The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes -SACCORD- has welcomed the gun amnesty, offered to the public by the police. This follows the recent political violence in the country characterised by use of firearms, which SACCORD says intimidates and traumatises citizens. SACCORD Executive Director, BONIFACE CHEEMBE says the increase in the circulation…
(BBC)A former tour manager for US R&B singer R. Kelly has testified that he bribed a government worker in 1994 to obtain a fake ID for then 15-year-old Aaliyah – so the singers could marry. Demetrius Smith said he paid $500 (£367) for an ID used by Mr Kelly, then 27, to wed Aaliyah, who…
(BBC) Ethiopia says it plans to develop its own social media platforms after accusing global companies like Facebook of acting against the interests of the country. The director of the government’s Information Network Security Agency, Shumete Gizaw, told local media that Facebook and Twitter had become instruments for political forces. He criticised the fact that…
(BBC) The UK prime minister is expected to ask US President Joe Biden to keep American forces in Afghanistan beyond 31 August in order to allow evacuation flights to continue. Boris Johnson will make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders from the G7 countries on Tuesday. Many thousands of people are crowded…
By Hannock Kasama: Vice President Elect Mutale Nalumango is optimistic that the United Party for National Development -UPND- government will fulfill the aspirations of Zambians. Mrs. Nalumango says her government will prioritise the agriculture sector to ensure food security in the country. She also expressed confidence that the UPND will implement people driven constitutional reforms.…
Elias Chushi Kalulushi ~ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 By Brightwell Chabusha A 69-year-old cyclist has died after crushing into a borrow pit when he failed to negotiate a curve at 7 shaft in Kalulushi District. According to Copperbelt Police Commissioner Elias Chushi, the deceased identified as Mwewa Kamema, while riding a bicycle, failed to negotiate…
IBA Mapoma Lusaka ~ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 By Brightwell Chabusha INDEPENDENT Broadcasting Authority (IBA) director general Josephine Mapoma has refuted claims that UPND directed the authority to issue Prime TV a broadcasting licence. In a statement, Sunday, Ms Mapoma said there was nothing irregular about the authority awarding Prime Television a licence, insisting that…
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