tate
police
in
the
capital
Lusaka
arrested
and
detained
opposition
Patriots
for
S Economic
Progress
PeP
leader
Sean
T embo
for
allegedly
defaming
President
Hakainde
Hichilema.
T embo,
a
harsh
keyboard
critic
of
President
Hichilema,
was
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p a ge
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10 H O W
D O E S
T H E
I M F
B A I L O U T
D E A L
H E L P S
Z A M B I A ? F L O O D S ,
M U D S L I D E S
C L A I M
L I V E S ,
D E S T R O Y
P R O P E R T I E S
I N
S I E R R A
L E O N E H A A L A N D
B A N G S
H A T - T R I C K
W H I L E
M A R T I N E L L I
M A K E S
I T
F I V E
F R O M
F I V E
F O R
A R S E N A L W I Z K I D ' S
' M A D E
I N
L A G O S '
A L B U M
M A K E S
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L E A D E R
D E T A I N E D
O V E R
P R E S I D E N T ' S
M E N S T R U A T I O N
M E N T I O N B y :
O l l u s
N d o m u
EDIT ORIAL
H O W
D O E S
T H E
I M F
B A I L O U T
D E A L
H E L P S
Z A M B I A ?
First
things
first,
we
w o u l d l i k e t o
c o n g r a t u l a t e
Z a m b i a n P r e s i d e n t
H a k a i n d e H i c h i l e m a a n d
h i s g o v e r n m e n t o n t h e i r
s u c c e e d i n g i n t h e i r
n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h t h e
I n t e r n a t i o n a l M o n e t a r y
Fund
IMF.
It
is
not
a
s e c r e t t h a t t h e Z a m b i a n
g o v e r n m e n t i s
between
a
rock
and
the
hard
place
due
t o r e c k l e s s
borrowing
in
the
last
ten
years.
The
IMF
d e a l a n d d e b t
r e s t r u c t u r i n g w i l l
e n a b l e Z a m b i a t o
invest
in
agriculture,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,
mining,
tourism
and
energy
as
a
way
of
g r o w i n g t h e
economy
amidst
a
h u g e p u b l i c d e b t
burden.
A s a l o c a l e x p e r t
Alexander
Nkhosi
said,
the
1 8 m i l l i o n m a n c o u n t r y
h a d a n e x t e r n a l d e b t o f
U S D 1 3 . 2 5 b i l l i o n a n d
domestic
debt
was
K203.3
billion
as
of
June
2022.
Out
o f d o m e s t i c r e v e n u e o f
K98.9
billion,
K78.6
billion
w a s a l l o c a t e d t o d e b t
service.
If
the
civil
service
w a g e b i l l i s a d d e d , t h e
entire
domestic
revenue
is
exhausted.
This
makes
it
a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l e t o
i m p l e m e n t h o m e g r o w n
s o l u t i o n s w i t h o u t
a d d r e s s i n g t h e d e b t
m o u n t a i n w i t h o u t
a c c e s s i n g c h e a p a n d
flexible
loans.
domestic
revenue
used
for
d e b t s e r v i c e . D e b t s e r v i c e
a l l o c a t i o n s a r e i n c r e a s i n g
each
year
and
very
soon
the
fi g u r e m i g h t s u r p a s s
domestic
revenue.
The
logic
h e r e i s s i m p l e , i f Z a m b i a
reach
a
situation
where
all
the
revenue
made
through
taxation,
charges
and
fees
is
taken
up
by
debt,
the
country
rates
and
allowing
the
private
sector
to
borrow
to
grow
their
businesses.
2)
USD1.34
billion
loan
under
the
extended
credit
facility:
C u r r e n t l y , t h e Z a m b i
will
have
to
have
borrow
to
p a y s a l a r i e s a n d s u p p o r t
economic
and
social
sectors.
This
would
worsen
the
debt
stock
and
would
further
hurt
t h e e c o n o m y T h i s l e a v e s
less
for
economic
and
social
sectors,
interest
rates
go
up
a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r
performance
goes
down.
As
a r e s u l t o f t h i s , d o m e s t i c
r e v e n u e d w i n d l e s . D e b t
r e s t r u c t u r i n g w i l l r e l e a s e
resources
so
that
the
country
c a n i n v e s t i n s u p p o r t i n g
a g r i c u l t u r e , l o c a l
p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n m i n i n g ,
manufacturing,
tourism
and
energy .
