African Voice
by Cecil Bello
I have been most disturbed by events in my home country of Zambia. Both Zambian Watchdog and esteemed journalist Gloria Koko have been writing about President Sata’s transition into power. I am not one on the level of a countries President or statesman to know all the inner workings of politics but [...]
President Michael Sata says former Finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane was paid K5.5 billion by the bank of Zambia.
Speaking through his spokespersons, Sata has maintained that Musokotwane was paid two salaries when he was minister of Finance.
Sata said Musokotwane got K5.5 bilion from the bank of Zambia between 2003 and 2008. He said the [...]
The controversial Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has kicked off the battle for control of potentially-critical community radio stations in Zimbabwe by calling for applications to run local services in 14 urban areas.
According to an advert placed in The Sunday Mail – a paper fiercely loyal to President Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party – [...]
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested two sympathizers of former labour Minister Austin Liato who beat up journalists last week at the magistrate court.
Police Spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela says the two have been arrested and charged with assault and malicious damage.
Ms Kanjela says this is because some camera’s journalists were using were damaged [...]
Most recently this journalist had a quick opportunity to sit with ex-president Banda and hear his words about the recent gold scandal involving him, his son James Banda and a Swiss National. Mr. Banda briefly stated that matter was not perceived correctly and that a mix up in paper work in the DEC was the [...]
STATE HOUSE has advised Committee of Citizens executive director Mr Gregory Chifire to put down a formal complaint with the law enforcement agencies over the 15 million South African Rand transaction, which he is linking to a spouse of an unidentified senior military officer.
This is according to a press statement released to the media [...]
By Fred Pleitgen and Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, CNN November 3, 2011 — Updated 1229 GMT (2029 HKT)
El Arish, Egypt (CNN) — “I wanted to build a good future for my family, but I failed,” a weak Issam Abdallah Mohammed said in a videotaped statement.
The refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan was trying [...]
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