Daily Archives: May 13, 2015

Nepal earthquake: Rescue resumes after latest deadly tremor

Rescue work has resumed to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal. At least 65 people died in Nepal and nearly 2,000 were hurt in Tuesday’s 7.3 magnitude quake, with fears the figures could rise. At least 17 died in India. A search continues for a missing US aid helicopter with eight people on board. ...

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Chief Lubunda hails govt for early farming inputs distribution

Chief Lubunda of the Lunda speaking people in Mwense district of Luapula province has government for the early distribution of farming inputs for the 2015/2016 farming season. He says farmers deserve to be given the attention considering their contribution to national food security. Chief Lubunda says it is important that government continues to distribute inputs to farmers early so that ...

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Guardiola: Messi the best ever

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has hailed Barcelona forward Lionel Messi as the “best player of all time”. Guardiola’s comments come after his side were eliminated from the Champions League via a 5-3 aggregate scoreline in their semi-final against Barcelona. While Messi did not score in Bayern’s 3-2 victory in the second leg on Tuesday, he did play a lovely ...

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Mutesa tells stakeholders to be realistic on constitution

The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) says there is need for stakeholders to be realistic in their demands for a new republican constitution. ZED President Fredrick Mutesa says the fact that President Edgar Lungu has already shown commitment to deliver a new constitution to the people of Zambia, and that there is no need to take a confrontational ...

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