Daily Archives: August 23, 2015

Wiz Khalifa shares a clip of himself being ‘slammed and cuffed’ by police at LAX airport

Wiz Khalifa has shared a clip of himself being “slammed and cuffed” by police at LAX airport. The See You Again singer was reportedly handcuffed after he refused to give up his hoverboard on Saturday, TMZ have reported. The rapper – real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz – took to social media last night to express his feelings over the incident. Including a ...

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Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title

Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest miracle of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title. The controversial Gatlin came into the final on a 28-race unbeaten run and apparently relishing his role as the sport’s bad guy. But at the same Bird’s Nest ...

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Philippines: Typhoon Goni leaves trail of destruction

Ten people have been killed as Typhoon Goni dumped torrential rain in the northern Philippines, triggering landslides and floods, officials say. Several were killed when houses were submerged under rocks and mud. Others are reported missing in flooded areas. Thousands of people have been evacuated to higher ground and some domestic flights were cancelled. At one point, Typhoon Goni was ...

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Pedro scores, Terry sent off

Pedro Rodriguez produced a goal and an assist on his debut as Chelsea survived the dismissal of captain John Terry to prevail 3-2 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. A £21.2 million signing from Barcelona earlier this week, reportedly snatched from beneath Manchester United’s noses, Pedro scored and set up Diego Costa as Jose Mourinho’s side went 2-0 up. Having ...

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Nkana back to winning ways

Nkana beat Green Eagles 2-0 at home in Kitwe to recover from last weekend’s bashing at the hands of defending champions Zesco United. Saturday’s win came seven days after Nkana were flattened 5-3 away by Zesco who rallied from two-one-down to stun the 12-time champions. Meanwhile, Eagles almost took the lead via a own goal in the second minute when ...

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Zesco open seven point lead

Zesco United stretched their lead at the summit of the Faz Super League table from four to seven points after a 2-0 away win over Red Arrows at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. The win kept Zesco on course to retaining the Super League title with just nine matches left following their Week 21 victory over Arrows. Saturday’s result also saw ...

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Shamenda asks employers to comply with Labour Laws

Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda has warned employers in the country to comply with the labour laws. And Mr. Shamenda says the case of the Post Newspaper’s alleged failure to pay workers for over four months is before the Labour Commissioner saying it has not yet been brought to his attention. Mr. Shamenda says he can only intervene ...

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About 600 people in Kitwe join UPND

About 600 people from Kitwe have joined the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND). The defections included members of the ruling Patriotic Front, opposition Forum for Democracy and Development and Kitwe Noah Buses and Tax Drivers Association. The defectors made their decisions to join the UPND when opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, his Vice Geoffrey Mwamba and former Movement for ...

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People in Shiwang’andu complain against Chinese contractor working on Matumbo – Chama rd

Some people in Shiwang’andu District in Muchinga Province have called on the government to help them get about K300, 000 as compensation from the Chinese Construction Company working on the Matumbo – Chama road. About 25 families have complained to QFM News that their houses and other buildings were destroyed and some developed big cracks during the construction of the ...

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Nthewewe tips President Lungu

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) President Andrew Nthewewe has advised President Edgar Lungu to be proactive in developing the nation considering that his performance will be assessed on a one year six months term as opposed to a full five year term. Mr. Nthewewe says it is not possible for President Lungu to achieve the best results in a one ...

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