Had the El Derbi been played last weekend, it would have been a game between the top two teams in the La Liga. But after this weekend, three places and 10 points separate the two teams from the Spanish capital. Real are topping the table with 39 points, while their city rivals Atlético are fourth […]
The runner-up in The Gambia’s presidential election, Ousainou Darboe, has said he plans to challenge the result in which the incumbent, Adama Barrow, won with 53% of the vote. Mr Darboe said his team was collecting evidence and would pursue the matter in court if lawyers decided there was a case. He called on his […]
A Zimbabwe court has dropped charges of inciting violent anti-government protests levelled against journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono. The court said prosecutors had failed to specify how a series of tweets constituted an offence. Mr Chin’ono, who has a large social media following, was arrested in July last year and held for several weeks […]
A Kenyan police officer has shot dead his wife and five other people and then killed himself in Kabete town outside the capital Nairobi. Police constable Benson Imbasi is said to have asked his wife to close her shop and the couple went home where neighbours heard shots being fired in the early hours of […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zamtel Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Mupeta has resigned. Mr Mupeta has separated from the company by mutual agreement with effective December 6th 2021. The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Head Corporate Communication Namakau Mukelabai disclosed the development to the media yesterday. Ms Mukelabai said IDC thanked Mr Mupeta for his work that has […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA President Hakainde Hichilema has arrived in Malawi for a day’s working visit to engage his counterpart Lazarous Chakwera. And State House Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the President Hichilema’s trip is aimed at building and consolidating existing Bilateral Relations with Malawi. Mr Bwalya said the relations is key as they open up and […]
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on a project aiming to restore at least 10 thousand hectares of land through the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) technique in Mazabuka District. WWF Chief Conservation Officer Isabel Mukelabai says through effective land restoration, the project would impact positively on sustainable food production, timber production and […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda has engaged labour and Social Security minister Brenda Tambatamba to find a solution to the debt that the three public media institutions owe the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA). The media houses are Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Times of Zambia and Zambia Daily Mail. Ms […]
By Staff Writer Government has said the country can save about $264 million per annum from waste inherited in expenditure if the country was to become digitally fit with an integrated financial system. Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati said the key driver to this digital fitness would be to have a common electronic identity […]
By Ireen Mulenga Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) Executive director George Chimenbe has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for his continued travel with a lean delegation. Mr Chimembe said that this is meant to serve public resources that can be channeled to key sectors like Health and Education where is committed to employ more staffs. “The […]
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