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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday Long before independence, we knew a lot about donkeys and nothing about horses. We got to know about a sport called polo during the Olympics on…
Lusaka City Market is on Fire
Unknown people have set fire to Lusaka’s City Market. The fire started around 04:30 Hours and was still spreading by 06:30 and Marketeers watched helplessly as the market was burning.
FARC leader being treated for stroke, say doctors jo
BOGOTA. – The leader of Colombia’s FARC rebel group, Rodrigo Londono, has suffered a stroke and been admitted to hospital in “satisfactory” condition, doctors at the clinic said on Sunday.
UK opposition leader calls for probe into “SAS killings”
LONDON. – Britain’s Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has called for an immediate investigation into claims by British media about unlawful killings by British special forces in Afghanistan.
Angola invites 3,000 observers for August 23 general elections
LUANDA. – Angola’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) says it is expecting 3,000 national and international election observers in the country during the August 23 general elections.
Africa to launch single air transport market in 2018: AU official
ADDIS ABABA. — An African single air transport market will be launched in January 2018 with 40 plus countries expected to be signatories by then. So far 20 African countries out…
Egypt to host Gulf nations in dispute with Qatar
DOHA. – Egypt says it will host a meeting of Arab nations that have cut off ties to Qatar. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid says foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt,…
Zambia police warns UPND against holding bush meetings
LUSAKA. – The Zambia Police Service has warned of stern action against United Party for National Development (UPND) members if they continue with their newly-adopted political strategy of holding meetings…
Saudi king distressed by overpraise, orders writer to be suspended
RIYADH. – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported on Sunday.
Chinese president says relations with Russia at “best time in history”
BEIJING. – Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated yesterday that China-Russia relations are at their ‘best time in history,’ saying the two nations are each other’s most trustworthy strategic partners.