Daily Archives: June 27, 2017

Police nab suspect in viral stripping video

Police have arrested the key suspect in the video that has gone viral of a woman being beaten and stripped naked on suspicious of having an affair with a married man. The incident is reported to have happened on 18th June, 2017 in Makeni Villa after the accused person suspected the victim to having an intimate relationship with her husband. ...

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ZESCO spends US$1.1 million to repair damaged pylons

ZESCO has restored power to all areas affected by the vandalism of the two pylons in Kafue on Friday last week. ZESCO Spokesperson Henry Kapata told Q-news that power was restored to all the affected areas at 14:00 hours today. Mr. Kapata has explained that the act of vandalism affected electricity supply to Lusaka West, Kafue West and Mumbwa areas. ...

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Johnny Depp may face perjury charges, Australia’s deputy PM warns

Australia’s deputy prime minister has threatened US actor Johnny Depp with perjury charges in a new instalment of the “war on terrier”. The Pirates of the Caribbean star and then-wife Amber Heard failed to declare their dogs to Australian customs after arriving by private jet in 2015. Ms Heard escaped conviction and the pair released an unusual apology video. But ...

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Google hit with record EU fine over Shopping service

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The amount is the regulator’s largest penalty to date against a company accused of distorting the market. The ruling also orders Google to end its anti-competitive ...

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Transformation ZAWA yielding positive results-Banda

Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda says the transformation of the Zambia Wildlife Authority into the Department of National Parks and Wildlife has started yielding positive results including the improvement in revenue collection. Mr Banda has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that as at December 2016, revenue from non consumptive tourism activities in the national parks amounted to seventy ...

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Global ransomware attack causes chaos

Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP is among those to say its IT systems have been disrupted as a consequence. Ukrainian firms, including the state power company and Kiev’s main airport were among the first to report issues. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has also had ...

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LIUTEBM gives TEVETA DG two days to retract his statement

Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) Vice Chancellor Patrick Kalifungwa has given TEVETA Director General David Chakonta two days to retract his statement on the de-registration of the university or face legal action. Professor Kalifungwa says the university is registered to offer academic degrees under the Ministry of Higher Education and regulated by the Higher Education ...

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Economic prospects brightening-Mutati

Speaking during a media briefing, Mr. Mutati however, stated that the country is still grappling with debt sustainability. He says beyond major tax revenues, and non tax revenues that augment the Zambia Revenue Authority’s efforts, the county still has had draw backs in the implementation of fiscal devices and resource mobilization. He however, says that the ministry is coming up ...

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Chile out to curb goal-king Ronaldo

Copa America champions Chile will try to curb Portugal’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday’s Confederations Cup semifinal with the goal-ace in rich form despite the tax storm brewing in Spain.The 32-year-old converted a penalty in Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing of New Zealand to claim his 75th international goal. The Real Madrid forward has now scored 16 times in his last 10 ...

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