Daily Archives: August 26, 2016

Tutwa Ngulube ready to develop Kabwe

Newly elected Patriotic Front Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube says he is ready to develop Kabwe. He says he will ensure that he delivers according to the promises he made to the people of Kabwe central. Mr. Ngulube says he will ensure that he continues with the developmental projects started by his predecessor. He states that he will ...

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Top leagues get four spots from 2018

Uefa announced significant changes to the Champions League on Friday with the top four European leagues each guaranteed four places in the group stage from the 2018/19 season. Under the present system, the top three leagues — currently Spain, Germany and England — have three places each while their fourth-placed teams must play off over two legs for a place ...

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Constitutional Court dismisses application

  The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by Constitutional Court Registrar Kelvin Limbani that there is no space to keep election materials following the request made to the court by the UPND to have all presidential election materials used in the just ended elections in the custody of the court. Constitutional Court Judge Annie Sitali ruled that the affidavit ...

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Brooklyn Beckham plays the doting big brother with sister Harper

The little girl high-fived her older brother[Matrix] He may be the coolest dad in history but David luckily has his eldest son to keep the rest of the Beckham clan under wraps. As the oldest of the Beckham children, Brooklyn has the responsibility of keeping his brothers and sister entertained. The 17 year old was spotted high-fiving his little sister ...

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Ex Govt workers appeals to Lungu for terminal benefits

The Former Government Employees Association of Zambia has appealed to President-elect Edgar Lungu to help them get their terminal benefits. The former employees who this morning staged a peaceful protest at Cabinet Office complained that they have been neglected for the past 19 years. Association President Elijah Sakala says they would appreciate anything that government can afford to pay them. ...

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Truck laden with cotton burns to ashes

A Lusaka bound container truck laden with cotton this morning burst into flames on the Great North road in Chibombo district. Chibombo District Commissioner Barnabas Musopelo told ZANIS that the accident happened between Mukalashi and John Chinena area in the district. Mr. Musopelo said the fire is suspected to have been caused by overheating. He explained that the fire fighters, ...

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France burkini: Highest court suspends ban

France’s highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body “burkini” swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast. The ban in Villeneuve-Loubet “seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms”, it found, including freedom of belief. The ruling could set a precedent for up to 30 other towns that imposed bans on their beaches, chiefly on the ...

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UPND pledges cooperation with ICC

The opposition UPND says it’s ready to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and provide countless witness testimonies,photos and video evidence of the PF’s involvement in crimes against humanity. This follows the move by lawyers Lewis Nathan Advocates to write to the ICC accusing UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, his vice president Geoffrey Mwamba and UPND members of committing ...

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Fashion designer Rykiel dies at 86

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel has died at the age of 86. Rykiel, nicknamed the Queen of Knitwear, had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for some time before her death on Thursday. Nathalie Rykiel, managing and artistic director of the Sonia Rykiel fashion label, said: “My mother died at 05:00 this morning at her home in Paris from the effects ...

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Guardiola’s Man City to meet Barcelona

Manchester City will meet Scottish champions Celtic and manager Pep Guardiola’s former club Barcelona in the Champions League group stage. German side Borussia Monchengladbach will be the other team in Group C. Premier League champions Leicester will play Porto, Club Brugge and FC Copenhagen in their debut campaign. Arsenal have been drawn alongside Paris St-Germain, Basel and Ludogorets, with Tottenham ...

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