Daily Archives: December 11, 2018

Pep Guardiola: Man City boss says ‘racism is everywhere’

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says “racism is everywhere” following the alleged racial abuse of his forward Raheem Sterling in a game at Chelsea. A police investigation is under way into an incident involving Sterling during City’s 2-0 Premier League loss at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. “Racism is everywhere, it’s not just in football,” said Guardiola on Tuesday. “We have ...

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Brexit: Theresa May meeting EU leaders in bid to rescue deal

Theresa May is holding talks with European leaders and EU officials aimed at rescuing her Brexit deal. She has met Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel after postponing a Commons vote on the deal. The UK PM has said she needs assurances about the Northern Ireland border plan to get backing from MPs, many of whom want ...

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Education attainment in Zambia low compared to other countries- MoGE

A survey conducted in nine countries by Ministry of General Education with support from World Bank has revealed that education attainment in Zambia is low compared to other countries. The Zambia Programme for International Students Assessment for Development (pisa-d) report has also revealed that only 5 percent of learners in Zambia achieve the minimum level of proficiency in reading and 2 ...

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EAZ concerned with plans by mines to cut jobs

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says it regrets plans by mining companies to cut down labour and capital injections. In a statement issued to Q-News, the EAZ Board has expressed concern over the statement issued by the chamber of mines warning that the new mine tax regime proposed by government could lead to more than 21,000 job losses and ...

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Over 5,000 girls impregnated in last four months in Chipata

More than Five Thousand girls have been impregnated in the third quarter of 2018 in Chipata district alone in eastern province. Chipata District Commissioner Kalunga Zulu has disclosed that the pregnancies where recorded from girls below the age of 20 years old. He says some of the girls are in schools while the others are out of school. Zanis reports ...

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