The Football Association of Zambia has officially unveiled new Chipolopolo coach Sven Vandenbroek. Speaking at media briefing to unveil the coach, FAZ president Andrew Kamanga said Vandenbroek has been given a short term contract to qualify Zambia to the 2019 Africa cup of nations. Kamanga emphasized the need for the new coach to be effective, reminding him that he is ...

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Permanent Secretary, Kayula Siame says the process of reviewing the copyright and performance Rights Act which was enacted in 1994 and partially amended in 2010 has commenced. Ms. Kayula says revising this Act will ensure that the necessary legal reforms are put in place to achieve maximum potential of the copyright industry. Speaking at the ...

Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo says the review process of the Tobacco Act is still in the initial stages. Mr. Katambo says the review of the Act is aimed at addressing some of the key issues negatively affecting the growth of the Tobacco industry in the Country. Speaking when he officiated at a consultative meeting for Members of Parliament organised by ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) Director Hope Ndhlovu Chanda for corrupt practices involving over K120,000. ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono says Ms. Chanda has been charged with two counts of corrupt acquisition of public property, which is contrary to the Anti-Corruption Act Number 3 of 2012 of the Laws of Zambia. ...

Agriculture Minister, Michael katambo says the food reserve agency (FRA) will start buying maize at the end of July 2018. Mr. Katambo has said in parliament that the agency is waiting for the maize moisture content to reach between 12 and 12.5%. He says the FRA will announce the price at which it will purchase a 50kg bag of maize ...

Fifa says it is “looking into” a new video of Croatia defender Domagoj Vida in which he appears to again say “Glory to Ukraine!”. The video was posted online after the win against Russia that took Croatia into a semi-final against England. The 29-year-old, who used to play for Dynamo Kiev, has already been warned by Fifa for a previous ...

Former Liverpool, Chelsea and Spain striker Fernando Torres has signed for Japanese side Sagan Tosu. His Atletico Madrid contract ran out this summer and was not renewed, with his final appearance as a 90th-minute substitute in the Europa League final defeat of Marseille. The Spaniard, 34, rejoined his boyhood club in 2014 after a loan at AC Milan. The World ...

Sacha Baron Cohen is to return to TV with a new satirical comedy series that will begin next week on Channel 4 in the UK and Showtime in the US . The Borat star has been secretly filming the seven episodes for a year. The show, which premieres on Showtime on Sunday, marks his first full series for TV since ...

Hollywood star George Clooney was taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries in a collision involving his motorbike and a car. The accident happened in Sardinia where the US actor is filming his latest TV series, Catch-22. An official at Sassari town hall confirmed to the BBC that Clooney had been involved in a ‘minor accident’ but had no serious ...

Divers in northern Thailand have rescued all 13 people trapped in a flooded cave, 17 days after they got trapped underground. The plight of the 12 boys and their football coach, and the work to free them, gripped the world’s attention. The first eight boys to be rescued, on Sunday and Monday, are said to be in good mental and ...