Daily Archives: October 30, 2015

Ex-ZCTU SG Mwaba joins PF

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says the ruling party is not shifting from the principles the party was founded upon by late President Michael Sata to transform Zambia. The PF Chief Executive Officer said this in Lusaka today when he welcomed former Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General Roy Mwaba and Rainbow Party Lusaka Provincial Chairman Mulenga ...

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Football House reopens after ZRA raid

Football House has reopened for business after the Football Association of Zambia and the Zambia Revenue Authority this morning held a successful meeting over the K1million unsettled statutory obligation. ZRA yesterday afternoon sealed off Football House. During a meeting held at Revenue House in Lusaka, FAZ acknowleged the existence of the amount in question and proposed a “Time to Pay” ...

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Several hurt after plane engine catches fire in Florida

Fifteen people were injured when a plane’s engine caught fire as it taxied for take-off from an airport in Florida. The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767 was on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, preparing for departure to Venezuela. The left engine, which had been leaking fuel, caught fire. The passengers and crew were evacuated and the fire extinguished but ...

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Syria conflict: UN’s Ban Ki-moon urges ‘flexibility’ in Vienna talks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “flexibility” at talks in Vienna between the countries backing rival sides in the Syrian civil war. He urged the five main participants – the US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – to abandon “national perspectives” for “global leadership”. These are the first such talks to include Iran, which – with Russia ...

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Zanaco determined to finish second

Zanaco coach Mumamba Numba says his team’s emphatic win over demoted National Assembly is a clear statement that they mean business in their battle to finish second. The six-time champions beat bottom-of-the-table Assembly 4-1 to stay second (57 points) and three points ahead of Power Dynamos (54 points) with two games left to play. “I think this win is the ...

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Islamic leader in Zambia tips politicians

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has urged political leaders both from the ruling party and opposition to be careful with people surrounding them. Council President Suzyo Zimba says often times, the people who surround political leaders are those who give them wrong advice and in the end tarnish their names. He states that it is important that political leaders ...

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Lungu encouraged extending working visits to all provinces

The Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali has encouraged President Edgar Lungu to extend the idea of working from the Copperbelt to other provinces. Mr. Tayali says it is important that the president interacts with people throughout the country. H e notes that the president should get on the ground and understand what people outside Lusaka are experiencing. He says ...

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There is no animosity between PF, opposition – Saunders

Political activist Dante Saunders says there is no animosity between the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition. Mr. Saunders says the only problem is that when people are in government, they refuse to work with the opposition and become political intolerant. He says even when the opposition is willing to give advice; the doors are not open for them. Mr. ...

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MMD asks Lungu to deal with mining challenges

The opposition MMD says it expects President Edgar Lungu to resolve the issue of job losses in the mining industry during his working visit to the Copperbelt. MMD Spokesperson Raphael Nakachinda says the problems facing the mining sector require serious practical solutions and not mere rhetoric. Mr. Nakachinda says the PF government is known not to be serious when it ...

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Reviewing of NFCN Act No. 41 of 1967 underway

The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) has announced plans to expand its mandate of coordinating Food and Nutrition programmes in Zambia. NFCN Spokesperson Herbert Macha says to this effect, the process of reviewing NFCN Act No. 41 of 1967 is underway. Mr. Macha says the commission hopes the amendment bill for the NFNC ACT will be tabled in the     current ...

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