At least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the South African township of Soweto, police say. Police said gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning and started firing randomly at a group of young people. They then fled the scene in a white minibus. No […]
A court in Barcelona has authorised an autopsy to be carried out on the body of the former Angolan president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos. He died in the Spanish city on Friday, where he had gone for medical treatment. The autopsy was requested by the late president’s daughter, Tchize dos Santos. She has spoken of […]
Seven children are reported to have been killed by an improvised bomb explosion in Togo. Witnesses said they were woken by a loud blast late on Saturday in the Savanes region in the north of the country. “An investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances of this explosion and identify the perpetrators,” the army is […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALENorth Western Province Provincial Education Standards Officer (PESO) Joseph Malichi has called on the school administrators in Mushindamo district to always implement Government education policies. Speaking during Head Teachers and their Deputies capacity building workshop, Mr Malichi said school Heads are expected to implement Government policies at school level. Mr Malichi said government […]
Dear Editor I write to say the former first lady madam Esther Lungu can own those 15 flats and even more. And the Joint Investigative Team (JIT) of DEC, ACC and Police are not saying the former first lady cannot own the houses. What the JIC are trying to do is to actually clean her […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBEPolice in Kitwe have shot dead one criminal who was involved in the theft incident that occurred at Mobile City last week. Copperbelt Police Acting Commanding Officer Sharon Zulu said the police followed up the breaking at Mobile City in Kitwe and visited the scene and discovered that the CCTV Drive at Mobile […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBEThree people have died after their allegedly consumed Gold Blend whisky and Nikolai Vodka in Mumbwa and Mwansabombwe. And police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of three people. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Pali Mabika 53, of Nalusanga Village in Mumbwa District reported that his niece Mwelwa Musa 14 of Lubemba Village […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBABrave Nchanga Rangers Football Club has handed a new two year contract extension to Robert Tembo, in a mark of confidence by the Club’s ExCo. Club Vice President Shapi Shachinda said Tembo lifted the mood at Nchanga Stadium, after the Club spent three seasons playing in the Eden University FAZ National Division One […]
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, say local media. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in the southern city of Nara on Friday morning. He immediately collapsed and was rushed to the nearest hospital. Pictures taken […]
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini have both been found not guilty following their fraud trial. The pair stood trial over a payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by Blatter to Platini in 2011. Both men had denied wrongdoing and said the transfer was belated payment for Platini’s advisory work for […]
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