Eric McGowen sex assault case gets 99 years
LIBERTY, Texas — Jurors on Thursday convicted a man of taking part in the repeated sexual assaulting a Texas middle school student and sentenced him to 99 years in prison. Eric McGowen wasn’t in court when jurors found him guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child or later when they returned with the sentence. The [...]
THE United Party for National Development (UPND) has a challenge to conduct a serious self-examination regarding the manner in which it practises politics in Zambia, Open Society Foundation executive director Sunday Chanda has said. Mr Chanda said in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema allegedly never imagined that Zambians could [...]
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GOVERNMENT has dispatched a reinforcement of soldiers to Luano Valley in Mkushi District to beef up other security wings stationed in the area to hunt for the three fugitive notorious Mailoni brothers who have continued to terrorise residents. The cold-blood killers – Mika, Fabian and Stephano – have been living in the valley while brutally [...]
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THE kwacha is expected to strengthen against the United States dollar due to the projected inflows from corporates that would like to meet their month-end obligations According to Standard Chartered Bank daily brief, the kwacha on Wednesday closed 10 points higher at K4,935 and K4,955 on the back of demand from the energy sector which [...]
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ZIMBABWE says it will not compete with Zambia but that the two countries will work as one to develop infrastructure at airports. The southern African nation demonstrated its seriousness about strengthening co-operation with its neighbour on Tuesday when it sponsored a colourful dinner for delegates to the 21st Airports Council International (ACI)-Africa regional conference, assembly [...]
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AT the age of 14, Comfort Mwansa dropped-out of school to go into commercial sex work, following the divorce of her parents and subsequent death of her mother. Comfort, now aged 24, is undergoing rehabilitation at Tasintha Programme in Lusaka after spending about six years in commercial sex work. She is determined to soldier on [...]
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Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President Kalusha Bwalya has hailed Emmanuel Mayuka’s move to English Premier League side Southampton. Mayuka on Tuesday penned a five year deal with Barclays Premiership side Southampton. Confirming the deal Southampton said: “Saints have agreed terms over the transfer of forward Emmanuel Mayuka from Swiss Super League side BSC Young [...]
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African Cup of Nations Golden Boot winner Emmanuel Mayuka will join Premier League side Southampton after the Saints agreed terms with the player and his Swiss club Young Boys. The 21-year-old Zambian international striker passed a medical, Southampton said, and has been granted a work permit. The club hopes the deal can be ratified in [...]
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Southampton manager Nigel Adkins will look to wrap up the signing of Gaston Ramirez after bolstering his strikeforce with the capture of Zambia forward Emmanuel Mayuka last night. Mayuka signed a five-year deal at St Mary’s which is expected to be ratified once the newly-promoted Barclays Premier League side receive international clearance later this week. [...]
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