Veep actor Peter MacNicol has had his Emmy nomination withdrawn after the Television Academy ruled his performance was ineligible. He had been nominated last week for outstanding guest actor in a comedy for his role as Jeff Kane in the HBO show. The category is open to actors who have appeared in less than 50% of a programme’s current series. ...

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has signed a new main sponsor for its top club and national team competitions for the next eight years. The new deal with French oil and gas company Total will begin with the 2017 Africa cup of Nations finals in Gabon. For the time being the value of the deal has not been revealed. ...

Patriotic Front youths in Lusaka Province have condemned the use of youths by some politicians to engage in criminal activities during the ongoing campaigns. PF Youth Chairman Kennedy Kamba says they are concerned with the levels of alleged criminality in the opposition camp. He says politicians who use youth to engage in criminal activities should be rejected. Mr Kamba said ...

The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has accused Cabinet and deputy Ministers of allegedly using public resources to campaign. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani says he has on several occasions seen Ministers using government vehicles during political activities in the name of inspecting government developmental projects. Mr. Mulwani is calling on the Electoral Commission of Zambia to follow these allegations of ...

Political parties have been advised not to base their confidence of winning the forthcoming elections on the crowds of people turning up for their rallies. Non Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) board Chairperson Sara Longwe says politicians should wait until the results of the elections are declared to know who will emerge victorious. Ms. Longwe points out that political parties should ...

Turkey’s president has declared a state of emergency for three months following Friday night’s failed army coup. The emergency allows the president and cabinet to bypass parliament when drafting new laws and to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms. Speaking at the presidential palace in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that “all the viruses within the armed forces will be ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has rescinded its decision not to attend the National Day of Prayer called by the National House of Prayer Board. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka in a statement says party vice president for politics Canisius Banda will lead the UPND delegation in joining the National House of Prayer in Lusaka for prayers for ...

Chief Justice Irene Mambilima has bemoaned the continued abuse of citizens’ rights to liberty by various stakeholders in the country’s criminal justice system. Justice Mambilima has observed that this is due to the complexity of the system which she says tends to breakdown at any of its stage in some instances. She says such a breakdown in the system is what leads ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says there no law that gives it power to postpone a general election. Responding to insinuations that the Commission intends to postpone the August 11th elections, ECZ Spokesperson Crispin Akufuna says the Commission can only postpone a by-election if the environment is conducive to hold a peaceful, credible and fair election. Mr. Akufuna says ...