An office for Nigeria’s election commission has been burned down just six days before the country is due to vote in a general election. The fire in Plateau State has destroyed everything needed to vote, including ballot boxes and voting slips. A spokesperson called it a setback for the preparations for the election but is quoted in This Day as ...

Tens of thousands gathered in Madrid for a protest by right-wing parties opposed to a Spanish government plan to ease tension in the Catalonia region. The centre-right Popular Party (PP) and Ciudadanos (Citizens) say Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s plan to appoint an intermediary for talks with separatists amounts to treason. The separatists have rejected the offer – they want a ...

Zambia has been ranked 24th out of 49 countries on the African continent in the fight against diseases of poverty known as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs),according to a new league table based on the World Health Organization (WHO) data. The five most common neglected tropical diseases amenable to mass treatment are blinding tracheotomy; intestinal worms; the mosquito-borne elephantiasis; snail-bornebilharzia; and ...

Former Republican President Rupiah Banda has urged Zambians to protect the image of the country by not issuing reckless statements which can impact on the country’s economy. Mr. Banda says Zambians should be patriotic and protect the integrity of the country. He says it is embarrassing to see how some Zambians had resorted to denting their own country’s image by ...

President Edgar  Lungu has signed the African Continental Free Trade Area(AFCFTA). President Lungu signed the Protocol which was witnessed his Excellency Albert m. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry, signed on behalf of the African Union. The president said Zambia will now work towards necessary processes required to ratify the agreement. The president said Zambia will now work ...

Confident Manchester United moved into the Premier League’s top four with a dominant win over struggling Fulham at Craven Cottage. Anthony Martial was in sensational form, making the first for Paul Pogba and scoring a wonderful second as United secured their 10th victory in 11 games under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Pogba wrapped up the points in the second ...

Lyco Business Solutions, a Zambian specialized business advisory and capital raising firm has scooped two International FInance’s Financial Awards. The international finance publication limited has awarded LYCO Business Solutions as 2018 “best new business advisory firm” and “best new capital raising firm” respectively for Zambia. LYCO has a growing footprint in Zambia, South Africa, Dubai and the United States of ...

Government is working round the clock to diversify the operations of Zambia Engineering Services Corporation (ESCO) limited after the completion of the Kazungula Bridge Project scheduled for 2020. Works and Supply Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya said this today after a familiarization tour of the ESCO Limited which operates the pontoons on the Kazungula border crossing point between Zambia and Botswana . ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the Sesheke Parliamentary By-Election will go on as scheduled despite the reported incidences of violence. ECZ Public Relations Manager Margaret Chimanse says  the commission is monitoring the developments on the ground, and is encouraging all political parties to comply with campaign timetables to avoid possible clashes. Ms. Chimanse is also encouraging the police ...

The Trump administration has refused to respond to a request from Congress to provide a report determining who killed the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senators wrote in October demanding the murder be investigated and that the White House give more information. An administration official said the president was within his rights to decline to act. Khashoggi was killed after entering ...