Police in Kasama have tear gassed and raided UPND vice president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba’s house whose occupants at the time included his wife and grand children. And Police Northern Province Commission Bonnie Kapeso has told QFM that Police have arrested 28 UPND cadres following the raid for pulling down PF campaign posters in Kasama. Mr Kapeso says police received ...

Writer-director Garry Marshall, whose deft touch with comedy and romance led to a string of TV hits that included “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley” and the box-office successes “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride,” has died. He was 81. Marshall died Tuesday in at a hospital in Burbank, California of complications from pneumonia after having a stroke, his publicist Michelle ...

Perrie Edwards was filmed being rescued on a beach by her best friend, which she shared to her Snapchat. The Little Mix singer was stuck after climbing on a lifeguard chair at a beach, and was left waiting for her friend to come and carry her away. A friend filmed her hanging from a pole, and captioned it: “He made ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Manchester United’s pre-season tour of China as the Sweden striker takes an extended break following Euro 2016. Ibrahimovic joined Jose Mourinho’s side on a free transfer after leaving French champions Paris Saint Germain at the end of last season, but the Premier League club’s legion of fans in China won’t get a first glimpse of the ...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has been challenged to publish a report of its assessment of how broadcasting media houses have so far covered campaigns ahead of the August general election. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is concerned that the IBA seems to be reluctant in acting upon complaints against some media houses. MISA Zambia Chapter chairperson Helen ...

Donald Trump has officially clinched the Republican nomination for US president as speakers hammered Democrat Hillary Clinton on day two of the Republican National Convention. Mr Trump is expected to accept the nomination on Thursday after state delegates formally selected him. The theme of Tuesday in Cleveland was “Make America Work Again”. However, the speakers focused almost exclusively on attacking ...

At least 45,000 people have been rounded up, sacked or suspended from their jobs by Turkey’s government in the wake of last week’s failed coup. The purge of those deemed less than loyal to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan widened on Tuesday to include teachers, university deans and the media. The government says they are allied to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, ...

The ruling Patriotic Front in Monze District says the opposition UPND will not achieve anything by opposing almost everything. PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says the move by the UPND to place demands before signing the peace pledge prepared by the Electoral Commission of Zambia is painting a very bad image of the party. Mr. Mwila adds that the ...

The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has hailed the Zambia Police Service for the fair manner in which it is applying the Public Order Act during the ongoing campaigns. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says the Police have so far exhibited professionalism in administering the controversial law. Mr Mwanza says the fear of the party before the campaign period was ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that the Patriotic Front plans to have the elections postponed. Mr. Hichilema says the PF has continued to cause violence with the hope that the UPND will react so that the Electoral Commission of Zambia can find reason to postpone the elections. He says Zambians will not allow what ...