It
will
further
reduce
t h e p r e s s u r e f o r d o m e s t i c
b o r r o w i n g b y g o v e r n m e n t
t h e r e b y r e d u c i n g i n t e r e s t
and
above,
benefits
beyond
the
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
2
W h i l e t h e r e i s f e a r a m o n g
l o c a l fi n a n c i a l e x p e r t s t h a t
Zambia
might
be
asked
to
remove
education
subsidies,
a g r i c u l t u r e s u b s i d i e s a n d
i m p l e m e n t a n e m p l o y m e n t
f r e e z e , t h e o p p o s i t e i s
happening.
The
government
j u s t r e c r u i t e d o v e r 4 1 , 0 0 0
civil
servants
in
12
months;
f r e e e d u c a t i o n h a s b e e n
e x t e n d e d t o s e c o n d a r y
school,
bursaries
introduced
f o r b o a r d i n g s e c o n d a r y
schools
and
an
increase
in
t e r t i a r y e d u c a t i o n
scholarships. Even
so,
the
big
question
that
begs
answers
is,
how
does
the
IMF
bailout
deal
helps
Zambia?
1)
Debt
restructuring:
Given
the
statements
issued
by
the
O ffi c i a l C r e d i t o r C o m m i t t e e
and
IMF ,
the
IMF
program
a n d d e b t r e s t r u c t u r i n g a r e
l i n k e d Y o u m a y b e
w o n d e r i n g w h y Z a m b i a
needs
debt
restructuring,
but
h e r e i s t h e a n s w e r . A b o u t
7 5 % o f t h e c o u n t r y ' s
a n
e c o n o m y i s h e a v i l y
dependent
on
the
mines
for
f o r e x a n d e v e r y t i m e t h e
government
spends
on
debt
s e r v i c e , b u y i n g
fuel,
fertiliser
and
other
imports,
a
lot
of
dollars
are
lost,
resulting
in
l i m i t e d s o u r c e s
o f f o r e x . T h i s
triggers
balance
o f p a y m e n t
p r o b l e m s a n d
t h e l o c a l
c u r r e n c y
( K w a c h a ) a l s o
d e p r e c i a t e s .
Z a m b i a n e e d s
t h e U S D 1 3 4
billion
to
support
t h i s a s i t
d i v e r s i fi e s a n d
grows
the
export
base.
This
comes
at
very
low
interest
rates
and
a
long
period
of
r e p a y m e n t u n l i k e m o p p i n g
t h e d o m e s t i c m a r k e t f o r
dollars,
leaving
the
Kwacha
tumbling
and
resulting
in
an
increase
in
the
price
of
key
imports
like
fertiliser ,
fuel
and
other
inputs
in
production. All
the
IMF
deal
a n d d e b t r e s t r u c t u r i n g
Zambia
U S D 1 3 4 b i l l i o n l o a n a s
o p p o s e d t o v i e w s b e i n g
p r o p a g a t e d b y c r i t i c s A d d i t i o n a l w o r d s a n d
s t a t i s t i c s b y A l e x a n d e r
Nkhosi
By:
Ollus
Ndomu The
EditorinChief
R e s t l e s s
f e e t
m i g h t
w a l k
y o u
i n t o
a
s n a k e
p i t .
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
3P R O V E R B
O F
T H E
W E E K
F
r o m
L e s o t h o
F A S T I N
A C C O R D I N
T O
T H E
P H A R I S E E S
A N D
S C R I B E S
T h e s c r i b e s a n d
P h a r i s e e s
scrutinised
Jesus
and
His
followers,
their
teachings
and
way
of
life
w h i c h w e r e n o t i n
a g r e e m e n t
w i t h t h e i r
f a m i l i a r
legalism
and
f o r m a l i s m T h e i r
s t a t e m e n t
about
fasting
c o n t a i n s a n
i m p l i c i t
j u d g m e n t :
Y ou
and
Y our
followers
are
not
following
our
traditions
o f f a s t i n g ;
t h e r e f o r e ,
Y o u c a n n o t
be
truly
holy
They
present
it
not
as
a
q u e s t i o n , b u t a s a
s t a t e m e n t , a n
a c c u s a t i o n T h e y a r e
not
open
to
looking
at
things
in
a
new
way W e
too
can
be
guilty
of
rash
j u d g m e n t , e v e n w i t h
o t h e r p e o p l e i n t h e
Church
who
do
not
do
things
the
way
we
do.
Our
reference
point
has
to
be
not
what
we
are
u s e d t o , b u t w h a t w e
are,
guided
by
the
Holy
S p i r i t , t o t e a c h a n d
approve,
be
it
ancient
t r a d i t i o n s o r n e w
m a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f t h e
Holy
Spirit
in
the
life
of
T e s t a m e n t d o e s n o t
replace
the
Old
rather
it
unveils
and
brings
into
u
w h i c h f o r e s h a d o w a n d
p o i n t t o G o d ' s p l a n o f
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
4 the
Church.
