Daily Archives: June 4, 2015

Lungu begins 3-day visit to North Western

Republican President Edgar Lungu is in North-Western Province on a three day working holiday during which he is expected to commission a number of developmental projects. The Head of State is today expected to commission the rehabilitation of the Solwezi-Chingola road. President Lungu will later commission works for the rehabilitation of township roads in Solwezi District. He is also expected ...

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Zanaco open seven-point lead

Zanaco have opened a seven-point lead at the top of the Faz Super League table after a 2-0 home win on Wednesday in their Lusaka derby clash against Red Arrows. The result left Zanaco as the only unbeaten team in the league this season after second placed Zesco United tumbled at home to Nkwazi in Ndola. Goals from Moses Phiri ...

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Ex-Fifa man Blazer details bribes

Former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer has admitted that he and others on the executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup host. The American said he also helped to arrange bribes over the 1998 event. The admissions come in a newly released transcript from a 2013 US hearing in ...

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Enrique Iglesias hand injury is ‘worse than expected’

Enrique Iglesias’s hand injuries are worse than expected, his spokesperson has said. The 40-year-old sliced his fingers open when he tried to grab a drone camera, which was taking pictures of the audience, at a concert on Saturday. Following reconstructive surgery on Monday, it was announced he would need several weeks to recover. “The damage ended up being a bit ...

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Fifa crisis: Ex-official Chuck Blazer details bribe-taking

Former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer has admitted that he and others on the executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup host. The American said he also helped to arrange bribes over the 1998 event. The admissions come in a newly released transcript from a 2013 US hearing in ...

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PF still needs to weed a few- Saunders

Political Activist Dante Saunders says the Patriotic Front still has a few individuals to weed out if the party is beyond 2016. Mr. Saunders notes that certain elements within the ruling party do not add value to the party. Mr. Saunders states that the dismissal of PF Media Director Brian Hapunda has been long overdue. Mr. Saunders states that ruling ...

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ZDA rules out graft in mechanism to attract FDIs

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has ruled out any possibility of corruption infiltration in its mechanism of attracting Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the country. ZDA board Chairperson Songowayo Zyambo says the agency has put in place very strict measures that do not leave any room for corruption to slip in. Mr. Zyambo has told Qfm News in an interview ...

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Ng’oma urges truthness from govt

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma says it is morally and ethically right for any government in the world to always tell its people the truth. Dr. Ng’oma says this means that if government makes a mistake, it is important that it tells the truth and admit to its citizens that it has erred. He has told Qfm News in an interview ...

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FODEP expects MPs to put govt to task when Parley resumes sittings

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says it expects parliamentarians to seek answers from government on a number of challenges facing the country as the house resumes its sitting on 16th June. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi says Member of Parliament should use the opportunity to compel the executive to explain the continued fall of the kwacha, among other challenges ...

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