FIFA is investigating Zambian officials over allegations they allowed eight players banned for match-fixing in a notorious case in Finland to return to football without permission. ...
11:37 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Cape Town: Didier Drogba was again among the goals as the Ivory Coast led a list of former finalists in a winning start to World Cup qualification but new African champions Zambia lost their opening game on the road to Brazil. There was also a setback for Morocco, whose coach Eric Gerets' job is now under severe threat after a 1-1 draw away at lowly-ranked Gambia. Drogba and his Chelsea...
08:36 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Libreville, Gabon: Zambia returned to the scene of their worst sporting tragedy to make it a place of unrestrained joy after winning a nerve-racking African Cup of Nations final on Sunday on penalties over tournament favorites Ivory Coast. Stophira Sunzu scored the deciding sudden-death spot-kick after Gervinho missed for the Ivorians, giving Zambia a 8-7 win on penalties after the teams were locked at 0-0 through 120 minutes. Zambia's first...
09:05 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Johannesburg: Zambians wary of electoral fraud flocked to the Internet and social media on Tuesday to expose any irregularities in a closely contested presidential and parliamentary poll. Using text messages, Twitter, Facebook and email, Zambians reported scores of perceived voting glitches and irregular poll practices by early Tuesday afternoon - the first such use of mobile technology in the southern African nation. The election, pitching President Rupiah Banda against long-time...
08:59 AM, Sep 21, 2011
Jerusalem: Israel's central bank chief, Stanley Fischer, is interested in the top job at the International Monetary Fund and has received a number of phone calls in recent days from around the world encouraging him to apply, a person familiar with the banker's thinking told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person said Fischer has not decided whether to pursue the job and has no desire to leave his current...
09:11 AM, May 30, 2011
He said Africa shares with India the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. ...
05:10 PM, Jan 05, 2010
President Rupiah Banda was speaking to journalists at a news conference. ...
08:39 PM, Jun 24, 2009
