News in Brief

US RnB artistes Joe Thomas and Brian McKnight have been unveiled as the headline acts of this year’s Stanbic Music Festival. Speaking at a media briefing at the Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka...

Kenyans mock Zambian MPs’ corruption fight

KENYANS on Twitter have turned into a joke a visit by Zambian...

I’m Congolese but Zambia is my home, says Mumba Yachi

I AM Congolese but my home is Zambia; I naturally feel like...

Slap Dee brags: know your worth

AFTER turning down the offer to perform at the much-awaited ‘Experience Concert’,...

ZAM gets new leaders

THE Zambia Association of Musicians has elected producer Tivo Shikapwasha as president...

Orphaned Lstone boys form ‘Recycle Band’
By Edwin Mbulo in Livingstone on May 12, 2018
SEVEN Livingstone boys have teamed up to form a brass band to help their guardians buy food and pay school fees. The orphaned youths, who...
Maiko to release ‘Maggie Mayela’
By Oliver Chisenga on May 11, 2018
MUSICIAN and human rights activist Maiko Zulu is back on the music scene with ‘Maggie Mayela’ due for release tomorrow during the Bob Marley...
‘Witch’ child actor wins Best Actress award
By Masuzyo Chakwe on May 5, 2018
ZAMBIA’S Maggie Mulubwa, star of the feature film “I Am Not a Witch” by Rungano Nyoni, has won Best Actress at the 15th edition of...
Nigerian artiste to perform at Mosi Day of Thunder
By Edwin Mbulo in Livingstone on April 28, 2018
NIGERIAN reggae-dancehall musician star Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie commonly known as Patoranking will grace this year’s Mosi Day of Thunder in Livingstone. In a statement, Zambian...
Media a necessary evil, says Kansiime
By Chambwa Moonga on April 28, 2018
UGANDAN comedian Anne Kansiime says more women should bravely step forward and join the comedy industry and “keep me company”. And Kansiime says the media...