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Chile says it can’t host trade and climate summits after protests

Chile says it can’t host trade and climate summits after protests

Chile has withdrawn as host of the APEC trade summit in November and the COP25 climate summit in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Pinera announced on Wednesday. The APEC summit was scheduled to bring together 20 world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, over Nov. 16-17. […]

Zambia’s police ban miniskirt uniform for policewomen

Zambia’s police ban miniskirt uniform for policewomen

Zambia’s Police assistant director for legal and professional standards, Charity Chanda announced the country’s policewomen are to henceforth restrict from wearing miniskirts to maintain professional standards. Mrs Chanda noted there’s a prescribed length for women’s attire. She stated this in an event where the country’s Police Service Commission chairperson Peter Chingaipe addressed officers in the […]

Burundi schoolgirl dies ‘after being brutally caned’

Burundi schoolgirl dies ‘after being brutally caned’

14-year-old schoolgirl, Chadia Nishimwe was brutally caned by a teacher on the neck and legs in a school in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. The girl according to BBC died in class after which she was taken to the head teacher’s office. Her father, Jean-Marie Misago told BBC the beating caused her to bleed from nose and […]

South Africa to freeze ministers, mayors salaries to avoid debt trap

South Africa to freeze ministers, mayors salaries to avoid debt trap

…To stop government-issued cellphones for public servants …Ministers, MECS, Mayors to travel economy class on local trips South Africa’s Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni during the mid-term budget speech was reported to have related measures the government is taking to ensure its economy does not get caught up in a debt trap. Mr Mboweni told the […]

Sydney court grants squatter ownership of $1.8m house

Sydney court grants squatter ownership of $1.8m house

A squatter, Bill Gertos was in the process of adding at least $1 million to his name if he could find a buyer for his 3-bedroom residential property in Sydney, New South Wales. Gertos, a property and tax agent got the house for nothing. According to reports, he was in search for property in the […]