For
Everything
There
Is
a
Season.
Jesus'
answer
is
simple:
there
is
a
time
and
place
for
both
fasting
a n d f e a s t i n g S o m e
p e o p l e h a v e a s p e c i a l
v o c a t i o n t o a l i f e o f
unusual
self
denial,
but
for
most
of
us,
we
have
a
natural
cycle
of
rejoicing
a n d p e n a n c e A t t i m e s
w e r e j o i c e w i t h t h e
“ b r i d e g r o o m ” l i k e
C h r i s t m a s a n d E a s t e r
when
we
celebrate
the
coming
of
Christ
and
His
R e s u r r e c t i o n A t o t h e r
times
we
practice
more
penance—as
in
Lent. The
New
T estament
lies
hidden
in
the
Old
and
the
O l d T e s t a m e n t i s
unveiled
in
the
New
the
two
shed
light
on
each
G
G
o t h e r T h e N e w
f
l l l i g h t t h e h i d d e n
m e a n i n g a n d s i g n s
r e d e m p t i o n w h i c h H e
w o u l d a c c o m p l i s h
through
His
Son,
Jesus
Christ.
Just
develop
your
k n o w l e d g e a n d
understanding
of
God's
w o r d a n d H i s p l a n f o r
your
life. PRA YERS
Lord
Jesus,
fill
us
with
Y our
Holy
Spirit,
that
we
m a y g r o w i n t h e
knowledge
of
Y our
great
love
and
truth.
Amen
Lord
Jesus,
help
us
to
s e e k Y o u e a r n e s t l y i n
E V A N G E L I S M prayer
and
fasting
that
we
may
turn
away
from
sin
a n d w i l f u l n e s s a n d
conform
our
lives
more
fully
to
Y our
will.
Amen
L o r d
J e s u s ,
m a y w e
a l w a y s
fi n d j o y
i n
k n o w i n g , l o v i n g ,
a n d
s e r v i n g
Y o u .
Amen
L o r d
J e s u s ,
we
pray:
e n d t h e
w a r ,
c r i s e s ,
d i s e a s e s , h e a l ,
s t r e n g t h e n , p r o s p e r ,
b l e s s , p r o t e c t , p r o m o t e ,
guide,
comfort
us,
grant
e t e r n a l r e s t t o t h e
departed
and
answer
to
our
prayers.
Amen
B y
M a b e l
O w a b u m u w a
C L A
D S L
D
D
S T R O
P R O P E R T I E S
I N
S I E R R A
L E O N E
T own.
Most
of
By
Naomi
Tappia
hills
a b o v e t h e
neighborhood
of
Kissy .
The
Mayor
of
Freetown,
Y v o n n e A k i S a w y e r r ,
visited
the
affected
areas
a n d s y m p a t h i z e d w i t h
victims.
“My
heart
goes
out
to
the
families
of
the
six
people
who
died
in
the
mudslide
at
Looking
T own
today ,”
she
lamented.
According
to
the
Mayor
t h e i n f o
h a s n
a c
m i
m a
r
t t
e
v
a
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
5T R E N D S
A F R I C A S u n d a y , A u g u s t
28,
2022,
was
a
s a d d a y f o r
r e s i d e n t s o f F r e e t o w n
a s n a t u r e ' s a n g e r i n
f o r m o f a t o r r e n t i a l
downpour
caused
left
a
t r a i l o f d e s t r u c t i o n
i n c l u d i n g d e a t h s a s
c a r r i e d b y t h e l o c a l
Calabash
Newspaper F a t a l i t i e s o c c u r r e d
w h e n a m u d s l i d e
destroyed
two
adjacent
h o m e s i n a n i n f o r m a l
s e t t l e m e n t i n L o o k i n g
T o w n , s i t u a t e d o n a
steep
slope
in
the
,
r
l s e
l
m e n t
o
o a d a s i t i s
c e s s e d
i
a 1 5
n u t e s ' w a l k a l o n g a
narrow
footpath. “ A s I s p o k e w i t h
s u r v i v o r s a n d
n e i g h b o u r s , I c o u l d
c l e a r l y s e e a h u g e
b o u l d e r p o s i t i o n e d
p r e c a r i o u s l y a b o v e t h e
c o m m u n i t y A p o i g n a n t
reminder
of
the
risk
of
disaster
this
community
l i v e s w i t h d a i l y , ” A k iSawyerr
narrated. In
a
statement
issued
on
t h e 2 9 A u g u s t 2 0 2 2 ,
President
Julius
Maada
B i o d e s c r i b e d t h e
situation
as
alarming
and
offered
his
condolences
to
the
grieved
sections
of
society T h e h e a v y r a i n s a l s o
affected
other
areas
of
t h e c i t y , i n c l u d i n g
K a n i n g o a n d T e n g b e h
the
major
roads
in
Freetown
become
heavy
fl o w i n g r i v e r s a f t e r
several
hours
of
rainfall,
posing
serious
threats
to
life
and
property M a n y r e s i d e n t s w e r e
e v a c u a t e d d u e t o t h e
threat
of
landslides
and
flooding. S u n d a y ' s fl u s h fl o o d s
were
a
second
spate
of
heavy
rains
in
Freetown
in
the
last
2
weeks.
