Daily Archives: December 13, 2014

MTN renew US$3 million deal with FAZ

MTN has extended its US$3 million sponsorship deal with the Football Association of Zambia for another three years. The renewal of the deal with see MTN continue to sponsor both the FAZ Super Division and the Zambia national team. “We are proud to renew the contract for the next three years,” FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya said. “Our partnership with MTN ...

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Star Wars character names revealed

ar Wars character names revealed in trading cards The names of characters played by John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens have been revealed in a set of trading cards. Director JJ Abrams confirmed the names via some old school trading cards, in a humorous nod to when the films were first released in ...

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Taliban kill Afghan landmine clearers

Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan have been accused of killing 12 landmine clearers on a day of attacks that saw at least eight other people killed. Twelve other mine clearers were injured when the Taliban struck in Helmand province, police said, adding that four gunmen were later killed. A suicide bomber killed seven soldiers on a bus in Kabul and a ...

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ActionAid Zambia counsels political

ActionAid Zambia has called on political party leaders that are vying for presidency to commit themselves towards transparency in their campaigns. ActionAid Zambia says political parties must be transparent by declaring their sources of funding as these have the ability to erode a country’s Domestic Resource Mobilization capacity if it’s shrouded in corrupt practices and agreements. In a statement to ...

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HH reaffirms commitment to paying farmers once elected

The opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that government begins to pay farmers on time once he is elected president. In a statement to Qfm News Mr. Hichilema states that his government will get its priorities right in order to address the issue of delaying payment of farmers that sell produce to government as a ...

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Lungu makes promise to private sector

Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) President Edgar Lungu has promised to promote a thriving and successful private sector especially as regards to the local contractors and suppliers when elected into office in the forthcoming presidential elections. Mr. Lungu says local contractors and suppliers have not been empowered enough citing that he will ensure that local contractors grow significantly by giving them ...

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Adherence to standards not our responsibility- ZABS

The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) says it is not responsible for ensuring the standards that it helps to formulate are adhered to. ZABS senior Laboratory Analyst Andrew Chipongo says much as his institution ensures that standards that are directly under its scope of work are adhered to it is however up other institutions that are mandated by the law ...

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It is a lie – Scott denies he is willing to support Lungu

Acting President Guy Scott has dismissed as lies suggestions that he is willing to support Defense and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu in 2015 presidential election. PF National Chairperson Inonge Wina was recently quoted in the media as saying Dr. Scott is willing to support Mr. Lungu, who is the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) candidates in the 2015 presidential election, in ...

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EFZ Calls on Government to Enhance Voter Sensitization

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has called on the government, civil society organizations and other stakeholders to enhance voter sensitization and awareness programs to encourage the electorate to vote in the forthcoming presidential elections. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says failure by government and the relevant stakeholders to raise more awareness, the forthcoming presidential elections may be marred with ...

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