George Lwandamina says Sunday’s dead-rubber 2017 Africa Cup Group E qualifier against Kenya, is a springboard for next month’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria. Zambia will kick-off their 2018 World Cup Group B qualifying campaign, with a home date against Nigeria on October 3. Second placed Zambia and bottom of the log Kenya have six and four points respectively ...

The Constitutional Court is continuing to hear the presidential petition filed by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema in which he is challenging the declaration of president-elect Edgar Lungu as winner of last month’s presidential election. And the Court this afternoon threw out four applications by the UPND in which the party was, among other things, contending that concluding trial in the ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has bemoaned the lack of adequate information from the proceedings of the presidential petition. Mr. Sinkamba says this is besides the conjectures and speculations from social media. H e says people were yearning for regular updates at every stage of the proceedings, but that there has been little information from the media. Mr Sinkamba says ...

The Opposition United Party for National Development UPND has defended its decision to petition the outcome of the presidential election. UPND Secretary General Steven Katuka says there is nothing wrong for anyone to petition an election they feel was marred by irregularities and feel they were treated unfairly by the one in charge of conducting the elections. Mr. Katuka has ...

The Lusaka High Court has dismissed an appeal by Muvi TV and Komboni Radio against the decisions of the IBA Board to suspend the broadcasting licenses for the two broadcasting stations. High Court Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa ruled that the appeal to the Court against the decisions of the IBA to suspend the licenses is misconceived and incompetent. Judge Siavwapa ruled ...

A suicide bomber has attacked a court in the northern Pakistani city of Mardan, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50, officials say. The attacker threw a hand grenade before running into the court area and detonating a bomb, police told the BBC. Also on Friday, four suicide bombers targeted a Christian neighbourhood near Peshawar before being ...

The Constitutional Court has begun hearing the presidential petition filed by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema challenging the re-election of President Edgar Lungu in the August 11 polls. The full bench of the court consisting five Judges is being lead by Constitutional Court president Hildah Chibombo. The court will hear the petition and deliver judgment before the 14 days stipulated in ...

Nchanga Rangers and Napsa Stars clash on Friday in a battle for survival at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola, as the relegation countdown begins to gather pace with nine games left to play in the 2016 Faz Super League season. Hosts Nchanga and Napsa are currently 9th and 14th on 28 and 25 points respectively, ahead of the fixture. Nchanga may ...

Tropical Storm Hermine has strengthened into a hurricane, threatening to bring a dangerous storm surge to Florida. Hermine is expected to make landfall on the northern Florida Gulf Coast early on Friday – the first hurricane to hit the state since 2005. Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 51 counties as residents were braced for the dangerous ...

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched through the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in rival demonstrations. Opposition supporters, staging their largest rally for two years, called for President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. They blame him for Venezuela’s economic crisis and accuse the electoral commission of delaying a referendum that could shorten his stay in power. Mr Maduro, whose supporters also rallied in ...