Daily Archives: October 8, 2018

Rule of law has broken down in Zambia – Changala

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala charged that the level of Police brutality in the country is a sign that the rule of law has broken down. Mr. Changala says Police officers have now become superior to the Republican Constitution. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Changala says what has put the Country in such a chaotic situation is the ...

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Sundowns, Wits share the spoils

Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits shared the spoils as their Absa Premiership match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium finished 1-1 on Sunday. Wits started the better of the twos and nearly took the lead in the second minute when Terrence Dzvukamanja met a right-sided free-kick from Keegan Ritchie, but his ten-yard header rattled the woodwork. Next decent opening only came ...

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Chelsea join Man City and Liverpool at Premier League summit

Chelsea joined Manchester City and Liverpool at the Premier League summit on Sunday as Riyad Mahrez blazed a late penalty over the bar when presented with a golden chance to end his team’s Anfield hoodoo. Arsenal, who lost their first two games of the season, are right back in the title hunt after a 5-1 stroll against Fulham while Chelsea ...

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Tina Turner: ‘Ike took me to sex show on wedding night’

Legendary American singer Tina Turner has described how she was forced to watch a live sex show on the night she married blues musician Ike Turner. She told the Mail on Sunday the “experience was so disturbing… I suppressed it, scratched it out”. Tina was 22 when she married Ike, and they went on to become a famous husband-and-wife R&B ...

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Meng Hongwei: China confirms detention of Interpol chief

China has confirmed it is holding the missing head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei. Beijing said he was under investigation by the country’s anti-corruption body for unspecified breaches of the law. Mr Meng, also a vice-minister of public security in China, was reported missing after travelling from the city of Lyon in France, where Interpol is based, to China on 25 ...

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MPs to blame for lack of development in their constituencies

National Restoration Party (NAREP) Lusaka Province Chairman Allan Sakala has blamed members of parliament from Lusaka Province for the under-developed at local level. Mr. Sakala says mps from Lusaka Province lack the political to fulfill their campaign promises to the people of the in their respective constituencies. According to Mr. Sakala the people of Lusaka will continue to languish in ...

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DR Congo oil tanker collision leaves at least 50 dead

At least 50 people have died after an oil tanker collided with a car on a major road in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The incident occurred near the city of Kisantu, between the capital Kinshasa and the port of Matadi. One hundred people suffered second-degree burns, Atou Matabuana, the governor of Kongo Central region said. “The ...

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ZYAFAC welcomes Tukombe’s suspension

Zambia Youths Association in the Fight against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has commended President Edgar Lungu for suspending Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Henry Tukombe to pave way for investigation into the alleged miss use of donor funds. ZYAFAC Executive Director Maurice Malambo the suspension of Mr. Tukombe was not done out of inductiveness. Mr. Malambo says the move shows that president ...

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Brazil election: Far-right Jair Bolsonaro wins first round

The far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. He will face the left-wing Workers’ Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, in the second round on 28 October after he failed to win the 50% of valid votes needed to win outright. With almost all the votes counted, Mr Bolsonaro had 46% and Mr Haddad 29%. Opinion ...

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Prosecute looters of donor funds- Kayula

The National Union for Small-Scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) has asked government to bring social cash transfer looters to book. Last month state house disclosed that Zambia refunded the £2.7 million to the British government which was meant for beneficiaries under the social cash transfer programme after the department for international development had requested for a refund following revelations of ...

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