Daily Archives: November 4, 2015

Thieves break into Lusaka Magistrates Court complex

Thieves on Sunday, 1st November broke into the Lusaka Magistrates Court Complex, barely a month after a similar break-in in which various items were stolen from the offices and registries. Registrar of the High Court Mathew Zulu in a statement says while the motive behind the spate of break-ins is not yet established, it is suspected that those involved are ...

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Ex-IAAF chief Diack investigated

Lamine Diack, ex-head of the IAAF, is being investigated over allegations he took payments for deferring sanctions against Russian drugs cheats. French prosecutors suspect Senegalese Diack, 82, of receiving money in 2011. The IAAF’s new president Lord Coe was questioned by French police on Tuesday, having offered to co-operate. Athletics’ world governing body says it is “fully co-operating” and confirmed ...

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Tarantino ‘won’t be intimidated’ by police film boycott

Director Quentin Tarantino says he will not be intimidated by police unions calling for a boycott of his films, after he spoke at a rally against police brutality last month. Tarantino told the Los Angeles Times he had been “misrepresented”, adding: “All cops are not murderers. I never said that. I never even implied that.” Unions want officers to boycott ...

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Romania PM Ponta resigns over Bucharest nightclub fire

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has resigned after some 20,000 people took to the streets to protest over a nightclub fire that killed 32 people. Friday night’s blaze in Bucharest started when a band performing at the club set off fireworks inside. Demonstrators called for Mr Ponta to step down, complaining of government corruption and poor safety supervision. “I’m handing ...

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PF youths feel let down by resignation of Sampa from govt

PF youths in Lusaka province say they feel let down by the resignation of Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa from government. Provincial Information and Publicity Secretary Stanley Chiumya says this is especially that as a youth, Mr. Sampa was expected to work hard and build on his Curriculum Vitae by gaining more experience working in government. Mr. Chiumya however ...

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Mongu based NGO encourages youths to register as voters

Youth in Christ, a Mongu based Christian organization has encouraged young people to register as voters. Youth in Christ Executive Director Joe Masiliso says it is the right of every Zambian to register as a voter thus young people should exercise their democratic right by registering and take part in next year’s general election. Mr. Masiliso notes that next year’s ...

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Musika MD favors smallholder agric for poverty reduction

Musika Managing Director Reuben Banda has observed that the accelerated growth in smallholder agriculture is key to reducing poverty in Zambia, and that this in turn hinges on both marketing and productivity. Mr.Banda says Musika will therefore continue to supporting Private Investment in the smallholder market in order to demonstrate the business potential that exist in the smallholder market. Speaking ...

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Stakeholders have been vindicated over ICT lessons in schools – Levy Ngoma

MMD Sinda Member of Parliament Levy Ngoma says the hiccups experienced by most schools in conducting computer examinations has vindicated stakeholders who were not for the idea of introducing Information Communication Technology (ICT) lessons in schools. Mr. Ngoma says what has befallen the pupils writing ICT lessons is a scandal which needs to be investigated and demands an explanation from ...

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Govt gives Nyiombo 14 days to replace caked Urea

Government has given Nyiombo Investment Limited 14 days in which to replace the caked urea fertilizer it supplied to Kitwe and Lufwanyama districts under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that while tests on the fertilizer samples collected from Kitwe and Lufwanyama proved that the fertilizer was potent ...

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HH laments increase in base lending rate

UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema says the decision by the Bank of Zambia to raise the base lending rate from 12.5% to 15.5% has now completely killed the middle class that has been emerging from 2002 onwards. He says the move presents yet another hurdle for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in growing their businesses, considering that Small and Medium-sized Enterprises ...

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