Daily Archives: January 12, 2015

HH presents constitution roadmap

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has unveiled a six point proposed roadmap for the enactment of the new constitution before the 2016 general elections. Mr Hichilema in a statement issued today says this is to demonstrate the UPND’s commitment to the promise made to the Zambian people to deliver a new constitution. He says he will ...

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Zambia court Bundesliga club for friendly

Zambia are believed to be courting a Bundesliga side for a friendly in Pretoria before heading to the 2015 AFCON. Zambia are winding down their three-week pre-2015 Africa Cup training camp in South Africa that began on December 26. “The team is looking forward to playing a practice match on Monday, we are likely to play a German team, but ...

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Shooting At Chris Brown’s San Jose Concert Leaves Five Injured

At least five people were shot during a Chris Brown show in San Jose, California’s Fiesta nightclub Sunday (January 11) at approximately 1:20a.m. The singer was performing “Loyal” when a fight reportedly broke out in the crowd. “Oh, them n—-s is getting it in over there,” Brown said as he saw the scuffle. Then shots rang out. San Jose Mercury ...

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AirAsia QZ8501: Divers recover ‘black box’ flight recorder

Indonesian divers have retrieved the flight data recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say officials. The head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo, said teams were still looking for the second device, its cockpit voice recorder. AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappeared in bad weather on 28 December with 162 people on board. The aircraft, which was flying from Surabaya ...

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Paris attacks: Hollande to hold security meeting

French President Francois Hollande is due to chair a crisis meeting with cabinet ministers on national security after last week’s deadly attacks. The meeting comes amid questions over how militants known to the authorities were able to launch the raids in Paris. The assault on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and separate attacks on police officers and a ...

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Southampton stun Man United

Southampton ended Manchester United’s 10-match unbeaten run on Sunday with a 1-0 victory that dislodged Louis van Gaal’s side from third place in the Premier League. Dusan Tadic clinched Southampton’s first win at Old Trafford in 27 years in the 69th minute to strengthen the south-coast team’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time. Five minutes ...

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Burkinabes smash Swazis in warm-up

Burkina Faso smashed Swaziland 5-1 in an international friendly as they prepare for the Afcon. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finalists recovered from conceding an early goal to win in Nelspruit on Saturday. Nthunzi Mkhonto jolted the Burkinabes into action after scoring in the first seven minutes. But it took all of three minutes for the losing finalists of ...

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Kaunda happy with SA draw

Zambia’s national under-17 team coach Chris Kaunda has said he is satisfied with Saturday’s home draw with Amajimbo South Africa in their junior international friendly. Junior Chipolopolo rallied from one-down to finish 1-1 with their South African counterparts at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. The friendly was part of both sides’ preparations ahead of their participation in next month’s 2015 Caf ...

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