Daily Archives: November 1, 2014

Two former DAPP employees arrested for laundering over K400, 000

The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested and jointly charged two former employees of Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) for money laundering activities involving over K400 thousand. Commission Public Relations officer Theresa Katongo says Joseph Kayumba Chisenyengi, 44, a former Finance Manager of DAPP residing at farm No. 6 Kabwe Road in Ndola ...

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PF youths advised against causing confusions during mourning of Sata

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) youths have appealed to their PF counterparts to avoid causing confusion during the mourning period. UPND Youth Spokesperson Gilbert Liswaniso has told QFM News that it will be saddening to see the PF youths cause commotion during the mourning period for the late President. Mr. Liswaniso says there is need for the PF ...

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Maureen appeals for a respectable putting to rest of Sata

Former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa has appealed to Zambians to remain united and put to rest late President Michael Sata with the respect he deserves. Ms. Mwanawasa notes that this is a very difficult time for the people of Zambia, but that this should not mean that people should engage themselves in unwarranted activities. She points out that the world ...

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Sata’s death will cause disruption of major magnitude – Sichinga

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga says the death of President Michael Sata will cause a disruption of major magnitude in the country. Mr. Sichinga however, says there will be no change in the policy direction stating that government will continue with the policies president Sata was pursuing and ensure that they are implemented effectively and speedily as a ...

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Govt opens 10 Presidential Funeral Holding Accounts

Government has opened a Presidential Funeral Holding Account at the Bank of Zambia and Presidential Funeral Transit Accounts in ten (10) Commercial Banks. Secretary to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska says this is in response to the numerous requests by Zambians and friends of Zambia, both locally and abroad, who wish to make financial contributions, in recognition and appreciation of the ...

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President Sata’s body lies-in-state

The Body of late Republican President Michael Sata is lying in state at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka after arriving from London this morning where he died. President Sata died on Tuesday, October 28th at London’s King Edward VII hospital where he had gone to seek medical treatment. Acting President Guy Scott, his wife Charlotte and former first ...

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Mulenga Sata devastated by father’s death

Late President Michael Sata’s eldest son and Lusaka Mayor Mulenga Sata has described the death of his father as a devastating blow to everyone. Mr. Sata says the death of the President will take some time to absorb, adding that there is no final closure in mourning. He says President Sata was not just a father to his children, but ...

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President Sata’s body arrives back home

A somber mood characterized Kenneth Kaunda International Airport as the body of late Republican President Michael Sata arrived back home from London where he died on Tuesday, 28th October. Acting President Guy Scott led scores of mourners who include senior government officials, first and third republican presidents Kenneth Kaunda and Rupiah, opposition leaders and diplomats accredited to Zambia among others ...

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Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash kills pilot

A pilot was killed and another injured as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert. The craft was flying a manned test when it experienced what the company described as “a serious anomaly”. It was undergoing its first powered test flight since January over the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard ...

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Lubinda urges PF members to be strong as they mourn Sata

Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda has urged members of the Patriotic Front to be strong as they mourn President Sata because they have a huge task to accomplish. Mr. Lubinda has told qfm news that though it is hard and painful to accept that president Sata is no more, there is need for each and every member of the ...

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