Monthly Archives: June 2016

President Lungu counsels newly sworn in Judges

President Edgar Lungu has implored newly sworn-in High Court Judges to exhibit high levels of integrity in their discharge of duties. Speaking today at State house when he swore in nine judges and one state counsel, President Lungu advised the judges to acquaint themselves with literature highlighting the ethics of a judge. He pointed out that people will respect the ...

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Wales out to exploit England’s flaws

Wales forward Gareth Bale is ready to exploit England’s weaknesses in Thursday’s Euro 2016 Group B clash in Lens and stands by his claim that his teammates have more passion. The Real Madrid player will be Wales’ key man as they try to beat England for the first time since 1984 and much of the build-up to the game has ...

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Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification

Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa. The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euro (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday. The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that happened inside the stadium. Meanwhile, groups of Russian fans are ...

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Orlando killer Omar Mateen ‘visited Pulse gay club’

The man behind the worst mass shooting in recent US history visited the gay nightclub where he carried out the massacre several times, witnesses say. Chris Callen, a performer at Pulse in Orlando, Florida, told the New York Daily News that Omar Mateen had visited the venue over the past three years. Investigators are pursuing the reports, according to US ...

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Govt suspends Hippo culling

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has announced the suspension of the hippo culling exercise in the Luangwa Valley with immediate effect. Ministry of Tourism and Arts Public Relations Officer Sakabilo Kalembwe in a statement says this is has been necessitated by events that have come with the culling activity that started in May. Mr Kalembwe says the ...

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FA has ‘serious concern’ over Lille security

The FA has “serious concerns” about security in Lille, where England fans and Russian supporters are set to gather for this week’s Euro 2016 matches, chairman Greg Dyke has said. England fans are due to be in Lille ahead of Thursday’s match against Wales in nearby Lens, while Russia play Slovakia in the city on Wednesday. Prosecutors say 150 Russian ...

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Hip-hop musical dominates Tony awards

Hip-hop musical Hamilton has led the Tony Awards in New York, winning 11 including best musical and lead actor. The hit show about the life of one of America’s founding fathers just fell short of The Producers’ record of 12 statuettes in 2001. For the first time at the ceremony, all four musical acting winners were black, including British star ...

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EAZ sees need to include debt accumulation process in Budgeting Policy

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ)has observed the need to include the debt accumulation process in the Country’s National Planning and Budgeting Policy. EAZ president Crispin Mphuka says his Association has seen the necessity to have caps in the policy in terms of how much debt the Country can accumulate at given economic situation. In an interview with QTV News, Dr. Mphuka ...

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ECZ urged to disqualify Lundazi Independent Evans Ngoma

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been called upon to consider disqualifying Lundazi Central independent parliamentary candidate Evans Ngoma who has withdrawn his earlier resignation from the Patriotic Front. Governance Activist Isaac Mwanza says unlike Councilors who stand as Independents while belonging to political parties of their choice, Article 51 (a) of the Constitution requires that candidates who stand ...

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