Day: March 25, 2022

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Zambia on an Anti-corruption Drive

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Zambia’s new government is pursuing an anti-corruption drive after winning elections last year. It is yet to secure any major convictions. The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit (AMLIU) in Lusaka Province has arrested Kwacha Constituency Member of Parliament for money laundering activities involving K10 million and $700,000.00.The former Zambian foreign affairs Minister Joseph Malanja was arrested for owning a hotel and helicopter suspected to have been bought by proceeds of crime. Malanji becomes the second former minister to be arrested in a week after former justice minister Given Lubinda who was charged on Tuesday. “The … Continue reading Zambia on an Anti-corruption Drive

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Human remains and black box from the crashed China Eastern Airlines recovered

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Some human remains and parts of the wreckage of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed into a mountain in Guangxi on Monday have been recovered at the crash site, an official told a press briefing on Wednesday. The wreckage and human remains have been handed over to the investigation team, said Zheng Xi, head of the fire brigade of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, adding that rescuers from the brigade had covered a search area of 46,000 square meters by 7 pm Wednesday. The exterior of the black box from the crashed plane recovered on Wednesday was severely … Continue reading Human remains and black box from the crashed China Eastern Airlines recovered

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Shock as Chinese Man is Bitten by Dead Snake Inside a Snake-wine Jar

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A Chinese father had the shock of his life when a supposedly dead snake inside a jar of snake wine he bought a year ago suddenly bit him. The man from Heilongjiang Province, China, reportedly bought three jars of snake wine, believing that the drink could help cure his son, who has been suffering from a chronic illness. Instead of opening the jars, the father purportedly left them untouched for a year so that they could have “enough medicinal properties.” After the year-long marination, the man claims he decided to finally open the jars and administer the traditional Chinese medicine, … Continue reading Shock as Chinese Man is Bitten by Dead Snake Inside a Snake-wine Jar

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Robert Mugabe Jr Attends ZANU PF Party Rally

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Robert Mugabe Jnr, attends ZANU PF rally. ZIMBABWE’s ruling ZANU PF party has described Robert Mugabe Junior’s presence at their rally as an affirmition of the families allegiance to the Party. This was said during the  ZANU PF 361st Ordinary Session of the Politburo. They also stated that former president, the late Robert Mugabe’s daughter, Bona and husband had visited president Emmerson Mnangagwa as well.ZANU PF said they have been reaching out to people who had left the party. Robert Mugabe Junior is the son of the former president of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the first secretary of the … Continue reading Robert Mugabe Jr Attends ZANU PF Party Rally