Mali scored a last-gasp winner to edge out Ivory Coast 1-0 in an enthralling encounter and reach the African Nations Championship final in Rwanda. Yves Bissoouma struck in the 88th minute, slotting in after Hamidou Sinayoko had headed the ball down. In the first half Ivory Coast’s Essis Aka hit the post with a shot, while Mali’s Mamadou Coulibaly had ...

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have clashed over Wall Street and foreign policy, in the Democratic presidential candidates’ first one-on-one debate. Mrs Clinton cast him as an idealist who will not get things done and Mr Sanders accused her of being too tied to the establishment to achieve real change. The TV debate in New Hampshire was their first since ...

The Zambia Agency for Persons with Disability has welcomed the move by the Ministry of General Education to exempt Grade 12 pupils with special needs from paying examination fees. ZAPD Information Officer, John Kinuna has observed pupils with special needs struggle to attempt examinations because they cannot afford to pay fees. Mr. Kinuna has also called on government to extend ...

Caritas Zambia has reiterated its call to political parties to exercise restraint as they campaign ahead of the August 11th general elections. Executive Director Samuel Mulafulafu says his organization is urging all political parties vying to be in government to learn to co-exist. Mr. Mulafulafu tells QTV that it is the duty of political parties to take a leading role ...

Government has been urged to call for a stakeholders’ meeting in view of the ambiguities surrounding feasibility of holding of a referendum alongside the August general elections. The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is concerned that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) appears not to be ready to undertake a referendum as early as August this year. YALI governance advisor ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it is not seeking to forge an alliance with the MMD with the objective of swallowing the former ruling party. PF Secretary General Davies Chama says to the contrary, the alliance the ruling party is seeking is about governance and provision of leadership. Mr. Chama tells Qfm News that the PF wants to partner with ...