Daily Archives: July 17, 2016

Nkana recover to defeat Nkwazi

Nkana moved into second position on the MTN FAZ Super League standings and closed the gap on leaders Zanaco to nine points as they came from a goal down to defeat Nkwazi 2-1 in a Week 18 match at Nkana Stadium on Sunday. Chishimba Changala handed the visitors the lead on 23 minutes when he released a ferocious shot to ...

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Front-runners Zanaco extend lead

Zanaco opened a ten point lead at the top of the MTN FAZ Super League after they defeated Kabwe Warriors 1-0 in a Week 18 match played at Sunset Stadium on Saturday. The lone goal was scored by Ziyo Tembo, who, with three league goals, is the highest scoring defender in the league. The victory moved the bankers to 43 ...

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Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out ‘virus’

Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the “virus” that caused the revolt. At a funeral for one of the 265 victims, Mr Erdogan repeated an accusation that US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the plot. Mr Gulen strongly denies any involvement. High-ranking military officers are ...

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UPND will not allow foreign nationals to vote

The opposition UPND says it will not allow any foreign national to take part in the forthcoming general elections. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says it is worrying that the Electoral Commission of Zambia is not doing anything over this matter even when the PF officials have been quoted in various media houses saying some foreign ...

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Political violence irks Mwinelubemba

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba speaking of Kasama District says he is disturbed with the growing levels of political violence in the country and calls on all political leaders to take responsibility of this negative vice. Chief Chitimukulu says the Bemba Royal Establishment is concerned with the growing cases of political violence in the country as the election date ...

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PAC wants peace

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda says his party is more than ready to play a part in the promotion of peace and unity in the country. Mr. Banda says this is the reason why he signed the peace accord during the meeting for presidential candidates organized by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) last week. He says ...

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Lift of ban on issuance of forest concession licenses cheers timber producers

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) has called on government to sternly deal with officials failing to acknowledge the lift of the ban on the issuance and renewal of forest concession licenses. Government last week lifted the suspension on the issuance and renewal of forest concession licenses. But TPAZ Vice President Charles Masange tells QTV News that his association ...

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Zambia still has chance of conducting peaceful polls – SACCORD

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has observed that it is possible for Zambia to hold peaceful elections, but all stakeholders have to play their role fairly and objectively. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says it is encouraging to note the appeal made by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chairperson, Justice Esau Chulu, on ...

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Kim Kardashian wears completely see-through dress

Kim Kardashian left very little to the imagination when she stepped out in this ’90s-inspired outfit. The mother of two showed up to the OUE Skyspace event in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday with her younger sister Kendall Jenner, and made sure all eyes were on her. Kim wore a mesh dress that exposed all her undergarments, and paired it ...

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