Daily Archives: June 30, 2016

Police investigating sexual abuse of a woman

Police have launched investigations into the brutal assault and sexual abuse of a woman by some seemingly drunken men in a video that has gone viral on social media. Police Acting Spokesperson Ray Hamoonga has told QTV says appropriate action will be taken against the men involved in the brutal beating. Mr. Hamoonga says Police have so far located the ...

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UNZA staff threatens to go on go slow

Three University of Zambia staff Unions have given UNZA management and Government up to midnight tonight to pay their members their June salaries failure to which they will go on go slow to. This was resolved during a joint meeting held today by the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU), the University of Zambia Professional Staff Union (UNZAPROSU) ...

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Political Parties not doing enough in sensitizing people on referendum – OYV

Operation Young Vote (OYV) has expressed concern that political parties taking part in the August elections are not doing enough to sensitize the electorate on the referendum on the Bill of Rights. OYV Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says the approach political parties have taken in their campaign is as if the referendum will not be held alongside the August elections. ...

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TALC wants more allocation to health sector

The Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC) has noted with concern that the budgetary allocation to the health sector has been reducing under the Patriotic Front Government. TALC Executive Director Felix Mwanza says this is the reason why the country has been experiencing drugs stock outs in health institutions. Mr Mwanza says in order to avoid drugs stock outs; there ...

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Neymar close to new five-year deal

Neymar is close to signing a three-year contract extension with Barcelona that will tie the Brazil captain to the La Liga champions until June 2021, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu announced on Thursday. The 24-year-old forward is a reported target of top European clubs and his current deal expires in June 2018. El Mundo Deportivo reported on Thursday that Manchester ...

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CR7 v Lewa kicks off Euro quarters

The Euro 2016 quarterfinals start on Thursday with Cristiano Ronaldo seeking a new step towards his first international title when Portugal take on Poland in Marseille. In the battle of Europe’s top strikers, Poland will be counting on Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski to deaden the Ronaldo threat by scoring his first goal in the tournament. The match starts four days ...

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Taliban attack on Afghanistan police cadets near Kabul kills dozens

Taliban bombers have attacked an Afghan police convoy outside the capital Kabul, killing at least 30 people and wounding 50 others, officials say. Two bombs hit a convoy of buses carrying graduates from a ceremony on the city’s western outskirts. Paghman District Governor Musa Khan told the BBC that all but two of the dead were police cadets. The bombing ...

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Michael Gove and Theresa May head five-way Conservative race

Justice Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Theresa May lead a five-way race to be the next Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister. Mr Gove was a surprise addition to the race, having been expected to back Boris Johnson, who shocked the political world by ruling himself out. Minister Andrea Leadsom, MP Liam Fox and Work and Pensions Secretary ...

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