Daily Archives: January 30, 2018

Chelsea skipper Cahill backs Conte

Chelsea captain Gary Cahill has insisted that he and his fellow players have “no idea” about Antonio Conte’s future at the Premier League champions as they prepare to take on Bournemouth on Wednesday. The Italian led the Blues to last season’s league title in his first season in charge, but he has been surrounded by speculation since the summer, with ...

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Nelly lawsuit: US papers detail alleged sex assault in Essex

Rapper Nelly sexually assaulted a fan after an Essex gig then threatened “I will find you”, a US lawsuit claims. The unnamed woman is said to have been forced into a sex act in Southend last month, according to a separate rape allegation filed in the US. The papers cite the alleged incident, and another in London in 2016, as ...

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Russia ‘will target US mid-term elections’ says CIA chief

The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year. Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US. He also said North Korea may have the ability to strike the US with nuclear missiles “in a handful of months”. The ...

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Govt challenged over Cholera donated funds

Governance Activist David Kapoma has called on government to tell the nation how much money it has received through donations towards containing the Cholera outbreak. Mr. Kapoma says for the sake of transparency, it is imperative that the government tells the nation how much it has received, how much has been used so far and how much is remaining. He ...

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Police warn vandals of newly installed water facilities

The Zambia Police Service has warned people vandalizing water tanks installed in communities by government to supply clean water in the wake of the outbreak of cholera of stern action. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says they have started receiving reports of vandalism of the water facilities. Ms Katongo says the Police Command has since instructed all Police Officers to extend ...

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CSPR urges govt to start preparing for 2018/2019 farming season

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has advised the government to ensure it starts preparing for the 2018/2019 farming season early to avoiding some of the challenges encountered during this farming season. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano recommends that as a way of allowing farmers to prepare well for the next farming season, it is imperative that activation of ...

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Social media regulation to suffocate freedom of expression – ZCSD

The Zambia council for social development (ZCSD) says transport and communications minister Brian Mushimba’s intention to take to parliament bills aimed at regulating social media, is a choke on freedom of expression. The three bills that will be taken to parliament are the Data Protection Bill, Cyber Security Bill and the E-commerce Bill. But ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape has ...

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