Monthly Archives: November 2018

xenophobic attacks targeted at Chinese is politically motivated – Wina

Vice President Inonge Wina says the current xenophobic attacks targeted at Chinese nationals in Zambia are politically motivated. Mrs. Wina says the xenophobic attacks are a result of the public utterances political leaders are making to incite people against the Chinese. Speaking during the Vice President’s Question Time in Parliament, Mrs. Wina alleged that the intention of this incitement is ...

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HH’s arrest over ZAFFICO riots is up to Police – Kampyongo

Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says it up to the Police to decide whether to summon UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema for questioning for allegedly inciting the recent riot in Kitwe by claiming during a live radio program on Sun FM in Ndola that ZAFFICO had been sold to the Chinese. In a ministerial statement, Mr. Kampyongo has told Parliament ...

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‘Ronaldo, Messi still best but won’t win Ballon d’Or’

Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe told AFP on Thursday that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi remain football’s greatest players but that his own World Cup heroics could help crown him as the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner. Mbappe, 19, helped France to World Cup victory in Russia as his four goals included one in the 4-2 final victory over Croatia as he ...

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Arsenal progress despite Sporting stalemate, Chelsea ease through

Arsenal booked a place in the Europa League knockout stage and extended their unbeaten run to 15 matches despite a 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, while Olivier Giroud’s first goal of the season sent Chelsea through. Unai Emery’s Gunners were the better side for long periods at the Emirates against a team who have already had three different ...

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Sabrina makers sued by Satanic Temple over statue

The Satanic Temple is suing the makers of TV series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for $50 million (£38m) over a statue. Netflix and Warner Bros allegedly copied the group’s statue of the goat deity Baphomet in the programme. Both production companies have declined to comment on the law suit. Satanic Temple does not worship Satan, but instead seeks “to ...

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Ethiopia police find mass grave of 200 people

Police in Ethiopia say they have discovered a mass grave with 200 bodies near the border between the Somali and Oromia regions of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced over the past year by violence there. Local media reported that the grave was found during a probe into alleged atrocities committed by the former president of ...

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US proposes rule banning asylum for illegal migrants

Illegal migrants entering through the southern US border will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule, the Trump administration has said. Announced by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the ruling would stop asylum for those who breach any presidential restriction on entry. The president can stop migration in the “national interest”, a statement said. Immigration ...

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Discrimination against girls worries Plan International

Plan International Zambia Country Director, Samuel Musyoki has noted with concern that there are still levels of discrimination against girls that have been readmitted in school under the Re-entry policy. Mr. Musyoki has therefore noted the need to engage the communities to make them understand the importance of the re-entry policy in promoting girl childhood education. He has told QTV ...

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PF misusing funds in the name of development- PAC

Opposition People’s Alliance for Change president, Andyford Banda has expressed concern over how public resources are being misappropriated in the name of fostering development. Mr. Banda says this is being done by inflating the cost of projects some of the projects and procurement. He says the construction of the Michael Chilufya Sata Toll Plaza at over US$4 million is an affirmation that ...

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ECZ challenged to investigate electoral malpractice in Mangango

Some stakeholders have urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia to take keen interest in the recent claims by the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) that the ruling Patriotic Front is engaging in electoral malpractice in ahead of the Mangango parliamentary by-election slated for  November 20,2018. Zambia Council for Social Development Acting Executive director Pascal Bwalya says the ECZ ...

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