Monthly Archives: January 2018

Salah named Arab player of the year

Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah was named Arab Player of the Year for 2017 on Monday in a poll of around 100 sports journalists from several Arab countries. Salah, 25, has been an instant success at Liverpool since joining from AS Roma, scoring 17 goals in the Premier League already and 23 in all competitions. He also helped Egypt ...

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Brazil prison: At least nine killed in new year riot

Police in Brazil say at least nine prisoners have been killed in a riot at a jail in the central state of Goias. The authorities say the riot began when a group of armed inmates invaded a wing controlled by a rival gang. One of the victims was decapitated. After a shootout, more than 100 members of both factions escaped. ...

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United lift Mou, Liverpool leave it late

Manchester United put a smile back on Jose Mourinho’s face as fine goals from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard sealed a 2-0 win over Everton, while Liverpool left it late to snatch a 2-1 victory at Burnley on Monday. Martial started in the absence of the injured Romelu Lukaku and the United forward broke the deadlock in the 57th minute ...

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South Korea proposes high-level talks with North on Olympics

South Korea has offered high level talks with North Korea on 9 January to discuss its possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. It comes after the North’s leader Kim Jong-un said he was considering sending a team to Pyeongchang in South Korea for the Games in February. He said the two sides should “urgently meet to discuss the ...

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E-voucher system a disaster – Mapani

The opposition UPND says there is need to re-visit the manner in which the e-voucher registration is handled. And the party says Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya must be ashamed for claiming that the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) being implemented under the E-Voucher system is progressing well and has so far covered a total of 100 districts going beyond the ...

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Jean Kapata must be fired – TPAZ

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) says Lands and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata should be fired for mismanaging Mukula Trees. TPAZ Vice President Charles Masange says Ms Kapata has lamentably failed to manage her ministry and that she must be fired or taken to another ministry. Mr. Masange tells QTV News that the recent exportation of Mukula Tree ...

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Two die, 18 injured in Nakonde road traffic accident

Two people have died while 18 others have sustained injuries in a road accident involving a Higer bus belonging to Miracle Express and a stationery Tanzanian Scania truck. Both the police and Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) have confirmed the development to QTV news that the accident involving a Bus registration number ALK 8885 with 26 passengers driven by ...

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ZAFFICO not aware of any Senior Govt Officials involved in export of Mukula logs

The Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited (ZAFFICO) says it is not aware of any Senior Government Officials or Civil Servants who are involved in the export of Mukula logs in their individual capacity as the mandate to export illegally harvested and confiscated Mukula logs has been given to ZAFFICO. ZAFFICO Board Chairperson Professor Jacob Mwitwa has told QTV ...

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Tayali squeezes Govt over Mukula

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) President Chilufya Tayali has demanded for further explanations from the government with regards the exportation of Mukula tree to China saying the statement by the Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Sturdy Mwale is not satisfying. Mr. Tayali says there are a number of an unanswered questions to satisfy a reasonable mind that, the Mukula Logs ...

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