The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says the just ended elections failed to meet the standards of a free, fair and credible election. FODEP says the general election was marred with irregularities, citing serious errors in vote tallying for the presidential election. Speaking during a post election press briefing this morning, FODEP president Shepherd Chilombe say considering the scale of ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction has encouraged President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front to ensure they fulfill the promises they made to the people of Zambia during the campaigns. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says President Lungu and the PF have a huge task of reducing the high poverty levels in Zambia. Mr. Nshindano says there is need ...

The ruling Patriotic Front in Monze District has appealed to the traditional leadership to help in strengthening unity in the country. PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says Zambians cannot afford to live in a divided country, thus the need for the traditional leadership to come on board and provide guidance. And Mr. Mwila says it is unfair for some ...

The opposition UPND has been challenged to stop protesting the outcome of the just ended general election if indeed it has faith in the capacity of the Constitutional Court to handle electoral disputes. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says violent protests by UPND supporters in Southern province are not necessary especially that the party has indicated that it will petition ...

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has observed that the voting pattern in last Thursday’s general election has exposed the tribalism factor in the Zambian society. In an interview with QTV news, Mr. Changala says he finds the voting pattern witnessed in the elections as an ugly outlook that needs to be reversed with issue based kind of campaigns. Mr. Changala ...

SAMANTHA Fox opened up in the Celebrity Big Brother house about the tragic death of her fiancee Myra Stratton last week. While on CBB, Sam spoke about Myra’s bucket list, which included “raving in Ibiza”. And now her mum Carole Fox has revealed that Samantha completed their list before Myra died aged 60 in August last year, following a two-year battle with cancer. ...

Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) President Charles Milupi says the 2016 elections cannot be described as fair, credible and transparent due to the many flaws and the alleged collusion between the Electoral Commission of Zambia and the Patriotic Front. Mr. Milupi has cited the issue of the G-12 form which was not available in most polling stations in ...

COLEEN Rooney might have been married to Wayne Rooney for eight years — but she’s not about to let the romance go out of her relationship any time soon. Admittedly with three sons — six-year-old Kai, three-year-old Klay and seven-month-old Kit — Coleen might not get that much one-on-one time with her husband. But the 30 year old still manages ...

A wonder goal by New Zealand striker Chris Wood with the last kick of the game secured ailing English football giants Leeds their first point of the season with a 1-1 draw at home to Fulham on Tuesday. The 24-year-old’s overhead kick also denied Fulham making it three wins from three games in the second-tier Championship so far this season. ...

Sergio Aguero brushed off two missed penalties to score a hat-trick as Manchester City outclassed Steaua Bucharest 5-0 on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie in Romania. The result means that new City coach Pep Guardiola can breathe a huge sigh of relief as the Abu Dhabi-backed club have one foot in the lucrative group ...