Chipolopolo coach Wedson Nyirenda has saluted striker Patson Daka for inspiring Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg to victory in the 2016/2017 UEFA Youth Cup final. The Zambia Under-20 striker scored the equalizer in Salzburg's 2-1 win over Benfica of Portugal in the final played on April 24 in Nyon, Switzerland. Daka came on in the...

Police today arrested four UPND youths around the magistrate court premises and linked them to arson after finding potassium permanganate in their vehicle. And police have arrested a Facebook user for inciting violence on his social media page. In a statement, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo identified the suspects and said they were suspected to be...

The French Embassy in Lusaka says the 2017 AGRITECH Expo to be held in Chisamba this weekend will for the first time feature the French Pavilion. The AGRITECH Expo provides a unique opportunity for Zambian entrepreneurs, both large- and small-scale farmers and companies to meet some of the world's leading agricultural companies. “For the first...

UPDATE 17:00 HOURS President Edgar Lungu says he will maintain law and order in the country in order for businesses to flourish. "I will maintain law and order whatever it takes, because business does not prosper in a country where there is no law and order," President Lungu said. He also highlighted some of the...

The Human Rights Commission says the shooting of a bus driver and a passenger by a police officer in Lusaka's Kamwala area is extremely worrying and at the same time frightening. On Monday this week, a uniformed police officer shot a Flash Bus driver Harrison Miti in the abdomen twice and a female passenger Janet...

USA-based Zambia Under-20 call-up Peter Mashikini is in a last-minute battle to make the cut for 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup due to fitness levels. Zambia Under-20 Beston Chambeshi says the midfielder from Grand View University is struggling to keep up with his teammates. "I have seen him but I have to assess him very...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says the Party’s victory in the Nchelenge ward and Masaiti district local government chairperson by-elections respectively showed that the ruling party was still formidable and popular on the ground. And PF deputy spokesperson Frank Bwalya has saluted the peaceful campaigns carried by the opposition UPND. In a statement after...

The state has amended the indictment on the treason charge against Hakainde Hichilema, stating that the opposition leader wanted to declare himself President of the Republic of Zambia at the Kuomboka Ceremony in Mongu. And HH has pleaded not guilty to the charges of obstructing the presidential motorcade and using insulting language. Earlier, Lusaka magistrate...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has laughed at the Overt Acts as stipulated in the indictment for his treason charge. And police used teargas canisters to disperse UPND supporters who mobilised outside the court building to demand for the release of their party leader. HH’s treason charge was allocated to magistrate David Simusamba who read out...

The National Restoration Party (NAREP) has launched an empowerment programme dubbed “Twenty Percent Generation Platform (TPG)” which is aimed at addressing the social crisis being faced by Zambians. NAREP believes that the formation of the TPG platform will create the much needed jobs for Zambians, prosperity and enterprise in the country and also empower youths...