Political analyst Dr. Alex Ng’oma fears that some presidential candidates may refuse to concede defeat in next month’s general election. He says statements being made by some candidates that they will win elections even before the votes are cast point to the fact that they will not accept the election results in the event they lose. Dr. Ng’oma, who is ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has observed that the prevailing political environment in the country is still not conducive enough to hold credible elections. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says this is notwithstanding the efforts being made to curb political violence and the creation of a leveled playing field for all political parties. Mr ...

The new Jason Bourne film might feature a plot involving a global social network, but don’t expect to find its director Paul Greengrass tweeting about it any time soon. “It’s not my thing,” admits the 60-year-old British film-maker. “I don’t know how to do it. I don’t have any interest in it. I’m not of the generation that does it. ...

A failed Syrian asylum seeker has blown himself up and injured 12 other people with a backpack bomb near a festival in the south German town of Ansbach. The state of Bavaria’s interior minister said the 27-year-old man had detonated the device after being refused entry to the music festival. About 2,500 people were evacuated from the venue after the ...

Cameroon midfielder Alex Song is hoping to “make a great impact” in Russia after joining top-flight club Rubin Kazan on a season-long loan from Spanish giants Barcelona. The 28-year-old spent the past two seasons on loan at Premier League side West Ham United and made 46 appearances for the Hammers. Song joined Barcelona in 2012 from Arsenal for around £15m ...

The opposition UPND says it is now convinced beyond doubt that the ruling PF wants to have the forthcoming general elections postponed. UPND Secretary General Steven Katuka says the recent provocation by the ruling PF when it flew a helicopter over its Chawama rally last week has confirmed suspicious that his party has had. Mr. Katuka says his party is aware ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been called upon not to relent at evoking all powers it has been reposed with in managing this year’s general elections. The Ant- Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) thinks that with amended republican constitution the ECZ now has enough laws to deal with perpetrators of malpractices during elections. Executive Director Richwell Mulwani says his ...

PF Secretary General Davies Chama has described as cheap propaganda suggestions that his party is the most violent in Zambia. Mr. Chama says it is in fact a misplaced suggestion for anyone to refer to the ruling PF as a violent party. In an interview with Qfm News Mr. Chama says his party has undergone a complete transformation to starting ...