British actress Jodie Comer has beaten her Killing Eve co-star Sandra Oh to be named best female actor at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) awards. Lesley Manville, Lorraine Kelly and comedian Romesh Ranganathan were among others honoured at the London event. Actor Lennie James was awarded for writing Sky Atlantic’s Save Me, which was…

Mozambique’s port city of Beira is reeling from the damage inflicted by Cyclone Idai. So far 200 people have been confirmed dead in the southern African country, along with another 100 in neighbouring Zimbabwe, but the death toll could be much higher. Those who survived the disaster have had little reprieve to mourn the loss…

PF has expressed sadness on the death of Zambia’s High Commissioner to Kenya Brenda Muntemba. In his message of condolences to Ms Muntemba’s family, PF Secretary General Davies Mwila said the late High Commissioner was a hard-working civil servant who served the country diligently. Mr. Mwila observed that it is unfortunate that Ms Muntemba’s death…

The government says it has quarantined and recalled some batches of Gentamycin injection -GENTAMED- following suspected adverse reactions to the drug. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority -ZAMRA- received reports of suspected adverse reactions due to GENTAMED injection. Dr. Chilufya says the ZAMRA Technical Committee on Pharmaco-vigilance and Clinical Trials have…

President Edgar Lungu says Prime TV’s 30 days suspension is not harsh. Recently, Prime TV Proprietor Gerald Shawa described the 30 day suspension imposed on the station by the IBA as harsh. President Lungu says he will not allow Media Institutions to ruin the peace the country has enjoyed for many years. Speaking when he…

Government has commenced phase one of the constitution refinement process by engaging Members of Parliament. The two day workshop for Members of Parliament on international standards and best practices which will guide the review of the Public Order Act has been organized by the Ministry of Justice. Officiating at the opening of the workshop, Speaker…

National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili has ordered cadres to stop flushing out party symbols when singing the National Anthem. Rev Sumaili Reverend Sumaili says such gestures are against the National Anthem Act number 40 of 1973 as well as the National Anthem Amendment Act number 13 of 1994. And Reverend Sumaili…