Daily Archives: August 29, 2015

Austria migrant lorry found with critically ill children

Three children have been found in a critical condition after being rescued from a lorry in Austria that contained 26 migrants, police said. The lorry was stopped in Braunau district and the Romanian driver was arrested after a chase. Those inside were said to be from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Separately, four men appeared in court in Hungary following the ...

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Increase in floor price for maize welcomed in Chiengi

Sub-Chief Natende of Chiengi District Luapula Province, Katele Kalumba says people of his area are happy with the increase in the floor price for maize from the earlier announced K70 to K75 per 50kg bag. Su-Chief Natende says this is despite that floor price having not put into consideration the performance of the Kwacha and inflation. He has told Qfm ...

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ZDDM troubled, land is being sold to foreigners quietly

The opposition Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM) has expressed concern by reports suggesting that huge pieces of land in the Country are quietly being sold to foreigners. ZDDM is troubled that this is happening when other countries in the region such as South Africa and Botswana have resolved not to sell even an inch of their land to any foreigner. ...

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SACCORD urges a stop to cadres wearing military-like attire

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says it is worried about the increasing culture of political cadres wearing military-like in Zambia. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization believes that this culture should be a concern for Zambians that want peace and order to prevail in the country. Mr. Cheembe has told Qfm News in ...

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FODEP accuses President Lungu of electoral blackmail

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has described as electoral blackmail the creation of two districts in Solwezi District a day after nominations of a Parliamentary by-election in the area. FODEP is of the view that President Edgar Lungu who had been in North-Western Province to commission the US$1.2bn Sentil Copper Mine at Kalumbila Minerals where he also created the ...

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Al-Jazeera trial: Egypt gives journalists three-year sentence

Three al-Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt of “spreading false news” have been sentenced to three years in prison at their retrial in Cairo. Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed were led away from court after the verdict. Australian Peter Greste was deported back to Australia earlier this year and was on trial again in absentia. The three are accused ...

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Bowaman to Malema

Opposition MMD National Youth chairperson Bowman Lusambo is on Monday set to meet the leadership of South Africa’s opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) headed by Julius Malema. According to a letter dated August 28 2015 from the Office of the EFF Chief Whip and released to the media, the meeting will take place at EFF Headquarters in Braamfontein, ...

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Zambia assents to Anti-Terrorism Amendment Act

Zambia has assented to the Anti-Terrorism Amendment Act which seeks to establish the National Counter Terrorism Centre in the country. Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has disclosed that the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, No. 2 of 2015 which aims to facilitate for the establishment of the National Counter Terrorism Centre was assented to on 14th August, 2015. He says the Zambian ...

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YALI urges rejection of final draft constitution adoption

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has warned Zambians against adopting the final draft constitution in its current form into law. YALI is urging people in the country not to do so neither through Parliament nor through a national constitution referendum. YALI governance advisor Isaac Mwanza has told Qfm News that this is because enacting the Constitution Amendment Bill in ...

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Nawakwi offers self pro bono to solve Zambia’s power deficits

Opposition FDD President Edith Nawakwi has offered her expertise to government free of charge to resolve Zambia’s energy deficits. Ms. Nawakwi believes she does not need to be paid or become republican President Edgar Lungu’s friend to help resolve the current challenges in the country’s energy sector. She has told Qfm News in an interview challenges in the energy sector ...

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