PF L/stone constituency interviews done
THE Patriotic Front (PF) in Livingstone has held interviews for aspiring parliamentary candidates for the August 12 general elections.
According to the constituency chairman Thomas Kabanda, the interviews which were done on Sunday, were fair and transparent.
The party has five candidates who are jostling for adoption namely Namakau Sianga, Mutinta Marimba, Evans Fenete, Ikuka Muleta and Mr Munali.
Evans Fenete topped the list followed by Ikuka Muleta, Mutinta Marimba and Namakau Sianga in that order.
But some party officials have disputed the outcome of the process, alleging that the elections were not transparent. Some officials said that the process was marred by vote buying where executive committee members were bought off even before the process could begin.
As a result, they said, the outcome of the elections did not reflect the wishes of the general membership of the party and grassroots wants.
The official have accused the senior party leadership at the district and provincial levels of manipulating the process.
A VERY different Australian Open came to a familiar close on Sunday, with Novak Djokovic crowned champion for a record-extending ninth time and Serbian fans hailing a one-sided win over another would-be challenger in Daniil Medvedev.
The world number one’s 7-5 6-2 6-2 win on his favourite court secured his 18th Grand Slam title, bringing him within tantalising reach of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal’s all-time men’s record of 20.
“I would like to thank
Rod Laver Arena. I love you each year more and more. It’s been a love affair that keeps growing. Thank you so much,” Djokovic said as he cradled the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup once again.
With a fortune spent to put on a biosecure tournament amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Djokovic came into the Grand Slam under fire after offending the Australian public for petitioning organisers to ease quarantine conditions for players. He suffered a painful abdominal injury in the first week and had to manage it through the second.