The Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYAI) has accused the opposition of sponsoring civil society organisations against the holding of the referendum alongside the general election. EYAI Executive Director Moses Lungu has wondered why the same organizations that were calling for the referendum are now against it being held alongside the elections. Reverend Lungu says non governmental organisations should begin to ...

The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged Zambians to stand up and say no to political violence. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale laments that political party cadres have continued to engage themselves in violent activities despite the many calls from the people of Zambia for them to desist from such acts. Ms. Mwale has wondered why it so ...

Three presidential candidates and their running mates have today successfully filed in their nomination papers to contest the August 11th elections. The candidates who filed in their nominations today are from the ruling Patriotic Front, United Progressive People and Green Party. PF President Edgar Lungu and his running mate Inonge Wina were the first ones to file in their nominations ...

Patriotic Front cadres have attacked the UPND Secretariat in Lusaka smashing windows to vehicles parked at the premises. The PF cadres attacked the secretariat as they were coming from Mulungushi International Conference Centre where they had gone to give support to President Edgar who had gone to file his nomination papers. And UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has strongly condemned ...

The Teranga Lions of Senegal will be seeking to cement their place at the AFCON 2017 when they face Burundi in a Group K Day Five clash on Saturday, 4 June 2016 at the Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium in Bujumbura. With 12 points from the previous four matches, six more than Burundi, a draw will be enough to hand Senegal ...

The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a “genocide”. Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term “genocide”. The vote heightened German-Turkish tensions at a time when ...

The Barcelona and Argentina football star, Lionel Messi, who is on trial for alleged tax fraud in Spain, has told a court he had no involvement in the management of his financial affairs. “I was playing football, I knew nothing,” he said. Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his finances, are accused of defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.2m; $4.6m). ...

33,509 girls aged between 9-11 years have been vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus since the vaccine was introduced on 27th May, 2013 on a demonstration basis in Chongwe,Kafue and Lusaka districts. 17,242 girls were vaccinated in the first round of the second cycle, while 15,267 were vaccinated in the second round. Health Minister Dr. Joseph Kasonde in a speech ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has urged ministers who have not been adopted as parliamentary candidates not to abuse public resources between now until the next government comes in. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says some ministers who have been left out might want to take advantage to plunder public resources especially that they will not be returning to their positions. ...

People’s party President Mike Mulongoti has observed that the sensitization messages on the referendum will be overshadowed by the election campaign messages. Mr. Mulongoti says the bill of rights is very important which is why the referendum needed to be held separate from the elections. He notes that even the Electoral Commission of Zambia itself has concentrated so much on ...