Daily Archives: September 24, 2017

Liverpool back on track

Philippe Coutinho marked his first Premier League start of the season with a superb goal as Liverpool returned to winning ways by edging Leicester City 3-2 on Saturday. Coutinho submitted a transfer request on the eve of the season, only for Liverpool to block his move to Barcelona, and he began the atonement process with a glorious 23rd-minute free-kick. Further ...

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Six injured in east London ‘acid attack’

Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack. Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an “altercation” between two groups of males where a noxious substance was thrown. Ambulance crews treated six males at the scene for their injuries, and three of them were taken to hospital. A ...

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PAC backs suggestion for a tribunal on fire trucks tender

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda has backed the suggestion for a tribunal to be constituted to probe allegations of corruption in the procurement of the 42 fire trucks at a total cost of US$42 million. Mr. Banda says to continue commenting on this matter will not help the nation in anyway and thus the need for the ...

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Expenditure of US$42m on fire trucks indication of financial mismanagement in public sector – Kafwanka

Business & Financial Analyst Blessings Kafwanka says the procurement of the 42 fire trucks at an exorbitant cost of $42 million is an indication of financial mismanagement and inherent weaknesses that exist in the procurement process in most government ministries and State owned enterprises. Mr. Kafwanka tells QTV News that the company that was engaged to supply the fire trucks ...

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