Daily Archives: September 7, 2016

New Bridget film gets warm reception

Bridget Jones’s Baby, says the Mirror’s David Edwards, is “a laughathon” that fans should “watch at all costs”. Renee Zellweger plays Helen Fielding’s perennial singleton for the third time in the film, which this time sees its scatty heroine become pregnant. Zellweger joined co-stars Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey at Monday’s launch. The pair play romantic partners of Zellweger’s character, ...

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Ivorians ‘lucky’ to qualify for Afcon

Sierra Leone captain Umaru Bangura feels his side could have eliminated Ivory Coast from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and has questioned their chances of defending their title. The Leone Stars drew 1-1 with Ivory Coast on Saturday and would have reached the Gabon finals with a win. “We could have knocked them out in Bouake, they were so ...

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Syrian forces ‘drop chlorine’ on Aleppo

Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people. Volunteer emergency workers say people suffered breathing difficulties after an attack on the Sukari area. The reports could not be independently verified. AUN-led investigation in August found the government had used chlorine on at least two occasions. The ...

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ConCourt has put Zambia on a test – Wina

Freedom Fighter Sikota Wina says the presidential election petition dismissed by the Constitutional Court had put Zambians on the test of maturity and calmness. Mr. Wina, who is also United Freedom Fighters of Zambia Chairperson, has told QTV News that it is gratifying that Zambians have passed that test of maturity and calmness. He says, as a Freedom Fighter, he ...

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August post election was comedy- Chipenzi

Electoral expert McDonald Chipenzi has described the entire post election period as an electoral comedy. Mr. Chipenzi says the Constitutional Court’s shifting of positions on the presidential petition before finally dismissing it, amounts to a comedy of errors and an assault on democracy and electoral justice in Zambia. He says Zambia has lost an opportunity to dispense electoral justice and ...

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Ng’oma advises UPND against irrational decisions

Political analyst Dr. Alex Ng’oma has strongly advised the UPND Leadership against making irrational decisions that may further heighten the tension in the country, following the dismissal of the presidential petition by Constitutional Court. Dr. Ng’oma says the decision by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to take the dismissal of his petition to the Lusaka High Court for interpretation of the ...

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VJ demands resignation of ConCourt judges

Veteran Politician Vernon Mwaanga has described the decision by the Constitutional court not to hear the presidential election petition filed by the UPND as a constitutional coup. Dr. Mwaanga has since demanded that the judges resign on moral grounds for gross misconduct He says the judges have proved to the Zambian people and the world at large that they do ...

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