Areas
of
the
city
including
C u l v e r t a n d K r o o B a y
w e r e fl o o d e d a f t e r a
h e a v y d o w n p o u r o n 1 7
August,
2022. “ T h e h e a v y d o w n p o u r s
experienced
this
August
points
to
the
impact
and
c o n s e q u e n c e o f g l o b a l
w a r m i n g a n d c l i m a t e
change.
But
years
of
poor
urban
p l a n n i n g a n d
m i s m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e
c i t y ' s r e s o u r c e s a r e a n
enormous
contributor
to
fl o o d i n g a c r o s s
Freetown,”
the
President
added. F L O O D S ,
M U
I
E S
I M
L I V E S ,
E
Y
A s s o c i a t e
J u s t i c e
Y o u h
B e c o m e s
L i b e r i a ' s
S u p r e m e
C o u r t
C h i e f
J u s t i c e
Th e P l e n a r y o f t h e
Liberian
Senate
on
T uesday
confirmed
Associate
Justice
SieA
N y e n e Y o u h a s C h i e f
J u s t i c e o f t h e S u p r e m e
Court.
President
George
W eah
r e c e n t l y n o m i n a t e d
J u s t i c e Y o u h t o r e p l a c e
C h i e f J u s t i c e F r a n c i s
Kokpor
who
will
turn
70
years
this
September
an
a g e o f r e t i r e m e n t a s
p r e s c r i b e d i n t h e
C o n s t i t u t i o n o f t h e
republic
of
Liberia.
S h e b e c o m e s t h e t h i r d
w o m a n t o h e a d t h e
S u p r e m e C o u r t s i n c e
L i b e r i a a t t a i n e d i t s
i n d e p e n d e n c e i n 1 8 4 7
and
the
first
woman
since
2003.
T wenty
members
of
the
Senate
voted
for
Justice
Y ouh
to
be
confirmed,
and
five
senators
voted
against
J u s t i c e o f t h e S u p r e m e
Court.
languishing
in
the
corridors
of
the
Supreme
Court
over
t h e y e a r s w i t h o u t
judgement.
S h e c a l l e d o n P r e s i d e n t
W e a h to ke e p a p p o i n ti n g
m o r e w o m e n w h o a r e
qualified
to
key
positions
in
his
government
to
raise
the
c o u n t r y ' s g e n d e r e q u a l i t y
profile.
her
confirmation
while
one
senator
abstained
from
the
process.
Meanwhile,
the
President
of
the
W omen
Movement
of
Liberia,
Cecelia
Siaway
T eah
has
lauded
President
W e a h f o r t h e a p p o i n t i n g
A s s o c i a t e J u s t i c e S i e AN y e n e Yo u h a s C h i e f
Speaking
in
an
exclusive
i n t e r v i e w w i t h T r u t h F M ,
T eah
said
she
is
hopeful
t h a t J u s t i c e Y o u h w i l l
d i l i g e n t l y s e r v e b y
e n s u r i n g t h a t j u s t i c e i s
d i s p e n s e d e q u a l l y , w h i l e
she
urged
her
to
follow
up
on
cases
that
have
been
T e a h c h a l l e n g e d L i b e r i a n
women
to
take
advantage
o f a v a i l a b l e e d u c a t i o n a l
o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s e l f empowerment
to
compete
with
their
male
counterparts
in
national
leadership
and
nation
building.
S h e h a i l e d t h e W e a h l e d
government
for
promoting
w o m e n p a r t i c i p a t i o n ,
referencing
the
Ministries
of
Gender ,
Agriculture,
Health
amongst
others
that
are
all
headed
by
women.
