Daily Archives: September 23, 2016

Matibini re-elected as Speaker

Dr. Patrick Matibini has been re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the National Assembly. This as Members of Parliament convened today to elect the Speaker, first deputy Speaker and second deputy Speaker. Clerk of the National Assembly Doris Mwiinga who was the returning officer declared Dr Matibini as duly elected Speaker after receiving only one nomination at the close of the ...

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Wenger out to mark milestone

Arsene Wenger celebrates his 20th anniversary as Arsenal manager this weekend against opponents who have caused him more anguish than almost any other team. The Frenchman has won only five of his last 31 meetings against Chelsea and had his last major milestone – his 1 000th match as Arsenal manager – spoilt by a 6-0 thrashing at Stamford Bridge. But ...

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Attack on Yahoo hit 500 million users

Yahoo says hackers stole information from about 500 million users in 2014 in what appears to be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history. The breach included swathes of personal information including names and emails as well as “unencrypted security questions and answers”. It did not include any credit card data, the site said, adding it believed the attack was ...

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PPDAZ welcomes SI to restrict movement of public transport at night

The Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia (PPDAZ) has welcomed the plans to introduce a Statutory Instrument (SI) to restrict the movement of public transport at night. PPDAZ President Josaya Majulu tells QTV News that government should however, go a step further in ensuring that other vehicles will not be used to transport people at night in the absence ...

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Reports claim Brad Pitt is under investigation for child abuse, LAPD denies involvement

Multiple reports early Thursday claimed Brad Pitt is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Child and Family Services for alleged child abuse, but the LAPD told FOX411 they aren’t investigating Pitt. “We are not investigating Brad Pitt for any sort of child abuse,” Officer Jenny Houser told us. “No allegations have come to us within ...

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Economist tips govt over pending IMF bailout

Government has been advised to seriously start considering measures to put in place to cushion the anticipated impact of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package. Economist Isaac Ngoma says government should example ensure the country sustains lower prices of fuel even after the subsidies have been removed. Mr. Ngoma says government can do this by cutting down middlemen in ...

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