance at the Pepsi Center in Denver in 2013. The superstar alleges that Mueller reached ...

President Edgar Lungu has instructed investigative wings to ascertain reports that some Ministers are involved in corruption before he can take any action. Vice president Inonge Wina has told Parliament during the Vice President’s question time that the President cannot instantly fire the Ministers in question because the reports he has received are considered as hearsay. She says it is ...

The Press Association of Zambia Association (PAZA) has commended QFM for being the only media organization that provided 100 percent neutral coverage to the ruling PF, opposition UPND and Government with regards the 2016 general election. PAZA President Andrew Sakala says QFM has demonstrated that Media organizations can be neutral despite the operating environment. Mr. Sakala says it is good ...

Shows like Transparent mean there are more LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) characters on US TV than ever before, a report has found. The advocacy group Glaad analysed shows seen or to be shown between June 2016 and May 2017 and counted 278 regular and recurring LGBT characters. The number of transgender characters has risen from seven to 16 ...