Ghana booked their place in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals after defeating Mauritius 2-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Group H encounter was played at the Stade Anjalay in a small Mauritian city Belle Vue Maurel. The victory saw the Black Stars of Ghana win Group H after accumulating 13 points, while Mauritius remain third on the group ...

Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America Centenario on Sunday that saw both teams finish with 10 men after a pre-match furore over a bungled national anthem. A pulsating clash at the University of Phoenix stadium in Arizona saw Mexico take all three points in the crucial Group C battle through an own goal from Alvaro Pereira and ...

Three people are confirmed dead after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia’s east coast. Rain and wind continue to batter southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Erosion at Sydney’s Collaroy Beach has forced the evacuation of multi-million dollar homes, which are now in danger of collapsing. The storms cut power to 86,000 homes ...

Hillary Clinton will win the Puerto Rico Democratic primary, according to a CNN projection, putting her on the cusp of clinching the party’s presidential nomination. Clinton is not expected to win all 60 delegates that were at stake Sunday, which would have put her over the top in the nomination battle against rival Bernie Sanders. She remains shy of the ...

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says it was a disrespect of people’s will for political parties to adopt candidates who lost during their internal primary elections. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe says it is in fact a mockery for political parties to impose candidates on the people. Mr. Nthewewe says his organization believes that political parties should have courage to respect ...

The opposition Movement for Multi- party Democracy (MMD) says it has now emerged united following the holding of the national convention. MMD National Secretary Rapheal Nakachinda says the MMD is in what he has termed as state of good health and back on course. Mr. Nakachinda says the MMD will defend itself from any people who want to destroy it. ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia (ISCZ) has encouraged political parties to exhibit maturity as the Country heads towards the August elections. Council president Suzyo Zimba has reminded political parties that fighting is not a solution because it is in fact God who gives power and not individuals. Mr. Zulu says it is therefore disappointing that some politicians have resorted ...

The ruling PF has refuted reports suggesting that over 10, 000 of its members in Kasama have defected to the opposition UPND. Mr. Bwalya says these reports are nothing but a lie as the ruling PF in Kasama still remains strong. He suspects that if anyone had defected to the UPND it must have been people the opposition party ferried ...