Monthly Archives: August 2017

Real draw Dortmund, Spurs in UCL

Holders Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League group stage while five-time winners Barcelona were drawn with last season’s runners-up Juventus on Thursday. Zinedine Zidane’s side are chasing a third successive European title and fourth in five seasons after demolishing Italian champions Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff in June. The record 12-time European champions also ...

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Lusaka woman sets own daughter on fire

Police in Lusaka have arrested a 29 year old woman for allegedly setting on fire her 12 years old biological daughter using Kerosene. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified the woman as Prudence Phiri of unmarked house number in Lusaka’s Old Kanyama Compound. Ms Katongo says the suspect was apprehended by concerned members of the public who later surrendered her ...

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Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption

A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea’s former president. The case has gripped the public amid growing anger against South Korea’s biggest companies, known as chaebols. Mr Lee, who denied all ...

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ZCTU accuses Govt of imposing wage freeze

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has charged that the move by government to abandon the negotiation process for improved conditions of service for public service workers is an indirect imposition of a wage freeze. ZCTU President Chishimba Nkole has accused the government of playing hide and seek in the negotiation process. Mr Nkole says the silence by government ...

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CiSCA urges stakeholders not to relax on dialogue

Civil Society Constitutional Agenda (CiSCA) Chairperson Bishop John Mambo has observed that if stakeholders who have been advocating for national dialogue continue to relax, the political tension in the country will not be diffused. Bishop Mambo says stakeholders should not relax simply because UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema is out of prison, but that they should continue with the spirit of ...

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Now Police allow HH thanksgiving prayers to be held

City of Refuge Ministries Overseer Pastor Kangwa Chileshe says police have now allowed him to hold a thanksgiving ceremony on the day of his choice. This follows the move by police yesterday to block the thanksgiving prayers at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema following his release from prison. Pastor Chileshe has told QTV News ...

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Police block HH thanksgiving prayers

Police in Lusaka have blocked conveners of the thanksgiving prayers on the release of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema from holding their prayer service. Police sealed-off the Cathedral of the Holy Cross where the thanksgiving prayers were scheduled to take place. And when contacted for a comment, Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri told QTV News via telephone that the conveners ...

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A Cool Minute With Drake’s Dad Dennis Graham

By Darryl Love (AllHipHop Features) One upon a time, Drake’s father was hidden to the people; not any more. Dennis Graham, a musician from Mississippi, has emerged on front street in many ways to provide the proverbial yang to Drizzy’s Canadian mom’s ying. His new song “Kinda Crazy” is a smooth R&B jam that harkens to an era where singers ...

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Robert Downey Jr warns fans about online ‘scam artists’

Robert Downey Jr has warned fans not to fall for “scam artists” who claim to be him on social media and ask for money. The actor wrote on Facebook that “one or more scam artists have taken to impersonating me online and asking some of you via private message or chat for ‘donations’ for various ’causes'”. The Iron Man star ...

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