Police have arrested 151 UPND supporters in Southern Province for riotous behavior following President Edgar Lungu’s re-election in last Thursday’s elections. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says 53 people were apprehended in Choma, 53 in Mazabuka, 26 in Monze, 6 in Maamba,4 in Namwala, 6 in Sinazongwe, and  in Kazungula Districts respectively. Mr. Hamoonga adds that in Choma, Police recorded 5 ...

Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football’s governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998. He resigned as Fifa’s honorary president in April 2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following year with a lung infection. He was an International ...

The series will explore how patent clerk Einstein could not get a teaching job or doctorate in his early life yet managed to go on to develop the theory of relativity. The young scientist will be played by Johnny Flynn, Hollywood Reporter said. Genius will be National Geographic’s first scripted series. Variety reported in April that Ron Howard would direct ...

Russia’s defence ministry says it has used a base in western Iran to carry out air strikes in Syria. Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters took off from Hamedan on Tuesday, a statement said. Targets were hit in Aleppo, Idlib and Deir al-Zour provinces, it added. Local groups said 27 civilians had died. It is reportedly the first time ...

The Zambia Elections Information Centre (ZEIC) says the final presidential election results announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are consistent with the data it received from its observers on the ground. Speaking during a media briefing this morning, ZIEC Council of Elders Chairperson Fr. Leonard Chiti has however, noted the many irregularities cited by political stakeholders that need ...

BLAC Chyna might be pregnant with her fiancé Rob Kardashian’s baby – but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their problems. And in a new teaser trailer for their upcoming reality show Rob and Chyna, the couple really show off their highs and lows. While sat in the back of a car, pregnant Chyna screams down the phone: “Are you ...

Diego Costa thrust himself back into the headlines with an 89th-minute winner as Chelsea edged West Ham United 2-1 in Antonio Conte’s first Premier League game as manager on Monday. Eden Hazard, symbol of Chelsea’s slump from champions to a 10th-place finish last season, opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge with a penalty early in the second half, before James ...

An air strike has hit a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in northern Yemen, killing at least 11 people, the medical charity says. Another 19 people were injured in the attack in Abs, in Hajjah province, believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition which is backing Yemen’s government in its fight against Houthi rebels. The ...

The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates – the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama’s administration. The Pentagon says the transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans brings the total number of prisoners down to 61 at the US facility in Cuba. Most of inmates have been held without charge ...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda says he is grateful for the response he has received from Zambia’s during this year’s general elections. And the PAC Leader says he will be a force to reckon with during the 2021 general elections. Mr. Banda tells QTV News that he is happy that standing for the first time he has ...