Daily Archives: December 21, 2016

DR Congo anti-Kabila protests ‘leave more than 20 dead’

More than 20 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, over President Joseph Kabila’s failure to give up power, a UN official has said. Some of the dead were shot at close range by troops, witnesses said. Mr Kabila’s 15-year rule was due to have ended on Monday ...

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Tembo wins top Zambian award

Zanaco Football Club defender Ziyo Tembo has been named the 2016 MTN FAZ Super League Player of the Year at the awards ceremony held at the Hotel Inter-Continental on Tuesday evening. While commanding his teammates from defence, the Zanaco captntributed four out of the seventy-one league goals his club scored in the 2016 season. He also scored two goals in ...

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ZCID wants Political Parties Act enacted

The Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) says the enactment of the Political Parties Act will help guide parties on how to conduct themselves. Reacting to calls by some stakeholders for the deregistration of the UPND following last week’s riotous behaviour by its cadres at the Lusaka High Court, ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says there is no need to ...

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