U G A N D A N
P R O P H E T
N A B B E D
F O R
A S S A U L T I N G
C H U R C H
M E M B E R S
A
s e l f s t y l e d
U g a n d a n
p r o p h e t w a s
a r r e s t e d a n d c h a r g e d
w i t h a s s a u l t o n
W e d n e s d a y a f t e r a
video
in
which
he
was
c a p t u r e d w h i p p i n g h i s
c h u r c h m e m b e r s w e n t
viral.
In
a
widely
shared
online
v i d e o , P r o p h e t K i n t u
D e n n i s o f H o i m a
E m p o w e r m e n t C h u r c h
I n t e r n a t i o n a l , w a s s e e n
whipping
members
of
his
church.
The
42yearold
prophet
was
arrested
along
with
four
other
members
of
the
church
following
a
public
outcry
In
the
video,
he
is
seen
ordering
church
officials
to
go
to
the
front
of
the
church
t o b e w h i p p e d o r s t o p
attending
prayers
and
lose
t h e p r i v i l e g e o f h a n d l i
his
The
authorities
also
allege
t h a t h e w a s o p e r a t i n g
illegally
A search
carried
out
in
his
church
found
three
sticks
t h a t p o l i c e a l l e g e w e r e
b e i n g u s e d t o c a n e
m e m b e r s o f h i s
congregation.
U g a n d a h a s s e v e r a l
e v a n g e l i c a l c h u r c h e s
o p e r a t i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e
country
They
are
unregulated
and
m a n y a r e r u n b y s e l fappointed
men
and
women
of
God.
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
6T R E N D S
A F R I C A
By
Naomi
Tappia
n g
microphone. A l l t h e w h i l e , t h e
c o n g r e g a t i o n
w a t c h ed
as
o n e
b y
o n e
t h e
u s h e r s
receiv ed
their
beating
and
soft
piano
music
played
in
the
background. P r o p h e t K i n t u t o l d t h e
investigators
that
he
was
o n l y c a r r y i n g o u t a
d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f h o w
J e s u s t r e a t e d t h o s e h e
f o u n d s e l l i n g g o o d s i n
church,
a
police
statement
said.
Additional
reporting
by
BBC
Africa
By
Joshua
Illya
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
7 ANGOL A Opposition
ur ges
C ons titutional
C our t
to
call
f or
fr esh
polls SENEGAL TUNISIA 3
nur ses
arr es ted
af ter
ne w
dr ama
ar ound
childbir th Army
kills
thr ee
IS -link ed
jihadis ts N E W S
I N
B R I E NF F BURKINA
F A SO Junta
leader
se t
f or
fir s t
f or eign
trip NIGERIA FG
launches
ac tion
plan
to
end
s tatelessness T OGO Minis tr y
o f
inv es tment
pr omo tion
launches
s tr ategic
r epor t
to
at tr ac t
inv es tor s MAL A WI W oman
commits
suicide
af ter
losing
mone y
thr ough
be t ting UGAND A Missing
K apchor w a
businessmen
f ound
dead
in
f or es t KENY A P ar ents
F r ee
T o
Enr oll
Gr ade
6
Childr en
T o
P riv ate
Junior
Secondar y
Schools Z AMBIA L usak a
Cit y
C ouncil
and
L usak a
W ater
Supply
L aunch
P ar tner ship SOMALIA 3
killed
in
mor tar
at tack
near
Somali
pr esidential
palace GHANA E -C ommer ce
C Jumia
Lompany
aunches
Dr one
Deliv eries SOUTH
AFRIC A Go v ernment
Reaches
Deal
With
India
to
Boos t
Domes tic
V accine
P r oduc tion NAMIBIA Plane
Cr ash
Kills
F amily
o f
German
T ouris ts SOUTH
SUD AN Machar
lauds
Burhan
f or
br eaking
command
s truc tur e
s talemate SUD AN P r o tes ter
killed
in
fr esh
anti- coup
pr o tes ts MOR OC C O Iconic
Ac tor
Nourr edine
Bikr
Dies
at
70 EG YP T 8
killed,
38
injur ed
as
bus
o v er turned
in
Galala
r oad
eas t
o f
C air o
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
8 P i c t o r i a l
N e w s U g a n d a :
P o l i c e
s e i z e
t w o
b o d i e s
a t
E n t e b b e
