Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea has beaten Libya 1 goal to nill. This followed a goalless first half during the opening Orange African Cup of Nations game in Bata. Javier-Angel Balboa scored after racing onto a throughball and slotting past Libya goalkeeper Samir Aboud into the top corner in the 87th minute. Libya had a goal disallowed [...]

BATA, Equatorial Guinea — Police used tear gas to try and slow a crush of fans forcing their way into the Bata Stadium complex for Saturday’s opening match of the African Cup of Nations. Police tried to check fans’ tickets one-by-one at the main gate to the complex ahead of Equatorial Guinea’s match against Libya. [...]

President Michael Sata has appointed Justice Dennis Chirwa as acting Chief Justice during the absence of Chief Justice Ernest Sakala. According to State House, Chief justice Ernest Sakala will be out of the country from 6th  to 11 February 2012 and justice Chirwa is expected to act as chief justice from 7th to 10 February [...]

Chasefu  Member of Parliament Chifumu Banda says he is happy with the court ruling that he was duly elected as area Member of Parliament during the September 20 polls last year. Mr. Banda says he is happy that has been cleared by the court of law and further described the petition as an act of [...]

President Michael Sata has appointed Bert Mushala as North Western Province permanent secretary. And Sata has created a district called Chilanga in Lusaka province. Mushala replaces David Shamulenge, who has been transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, in the same capacity. Meanwhile, President Sata has appointed Austin Sichinga as Zambia’s deputy Ambassador to [...]

The local currency has continued losing value against all major world currencies. By close of business on Friday January 20, 2012, one US Dollar was costing between K5,136.89 and K5, 156.89 This is according to the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) One British Pound was trading between K7,947.28 and k7,979.77. The South African Rand was getting [...]