Daily Archives: July 28, 2015

Nicki Minaj Is Filming A BET Special

While at the Brooklyn stop of her Pinkprint Tour in Brooklyn, Nicki Minaj announced that she is working on her next big project with BET. The “All Eyes On You” rapper said BET was filming her show for an upcoming special that the network will be airing. “So the secret was: BET was filming my show last night for a ...

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Zambia ready to host AfDB annual meeting – Yamba

Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has declared Zambia’s readiness to host the 2016 African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meeting. This follows the official signing of an Aide Memoir and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this afternoon with AfDB for the country to host the bank’s annual meeting which will run from the 17th to 26th of July 2016. Speaking after ...

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PF govt does not want to enact ATI Law – UPND

Government has been accused of dragging the enactment of the Access to Information Bill into law in order to continue governing under the veil of secrecy. UPND Vice President for politics Canisius Banda claims the PF government does not want to enact the Access to Information Bill because it wants to continue contracting huge foreign debts in secret. Dr Banda ...

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GBM sues Zambia Daily Mail

Former Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has sued the Zambia Daily Mail for libel over an article published in its edition of 25th July, 2015 under the headline “GBM issues tribal remarks”. In a statement of claim filed in the High Court today through his lawyers Mushipe and Associates, Mr. Mwamba said the newspaper falsely, maliciously and ...

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Govt extols Trade Kings

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margret Mwanakatwe has commended Trade Kings for employing six thousand local people. Speaking during her tour of the Trade Kings manufacturing plant in Lusaka this afternoon, Ms Mwanakatwe said she is impressed with the quality of machinery and products at Trade Kings. Mrs. Mwanakatwe notes that Trade Kings has the potential to grow its business ...

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Numba happy after Zanaco end drought

Zanaco coach Mumamba Numba is hoping that last Saturday’s win over Forest Rangers is a turning point for the bankers. The six-time champions picked up a 1-0 home win over Forest at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka to end their two-match losing run. Zanaco headed into their home game against Forest on the back of two successive high-profile 1-0 defeats at ...

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Obama: ‘I think if I ran again I could win’

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he could win a third term in office if he ran again, but is barred by the Constitution. “I think if I ran again I could win. But I can’t!” Obama said. Obama’s quip came during a speech to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the first address to the group by a ...

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Moammar Gadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam sentenced to death in Libya

A Tripoli court sentenced several officials in the former regime of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to death Tuesday — including Gadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gadhafi in absentia — drawing criticism from the U.N. human rights office. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was ordered to face a firing squad for his role in trying to quash the 2011 revolution that led to ...

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GBM loses Parliamentary seat

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has expelled Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba popularly known as GBM from Parliament and subsequently declared the Kasama Central seat vacant for holding dual membership. This follows Mr Mwamba’s appointment as UPND Vice President for Administration last week, a move which meant he had crossed the floor in contravention of article 71(2)C of the constitution. ...

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