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Zambia: Mufumbwe seat still nullified
Delivering ruling in chambers on March 15, Mr Justice Wanki said Mr Kamondo has not proved that his appeal has merit and has prospects of success. “The appellant has, therefore, not proved that his appeal is meritorious and has prospects of success.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:42A
PLS DC keeps Pirates guessing
The verdict of the case which has taken about five months to reach finality was delivered last Thursday and reflects that the Manzini based outfit stand to be fined about E157 000 for misconduct. PLS' Chief Executive Officer, Zakhele Dlamini confirmed
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:42A
Hecker's wife gets 14 months, fine, probation
Rowan pleaded guilty to bank fraud and bankruptcy fraud last year after admitting that she lied on a credit application to purchase an $86000 Land Rover for Hecker two months before he filed for bankruptcy. Prosecutors say Rowan, 37,
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:42A
Delhi woman admits to bank embezzlement
Norma Pena, 37, pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to 14 counts of embezzlement by a bank employee and criminal forfeiture, according to the Department of Justice. The federal grand jury indictment lodged against Pena claimed that between March
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:42A
Egg farmers ask to join JS West in lawsuit
The Association of California Egg Farmers (ACEF), an industry association that represents 70 percent of California's egg farmers, filed an application to join JS West, a Modesto-based egg farming company, in a lawsuit against the
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:42A
Speaker calls for tolerance
What lengths would you go to if there were no jobs, no safety net, no welfare system and little chance of relief if you stayed in the United States? Dr. Mark Sills, director of Faith Action International House in Greensboro,
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:41A
San Antonio Jury Finds David Marmolejo Guilty
David Marmolejo's first trial, in El Paso in October 2009, ended with a mistrial when jurors deadlocked on a verdict after more than 2 days of deliberating. On Tuesday, David Marmolejo dropped his head and took a deep breath upon hearing the guilty
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:41A
A strategy to win LGBT rights
Firstly, they misread the Republican comeback as a demonstration of a rightward shift in social consciousness and, thus, a general rejection of progressive politics. This in turn shapes their expectations of what is possible.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:40A
UL- Parole fix: Pass HB 524
House Bill 524 would make a simple and needed change to state criminal law. It would remove violent and sexual offenders from the list of convicts eligible for automatic parole. Last session, legislators passed and Gov.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:40A
28 charged with cocaine trafficking
The individuals named are accused of participating in a large-scale cocaine trafficking ring since 2008, according to a US Department of Justice news release. Law enforcement personnel seized more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, six handguns and $267000
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:40A