Daily Archives: August 21, 2015

How Belgian GP practice unfolded

Right then, time for me to wrap things up here but it is by no means the end of your F1 following day. You can still watch some classic Michael Schumacher races in F1 Rewind on the top of this page (live coverage tab for mobile users) or on BBC Two. We’ll be back with final practice coverage tomorrow at 09:30 ...

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Cilla lands number one album day after funeral

Cilla Black has landed her first ever number one album, with her Very Best Of compilation, just a day after her funeral. She beat both singer songwriter James Bay and the Welsh Heavy Metal band Bullet for My Valentine to claim the top spot in the UK album chart. Black died after a fall at the age of 72 earlier ...

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Greece crisis: Syriza rebels form new party

Rebels from Greece’s governing left-wing Syriza are to break away and form a new party. Prime Minister and Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras stood down on Thursday, paving the way for new elections. The move came after he lost the support of many of his own MPs in a vote on the country’s new bailout with European creditors earlier this month. ...

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Confront detractors, President Lungu urged

Republican President Edgar Lungu has been urged to be bold and confront individuals in the ruling party trying to frustrate his government by bringing to their attention his concerns. Reacting to the President Lungu’s revelation that there are some members in the ruling party criticizing him and his administration with the view of seeing the ruling Patriotic Front defeated in ...

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Hamalyangombe bemoans high child marriages in Moomba

Moomba Constituency aspiring Member of Parliament Roy Hamalyangombe has bemoaned the high cases of child marriages in the constituency. Mr. Hamalyangombe tells QFM News via telephone that there is need for the traditional leadership, church leaders and other relevant stakeholders to join hands and save children from being married off at a tender age. Mr. Hamalyangombe states that the issue ...

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UPND concerned by delayed mobile NRC issuance in Southern Province

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) in Livingstone district is concerned by the delay to commence the mobile issuance of NRC in the district. UPND Livingstone District Spokesperson Nato Halwabala says his party is concerned that the mobile issuance exercise which was supposed to start on Wednesday last week has not yet started. Mr. Halwabala has told Qfm ...

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Be patient, ZNUT affiliated teachers urged

Teachers affiliated to the Zambia National Union of Zambia (ZNUT) have been urged to be patient with the ongoing negotiations for improved conditions of service. Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) Public Relations Manager Joe Kasaka says the union is engaged in serious negotiations with government for improved conditions of service. Mr. Kasaka adds that the negotiations have reached an ...

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Dwindling copper production should worry Zambia – FDD

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) says Zambians should be worried with the dwindling copper production in the country. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza tells QFM News that this is considering the great economic risk to the nation. Mr. Mwanza says the only solution to save the nation from plunging into economic chaos is to remove the PF Government ...

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ZACCI says load shedding should spur innovation

The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) says is acknowledges government measures in tariff reforms to attract investment in the energy sector. Speaking during an Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) discussion forum on the economic cost of load shedding in Lusaka last evening, ZACCI vice president services Chabuka Kawesha however says they are waiting to see what the tariff ...

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US envoy urges Govt to keep ban on hunting big cats

US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has urged Government to keep the ban on hunting big casts and elephants in place until it is established that the numbers support a resumption of hunting. Ambassador Schultz who earlier this month visited the South Luangwa National Park notes in a statement issued to QFM News that the best way to establish how ...

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