A i r p o r t N i g e r i a :
C o u r t
a c q u i t s
J a n g
o f
N 6 . 3 b n
c o r r u p t i o n
c h a r g e T o g o
c a l l s
f o r
s o l i d a r i t y
t o
f o s t e r
p e a c e
a n d
s e c u r i t y
i n
A f r i c a C o s t
o f
a i r
t r a v e l
t o
S i e r r a
L e o n e
g o e s
u p
a s
g o v e r n m e n t
r e n e g e s
o n
c o m m i t m e n t
t o
e n s u r e
s e c u r i t y
o f
a i r
p a s s e n g e r s G h a n a : E C G
c a b l e
t h i e f
g r a b b e d
i n
S e k o n d i - T a k o r a d i A n o t h e r
p a s s e n g e r
d i e s
a b o a r d
a
K e n y a
A i r w a y s
fl i g h t Z i m b a b w e
m o v e s
2 , 5 0 0
w i l d
a n i m a l s
d u e
t o
c l i m a t e
c h a n g e M a l a w i :
F r e e
M u s s a
p a r a d e
s e t
f o r
1 5
S e p t e m b e r L i b e r i a :
W o r l d
B a n k
E n d o r s e s
N a F A A
D i r e c t o r ’ s
N e w
‘ C r u i s e r Z a m b i a
P o l i c e
C o n fi r m
t h e
A r r e s t
a n d
D e t e n t i o n
o f
O p p o s i t i o n
P a r t y
L e a d e r
S e a n
T e m b o S o m a l i a : K h a t
t r a d e r s
e x c h a n g e
g u n fi r e
a t
L a s
A n o d
a i r p o r t ,
w o u n d i n g
f o u r A n o t h e r
p a s s e n g e r
d i e s
a b o a r d
a
K e n y a
A i r w a y s
fl i g h t
R T
N E W
By
P By
Prince
Mathias
R
scored
his
second
successive
Etihad
Stadium
hattrick
as
goal
h r a
Forest
T h e N o r w e g i a n p h e n o m e n o n
completed
his
treble
in
the
space
of
just
26
minutes,
with
Joao
Cancelo
and
Julian
Alvarez
(2)
on
target
after
the
break.
Arsenal
win
again Gabriel
Martinelli
popped
up
with
the
winner
13
minutes
from
time
t o b e a t A s t o n V i l l a 2 1 a n d
extend
Arsenal
winning
start
to
the
season
to
five
games.
The
Brazilian
netted
the
crucial
goal
just
three
minutes
after
the
visitors
had
pulled
level
against
the
run
of
play
through
a
Douglas
Luiz
effort
direct
from
the
corner ,
w h i c h c a n c e l l e d o u t G a b r i e l
Jesus'
30thminute
strike.
However
Martinelli's
third
goal
of
t h e s e a s o n h a n d e d A r s e n a l a
d e s e r v e d v i c t o r y f r o m a g a m e
t h e y d o m i n a t e d t h r o u g h o u t ,
which
was
the
200th
since
they
moved
to
Stadium.
distance
runners.
Kapchorwa,
with
its
high
altitude
i s n o w s e e n a s t h e r u n n i n g
M e c c a o f U g a n d a a n d a
p e r m a n e n t t r a i n i n g b a s e f o r
s e v e r a l e l i t e a t h l e t e s V e r y
popular
with
teams
is
the
T aryet
elite
athletics
training
facility
(at
2,600
metres
above
sea
level)
a n d t h e C h e p t e g e i T r a i n i n g
Centre,
a
legacy
project
set
up
by
U g a n d a n l e g e n d J o s h u a
Cheptegei.
“Because
of
the
success
of
our
a t h l e t e s , U g a n d a i s f a s t
becoming
a
key
training
centre
for
the
world's
top
runners,”
said
U g a n d a a t h l e t i c s ( U A A F )
P r e s i d e n t D o m i n i c O t u c h e t
recently
O l y m p i c a n d W o r l d C h a m p i o n
Cheptegei's
NN
Running
T eam
often
ferry
their
selection
of
world
b e a t e r s f o r t r a i n i n g a t t h e
U g a n d a n c a m p s C o a c h e d b y
Dutchman
Addy
Ruiter ,
up
to
18
athletes
of
the
NN
running
team
v i s i t U g a n d a s e v e r a l t i m e s a
year
According
to
NN
Running
team,
their
track
sessions
are
carried
out
on
a
grass
track
at
a
local
school
while
the
athletes
head
down
to
a
plateau
(at
around
1400m)
to
complete
their
tempo
runs.
However ,
the
majority
of
training
will
be
completed
on
hilly
terrain.
