The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged its party functionaries in Lusaka to join the peaceful demonstration at parliament today by the civil society over government’s continued borrowing. NDC Secretary General Mwenya Musenge says the intention by well meaning Civil Society groupings such as the NGOCC to speak out on the reckless borrowing by the pf government is an act ...

Maurizio Sarri may only be six league games into his Chelsea tenure – and faces his biggest challenge yet when his side meet leaders Liverpool on Saturday – but he has already achieved a level of harmony at Stamford Bridge that was clearly lacking last season. From putting treats on the menu to embracing players’ opinions and transforming their style ...

A passenger aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it overshot the runway, say airport officials. Images circulating online showed the Air Niugini plane, from Papua New Guinea, sitting in shallow water just off the coast. None of the 35 passengers and 12 crew onboard flight ANG73 suffered serious injuries. The cause of ...

Republicans are pushing to vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee for the US Supreme Court on Friday, after hearing dramatic testimony from him and a woman accusing him of sexual assault. Brett Kavanaugh emphatically denied all allegations against him and vowed he would never give up. Earlier, Christine Blasey Ford said an assault by Mr Kavanaugh 36 years ago had ...

Government says the use of electronic tourism platforms has contributed to the increase in tourism inflows in the country in the recent years. In 2017 Zambia recorded 1,083,317 international tourist arrivals compared to 956,332 international arrivals recorded in 2016 representing a 13.3 percent increase. in a speech read on his behalf by acting permanent secretary in the ministry of Tourism ...

The Lusaka Magistrates Court has convicted a police officer and jailed him for six months with hard labour for corruption involving K5,000. Akayombokwa Siyomunji, 36,of farm no. 196 a mungwi road, lusaka west, was arrested by the anti-corruption commission in may, 2015 and charged with two counts of corrupt practices contrary to section 19(1) as read with section 41 of ...

The Ministry of Justice says it will go ahead with the tabling of the constitution amendment bill in parliament should the national dialogue process delay. Speaking at the Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) and Fredric Ebert Stiftung (FES) discussion forum in Lusaka, Ministry of Justice director for Governance, Charm Kalimbika has since urged the Zambia ...

A tourist cyclist from Scotland has died after being hit by a vehicle which was being driven by an inexperienced driver in Kalomo. Confirming the development in a statement, Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonnie Kapeso says Kalomo traffic police recorded a fatal road traffic accident which occurred yesterday around 17:30 hours along great north opposite Kalomo high school. Mr. Kapeso ...

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo will be available to play former club Manchester United next month after Uefa ruled he must serve only a one-match ban for his Champions League red card. The Portugal captain, 33, was sent off during Juve’s 2-0 win over Valencia last week after appearing to pull defender Jeison Murillo’s hair. It was the first Champions League ...

Germany has beaten Turkey to host Euro 2024 after a vote by Uefa’s executive committee on Thursday. The two countries made final bid presentations before voting took place in Nyon, Switzerland. The decision means Germany will stage the European Championship for the first time as a unified country, with West Germany having hosted the 1988 tournament. Turkey is yet to ...