The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia to exhibit high level of impartiality in the upcoming general elections. FODEP Acting Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe is reminding the Commission of its role in guaranteeing free and fair elections in the country. Mr. Chimfwembe says the independence and impartiality of the electoral body will be key ...

JASON Derulo has reportedly split from girlfriend Daphne Joy. The Talk Dirty singer is said to have ended his 7 month relationship with the 29 year old Filipino model, according to TMZ sources. Back in January, the pair made their first public appearance as a couple in Los Angeles on the People’s Choice Awards red carpet. With the R&B singer’s arm wrapped around Daphne ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has implored Zambians to analyze political party manifestos before deciding who to vote for in the August 11th elections. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape reminds Zambians that they have a renewed opportunity to put the country in charge of people who they feel will be able to address the challenges they are facing. ...

The Zambian Voice says reports suggesting that foreigners were registered as voters should not be dismissed or taken lightly. Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says if these reports are true, the outcome of the elections will not reflect the wishes of the Zambian people. Mr. Tayali says his organization intends to conduct its own investigation to ascertain the facts ...

A US judge has ordered actor and comedian Bill Cosby to stand trial on charges of sexual assault. Mr Cosby, 78, is accused of drugging and molesting a former Temple University employee in his home near Philadelphia in 2004. The case was reopened last year after more than 40 women came forward with similar accusations. No trial date has been ...

Jose Mourinho will be faced with a litany of problems once the polarising Portuguese manager finally starts his Manchester United reign later this week. Mourinho could be confirmed as United’s new boss as early as Wednesday after his agent Jorge Mendes met the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward for talks in London on Tuesday. The former Chelsea boss is reported ...

Just five months into his first senior managerial role, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is already living up to the unenviable task of matching his credentials as one of the finest players of his generation. Fourteen years on from the sumptuous volley that rippled a rain-soaked net at Hampden Park in Glasgow to hand Real their ninth European Cup over ...

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as debt relief, in what they call a “major breakthrough”. After late-night talks in Brussels, the ministers agreed to unlock 10.3bn euros ($11.5bn; £7.8bn) in new loans. The move came two days after the Greek parliament approved another round of spending cuts and tax increases demanded ...

The Afghan Taliban have announced a new leader to replace Mullah Akhtar Mansour who was killed in a US drone strike. In a statement, the Taliban acknowledged Mansour’s death for the first time and named his successor as Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada. Mansour was killed in a strike on his car in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday. He took over the ...

Prisons Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) says the pardoning of 554 prisoners by the President ahead of the Africa Freedom Day which falls tomorrow is a demonstration of Zambia’s declaration as a Christian nation. PRISCCA Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka notes that the pardoning of the 554 prisoners brings the total number of those pardoned in three years to 6,000 which ...