Guinea came back from a goal down to win 2-1 in Malawi in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday. The victory lifts Guinea from bottom spot to second place in Group L, above Swaziland on goal difference. Chiukepo Msowoya put Malawi ahead on 32 minutes but Mohamed Yattara equalised just before half-time. And visitors Guinea pushed on ...

The hijack of a domestic Egyptian flight that caused it to be diverted to Cyprus has ended with all hostages released and the hijacker surrendering. EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt. Airline officials later said they had been told by Cypriot authorities that the belt was fake. The hijacker’s ...

Political party leaders including President Edgar Lungu have been meeting at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka in an attempt to come up with solutions to the political violence ahead of the August elections. The meeting which has been facilitated by the Catholic Bishops started at 14:40hours. Opposition leaders in attendance include UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema,FDD’s Edith Nawakwi,People party’s ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has dismissed reports suggesting that there is an oxygen crisis at the institution following the switching off of the oxygen plant. UTH Public relations Manager Mwenya Mulenga explains that the hospital is getting oxygen supplies from the local vendors which is being supplied to all the patients in need. Mr. Mulenga however, disclosed that the ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it is not bothered by the endorsement of UPND President Hakainde Hichilema by former republican president Guy Scott. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says this because Dr. Scott’s endorsement of Mr. Hichilema carries no weight. Mr. Bwalya says far as the ruling party is concerned Dr. Scott was only a factor standing behind late President ...

All is set for today’s much anticipated political parties’ indaba called by the Catholic Bishops to discuss solutions to political violence in the country. The meeting is expected to take place this afternoon at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka. President Edgar Lungu will be among other political party leaders who will be seeking to find means and ...

The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. Apple had been resisting a court order issued last month requiring the firm to write new software to allow officials to access Syed Rizwan Farook’s phone. But officials on Monday said that it had been ...

Ruling PF Mandevu constituency chairman Joseph Tamba is hopeful that this year’s general elections will be peaceful. Mr. Tamba is also hopeful that the elections will deepen the Country’s credentials as a beacon of peace in Africa. And Mr. Tamba has called on youths from all political parties in the Country to refuse to be used as tools of political ...

Members of Parliament have been urged to not let the opportunity that the next sitting of Parliament provides to amend the Public Order Act pass them by (POA). The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) YALI is dismayed that MPs failed to table amendments to POA despite knowing the necessity of having this legislation amended before this year’s general elections. YALI ...

The ruling PF and opposition UPND have been accused of being the two political parties that have created the political animosity being experienced in the Country. The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) has observed that currently no other political party in country seems to crave power more than the ruling PF and UPND. ZED spokesperson Wesley Miyanda says ...