The
Zittels
While
Kapchorwa
is
generally
at
1 , 7 0 0 m a b o v e s e a l e v e l ,
Kampala
at
1,200m
is
still
much
higher
than
most
parts
of
Europe,
including
Germany
where
Florian
Zittel,
20,
lives.
No
wonder
the
German
junior
athlete
has
chosen
Kampala
as
one
of
his
training
stopping
points,
and
w i l l s p e n d t w o
w e e k s t e s t i n g
himself
in
the
new
environment,
and
at
l o c a l f a c i l i t i e s O n
top
of
all
this,
John
Akii
Bua
who
set
a
world
record
in
the
4 0 0 m h u r d l e s i n
Germany
in
1972,
is
h i s i d o l (
,
flew
in
last
week,
is
the
German
U
a
champion,
having
won
the
title
in
Bochum
which
is
just
about
90m
above
sea
level.
F l o r
Uganda
Cranes
National
Director
Guenter
Zittel
and
Ugandanborn
Christine
Nalwadda
Namande.
Middle
distance
junior
Zittel
was
unchallenged
from
start
to
finish
as
he
clinched
the
Germany
U23
3000m
steeplechase
final
with
a
commanding
lead,
in
9
mins
04.99
seconds.
The
result
was
about
39
Steeplechase
S P
S AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
9
rince
Mathias
H A A L A N D
B A N G S
H A T - T R I C K
W H I L E
M A R T I N E L L I
M A K E S
I T
F I V E
F
O M
F I V E
F O R
A R S E N A L a b r i e l M a r t i n e l l i ' s g o a l
G m e a n t A r s e n a l ' s 1 0 0 %
record
remains
intact. *Manchester
City
6
–
0
Nottm
Forest *Liverpool
2
–
1
Newcastle
Utd *W est
Ham
Utd
1
–
1
T ottenham *Arsenal
2
–
1
Aston
V illa * B o u r n e m o u t h 0 0
W olverhampton L o n d o n , U K | E r l i n g H a a l a n d
h u n g r y C i t y t
s h e d
Nottingham
60.
Emirates
C a r v a l h o
s e a l s
d r a m a t i c
L i v e r p o o l
c o m e b a c k
w i n
o v e r
N e w c a s t l e .
F a b i o
C a r v a l h o
m a n
o f
t h e
m o m e n t L o n d o n , U K | F a b i o
C a r v a l h o ' s 9 8 t h m i n u t e
g o a l g a v e L i v e r p o o l a
dramatic
21
comeback
victory
o v e r N e w c a s t l e U n i t e d i n
W e d n e s d a y n i g h t ' s P r e m i e r
League
clash
at
Anfield. A l e x a n d e r I s a k ' s c l i n i c a l
strike
seven
minutes
before
t h e i n t e r v a l h a n d e d t h e
visitors
a
lead
but
the
Reds
m o v e d b a c k o n t e r m s
c o u r t e s y o f R o b e r t o
F i r m i n o ' s h o u r m a r k
equaliser And
the
home
side's
pressure
to
produce
a
winner
paid
off
deep
into
stoppage
time
as
substitute
Carvalho
thrashed
a
loose
ball
off
t h e c r o s s b a r a n d i n t o s n a t c h
three
points.
r e a d A k i i
bua
story
bottom) F l o r i a n Z i t t e l
w h o
n d e r 2 3 s t e e p l e c h
s e
–
i a n i s t h e s o n o f f o r m e r
s e c o n d s o ff t h e w i n n i n g t i m e
( 8 : 2 5 1 3 ) t h a t M o r r o c a n
W orld
champion
El
Bakkali
posted
in
Oregon
earlier F l o r i a n , h a s r u n b e t t e r b e f o r e ,
h a v i n g s e t a p e r s o n a l b e s t o f
9 : 0 2 2 1 i n M a y l a s t y e a r T h e
G e r m a n n a t i o n a l 3 0 0 0 m
steeplechase
record
8:09.48
is
h e l d b y D a m i a n K a l l a b i s w h i l e
U g a n d a ' s i s 8 : 0 3 8 1 B e n j a m i n
Kiplagat. The
official
world
records
in
the
3 0 0 0 m e t r e s s t e e p l e c h a s e a r e
held
by
Saif
Saaeed
Shaheen
of
Qatar
at
7:53.63
minutes. Zittel's
daughter
Anna
(17)
is
also
an
athlete
and
earlier
this
year
l i n k e d u p w i t h U g a n d a n a c e s
W i n n i e N a n y o n d o a n d H a l i m a h
Namakulah
in
a
world
athletics
m e e t a t t h e i r h o m e t o w n o f
Karlsruhe
in
Germany T h e 2 7 y e a r o l d N a k a a y i
t r i u m p h e d a t t h e Wo r l d I n d o o r
T our
Gold
meeting
in
Karlsruhe,
Germany
in
January During
that
race,
Nakaayi
posted
2
minutes
and
02:
08
seconds. Source:
independent U G A N D A
B E C O M E S
T R A I N I N G
D E S T I N A T I O N
F O R
W O R L D
A T H L E T E S e r m a n y ' s F l o r i a n Z i t t e l
G d o i n g g y m w o r k a t a
Kampala
facility
after
he
arrived
last
week.
