Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. The judge ruled he could remain free pending an appeal. Lula has rejected claims that he received an apartment as a bribe in a corruption scandal linked to state oil company Petrobras. He says the trial ...

Arsenal’s Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has said he wants to stay at the Premier league club and will discuss his future after their pre-season tour of Australia and China. “It is definitely my preference to stay,” he said on the club’s official website. “It is such a great club and I have always said that I feel very good at ...

Former top football official Chuck Blazer has died at the age of 72, his lawyers say. Blazer, whose evidence to US investigators helped trigger the Fifa corruption scandal, had been suffering from cancer. He was a larger-than-life character, and formerly the general secretary of Concacaf, the governing body of North and Central American football. In 2013 he pleaded guilty to ...

President Donald Trump says the mood in the White House is “fantastic” despite intense scrutiny of his campaign’s alleged dealings with Russia. He told Reuters the administration was “functioning beautifully”. The president also defended his son, who it has emerged met a Russian lawyer during the election campaign. US media have described the White House as in chaos over the ...

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYAI) has advised Zambians to stop portraying a bad image of the country to the international community. EYAI President Reverend Moses Lungu says this has serious repercussions on the development of the country. Reverend Lungu says some sentiments especially those coming from politicians on the state of the nation are damaging the country’s image in ...

The National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) has hailed parliamentarians for voting unanimously to approve the declaration of a threatened state of public emergency. NUPPEZ General Secretary Nelson Mwale tells Q News that the move will bring about peace and stability in the country as law enforcement will be done efficiently and effectively. Mr. Mwale says ...

The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CAWUZ) has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to consider reinstating all the civil servants who were recently retired in national interest. CAWUZ President Davy Chiyobe has told QTV News in an interview that some of the civil servants retired in national interest are professionals who can still add value to the ...

Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has assured the traveling public that the security measures relating to the invocation of Article 31 will not disturb their travelling schedules. This comes in wake of fears expressed by some commuters that the invocation of Article 31 of the constitution may result in them missing their bus schedules more especially for long distances ...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says there is need for stakeholders to intensify efforts aimed at encouraging the culture of saving in the country. Mrs. Mwanakatwe says current poor culture of saving in Zambia needs to improve. Speaking during the official launch of the Civil Service and Allied Workers of Zambia – Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited ...

The Road Development Agency has announced the commencement of construction works under the second phase of the L-400 road project at a cost of US$141.1 million. RDA director communications and corporate affairs Loyce Saili has told Journalists today that the construction works which commenced on 6th June, 2017 will cover 160 kilometers. Ms Saili says the implementation of the L400 ...