Daily Archives: May 19, 2015

Renard to meet with Ivorian big-wigs

Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard has announced that he would be meeting the country’s football federation president on Wednesday to discuss his future amid reports the Frenchman is on the verge of joining Ligue 1 side Lille. Renard, who led the Elephants to triumph at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, still has 18 months left on ...

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ACC Commissioners back Wandi

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Board of Commissioners has passed a vote of confidence in ACC Director General Rosewin Wandi describing her as a professional of high integrity. The ACC Commissioners have since dismissed as irresponsible calls by National Revolution Party (NRP) President Cosmo Mumba for countrywide protests to force Ms Wandi out of office. ACC Chairperson Justice Timothy Kabalata ...

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NGOCC accuses Govt of bullying over constitution

The Non Governmental Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has demanded that Government rescinds its faulty decision to take constitution amendments to Parliament and ensure that a national referendum is held before the 2016 general elections. Speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka this morning, NGOCC Board Chairperson Sara Longwe says the country still has enough time to hold the constitution referendum ...

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FBZ awards workers K700 salary increment

Finance Bank Zambia (FBZ) Limited has awarded its unionized workers a K730.00 salary increment across the board. Speaking during the signing ceremony for the salary increment with the Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) this morning, Finance Bank Managing Director Barkati Ali says the increment is with effect from 1st January, 2015. Mr. Ali says the bank ...

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EIZ floats shares on LuSE to raise K60 million for HQ

The Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) Properties Plc has off-loaded shares on the Lusaka Stock Exchange approved by Securities and Exchange Commission to raise K60, 000, 000 for the construction of the EIZ Headquarters. EIZ Properties Plc is a company incorporated by the Engineering Institute of Zambia which is a majority shareholder. Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka this ...

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Nchito tribunal to be held in Camera

Former Chief Justices Mathews Ngulube and Ernest Sakala have been cleared to sit on the tribunal investigating allegations of impropriety and professional misconduct against suspended Director Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito. The tribunal has also ruled that its proceeding will from now on be heard in-Camera. This follows the dismissal of the three preliminary issues which Mr. Nchito had earlier ...

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Sterling ‘to ask for Liverpool exit’

Raheem Sterling is expected to tell Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers he wants to leave Anfield this summer. The England forward has already turned down a new £100,000-a-week contract, and denied being a “money-grabber” in a BBC Sport interview last month. Sterling will meet Reds chief executive Ian Ayre and Rodgers on Friday, when he is set to tell them he ...

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Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra’s negligence trial begins

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has pleaded not guilty in a brief hearing at the start of her trial on charges of negligence. She faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of dereliction of duty over her role in a controversial rice subsidy scheme. She told crowds outside the court in Bangkok she would prove her ...

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Bus fares will remain unchanged in the meantime -PPDAZ

The Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia (PPDAZ) says bus fares will in the meantime remain the same despite the recent adjustments in the fuel prices. PPDAZ President Josiah Majuru has told QFM News that the association has not yet commenced negotiations to revise upwards the bus fares. Mr. Majuru says his association does not want to rush in ...

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