COUR TESY PHOT OS T raining
camps
in
Kapchorwa *Cheptegei
T raining
Centre * T a r y e t e l i t e a t h l e t i c s t r a i n i n g
facility Uganda
is
becoming
a
popular
training
spot
for
the
world's
elite
a t h l e t e s , w i t h K a p c h o r w a t h e
f a v o u r i t e d e s t i n a t i o n f o r l o n g
distance
stars,
and
Kampala
and
J i n j a f o r s h o r t a n d m i d d l e
R I T A I N M
N
W i z k i d ' s
' M A D E
I N
L A G O S '
A l b u m
M a k e s
H i s t o r y
e a
River
State.
n a n i n t e r v i e w w i
BBC,
T ontolet
stated
h a t s h e i
u i
politics.
a
appreciate
that
it
was
the
industry
that
my
path
started
from
that
my
shine
started
from.
a
She
also
added
that,
she
has
not
been
on
set
for
some
time
now
is
something
that
N i g e r i a n
f a m o u s
actress
T onto
r e v e a l s s h e i s
f o r m a l l y q u i t t i n g
acting T h
c t r e s s w a s
u n v e i l e d a s t h e
D e p u t y
G o v e r n o r s h i p
candidate
of
African
D e m o c r a t i c
Congress
(ADC)
for
I
t h
t
s f o r m
l l y
q
t t i n g
c t i n g f o r
. “ I w o u l d a l w a y s
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
10
“It
I
r e s p e c t , b u t i t ' s n o t
s o m e t h i n g t h a t h a s
been
in
my
life
for
a
while
now . “ S o e v e n a f t e r t h e
e l e c t i o n , i t i s n o t
A F
E
T something
I
plan
on
b r i n g i n g b a c k . ” s h e
stated. T onto
Dikeh
has
been
s t a r r e d i n s o m a n y
movies
and
has
had
many
awards
to
her
c r e d i t . S h e w o u l d
greatly
be
missed. Source:
THE
NA TION B Y :
A yishie tu
A siedu
M y
I r e l a n d
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m u s t
b e
c o n d e m n e d
b Ay
f r i c a n s
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i
Fuel
prices
to
be
T embo's
comments
drew
wide
condemnation
from
a
crosssection
of
Zambians
a s m a n y f e l t P r e s i d e n t
H i c h i l e m a , w i d e l y k n o w n
as
“Bally”
on
social
media,
w a s b e i n g s u b j e c t e d t o
unpalatable
language
with
impunity .
According
to
Friday
local
m e d i a r e p o r t s , t h e
o p p o s i t i o n l e a d e r h a d
gone
on
strike
while
others
f e e l h i s a r r e s t w a s
excessive.
Speaking
through
a
social
m e d i a p o s t i n g , m u s i c i a n
a n d c i v i l r i g h t s a c t i v i s t
Chama
Fumbe
aka
Pilato
criticized
the
government:
“ W h i l e t h e U P N D i s i n
power
today
and
enjoying
political
power ,
they
do
not
have
the
privilege
to
decide
how
people
should
criticize
t h e m A g a i n I s a y , S e a n
T e m b o i s n o t s c a r e d o f
b e i n g a r r e s t e d , y o u a r e
playing
his
game
when
you
arrest
him."
“ I d o n o t a g r e e w i t h t h e
c r i t i c i s m b y M r S e a n
T embo,
it's
very
offensive
and
disappointing
but
we
should
never
confuse
the
c o n s t i t u t i o n w i t h o u r
emotions.
People
should
be
a r r e s t e d f o r b r e a k i n g t h e
law
not
for
upsetting
us,"
he
added.
W omen
rights
groups
and
c e l e b r i t i e s h a v e t a k e n a
s w e e p o n M r Te m b o ,
c a l l i n g o n a u t h o r i t i e s t o
h a r s h l y p u n i s h a n y o n e
f o u n d u s i n g s e x i s t
l a n g u a g e t h a t d e m e a n
women
in
general.
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