The United Party for National Development UPND says it leader Hakainde Hichilema will not endorse President Rupiah Banda in this year’s elections. And UPND will launch the ‘Vote for HH” campaign next Saturday. UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has described the innuendos as nonsensical stating that his party will never endorse the presidency of the [...]
Continue reading …Civil society organizations in Zimbabwe say the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should deploy peace-keeping monitors in that country to prevent state-sponsored violence and intimidation and to guarantee peaceful transfer of power to the eventual winner of the elections. The civil society organizations have made the recommendations ahead of a key meeting by the SADC [...]
Continue reading …President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will attend the SADC Troika Summit in Zambia, the department of international relations and co-operation said. The summit on March 31 is aimed at consolidating the African agenda, deepening regional integration efforts and strengthening regional SADC governance structures, department spokesman Clayson Monyela said. Zuma was elected last year as [...]
Continue reading …UPND chairman for elections and campaign Ackson Sejani says 2011 is the appointed and year of real change. Sejani who is Mapatizya parliamentarian said all politicians that served in the UNIP government must not be allowed to continue in politics because they have failed the people. He said politicians that held senior positions both in [...]
Continue reading …The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested four clergymen from the Baptist church on the Copperbelt for theft and money laundering activities involving over K60 million. The four are Nelson Hayashida an American Missionary, Reverend Brighton Kafupi Mpatisha, Pastor Mulenga Nkole and Thomas Lumba. The clergymen in their capacities as Directors and signatories to a bank [...]
Continue reading …The Patriotic Front has called for fresh negotiations with the United Party for National Development over the future of the UNPD/PF pact. Sources have revealed to QFM that PF president Michael Sata this week met with UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to see if they can still work together. Mr. Sata is said to have complained [...]
Continue reading …A meeting was convened in Dubai whilst His Excellency the President was in transit to China on Tuesday, 23rd February, 2010 and attended by His Excellency the President, the Attorney-General, The Honourable Minister of Finance, Dr. Richard Chembe, Mr. Dickson Jere, Mr. Dick King and Credit-Suisse Officials.
Continue reading …The National Sports Council of Zambia has ordered the suspension of this year’s soccer league. The league was set to start next weekend. The Sports Council says the suspension will be effective until after the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) set for the 26th of March. Sports Council spokesperson, Smart Mwitwa [...]
Continue reading …The National Bureau of Investigation (Finland’s central criminal police) has widened its probe into match-fixing allegations in Finnish football to cover around ten separate matches. Most of these games took place last season, but some of them were played in this season’s Finnish League Cup On Tuesday the NBI carried out six new arrests in [...]
Continue reading …The meeting which was scheduled for Tuesday 15 March 2011 at Nasdec was exclusive to the President of FAZ and his Executive Committee members and any representatives of the Council. There was no need to have any other FAZ members and affiliates such as the newly appointed chairman of Kabwe Warriors and an official of Amakumbi Stars. Should there have been need for any FAZ members to be present, notices and circulars should probably have been sent to all the over 260 affiliates. That however would not have been necessary as the FAZ AGM next weekend provides a platform for the football family.
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