In 2012, Professor of psychology Ian Robertson published The Winner effect: How Power Affects Your Brain. His research found that the exercise of power increases levels of testosterone that spark an in increases dopamine levels – the pleasure hormone. Dopamine provides the short-term high that leaves cocaine and gambling addicts craving jolt – and politicians too. It also leads […]
Pastor John Gray of Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina, left his congregation stunned when he called out war veterans, widows, single mothers and fathers in need and ordered them to take any amount from the offering baskets. In a late November sermon, Pastor Gray told his congregation: “But God told me after we collected […]
Ecuador’s president has said that the UK government has assured him that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to any country where his life is in danger. Julian Assange, an Australian computer programmer, has been living under asylum at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since August 2012, after he leaked highly sensitive government […]
The Ministry of Labour says unscrupulous labour officers have put an advert on social media asking people who worked between 1990 and 2018 to collect K26,000 benefits from the labour office. The purported labour officers have created a fake website for the Ministry of Labour http://bit/LabourZM, contrary to the one created by Smart Zambia. Ministry […]
A young man has gone viral on social media after he shared loved-up photos of himself with 23 different women. Some of the photos were taken in bed. See full photos below.
The mother of the three-year old boy who has 44 needles and wires imbedded in his body will be charged with criminal child negligence. Eastern Province Commissioner of Police Lackson Sakala said a close relative could have imbedded the needles and wires in the boy’s body. Mr Sakala said the motive of pricking the boy […]
Police and Immigration officers spreading falsehoods on social media will be disciplined, Zambia Police Service Commission chairperson Peter Chingaipe has said. Mr Chingaipe urged the police command to immediately institute disciplinary action against officers who spread falsehoods on social media. He said this when he addressed officers from Zambia Police Service and Immigration Department at […]
Women should report to police husbands or partners who sexually abuse their children or dependants, Kembe Member of Parliament Princess Kasune has said. Ms Kasune said women should speak out on gender-based violence (GBV) involving their girl children regardless of who the perpetrator is. She said this yesterday at the Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) […]
The Zambia Police Service has dismissed two police officers in North-Western Province for gross indiscipline. North-Western Province Commissioner of Police Hudson Namachila has demanded for discipline among police officers in the province. Mr Namachila said the police command will not tolerate indiscipline, and will not hesitate to dismiss any police officer found wanting. He said […]
A cheating Zimbabwean Nurse was ordered to repay ex-boyfriend £116,000 following an alleged affair with another man. 37-year-oldTrish Garikayi who is based in the UK admitted that she was given a Porsche 911 and a £100,000 diamond bracelet by love-struck businessman Wisdom Penfold, 58. Despite showering her gifts and money, the jilted man claimed he caught her having […]