Daily Archives: November 22, 2015

GB delay travel to Davis Cup final

Great Britain have delayed their departure to Belgium for next weekend’s Davis Cup final as Brussels remains on its highest level of alert amid fears of an attack. The team – including Andy Murray – are now not expected to travel until Monday for the tie in Ghent. The International Tennis Federation said it was “greatly concerned” by the Belgian ...

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Eagles of Death Metal describe gig horror

Eagles of Death Metal, the US rock band whose fans were targeted in the Paris attacks, have spoken about the tragedy that saw 89 people killed at their gig. All of the band were safe following the attack, but members of the crew and friends were among the victims. Frontman Jesse Hughes told Vice people who hid in their dressing ...

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UK PM to outline Syria plan within days

David Cameron is to set out his plan for tackling the crisis in Syria within days, in a bid to win support for air strikes against Islamic State fighters. It comes after a Foreign Affairs Committee report said the UK should not join allied bombing in Syria without a coherent international strategy on IS. The government has said it will ...

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Girls Not Brides’ African Girls’ Summit set for 26-27 November

Girls Not Brides, in collaboration with the Government of Canada, will be unveiling Girls’ Voices: Speaking Out Against Child Marriage at the African Girls’ Summit in Lusaka, Zambia from 26-27 November. The exhibition reveals the untold stories of girls at risk of child marriage who are standing up for their rights, and the community members advocating for change alongside them. ...

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NAQEZ counsels Kaingu, Phiri

The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has called on High Education Minister Michael Kaingu to put his house in order and address the many challenges his Ministry is facing NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa says NAQEZ wants Dr. Kaingu to sort out most of the problems which have affected the smooth running of higher learning institutions in ...

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Zambian Voice concerned, Lungu’s parley speech has not changed attitudes

The Zambian Voice is concerned that no change in attitude appears to have take place in government after President Edgar Lungu‘s maiden speech to Parliament. Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says his organization expected that change in attitude should have started with President Lungu himself and trickle to the rest of his government. Mr. Tayali has told Qfm News his organization ...

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UPND was not behind Wina’s House attack -Banda

The opposition UPND has disassociated itself from cadres that are reported to have attacked Republican Vice President Inonge Wina’s House in Nalolo, Mongu, Western Province. UPND Vice President Canisius Banda says his party suspects that whoever is said to have attacked Ms. Wina’s home may have been PF cadres disguised in UPND regalia. Dr. Banda notes that this is because ...

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Belgium ‘looking for several suspects’

Belgium’s interior minister says police forces are looking for several terror suspects, as the capital, Brussels, enters a second day of a security lock-down. Interior Minister Jan Jambon said the current threat was greater than that posed by Salah Abdeslam, wanted for the Paris attacks. Brussels is on its highest level of alert amid fears an attack. The government will ...

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JCTR against artificial lowering of mealie meal prices

The Jesuit Center for the Theological Reflection (JCTR) has advised farmers in the country to consider venturing in producing other crops if their not making profits from producing maize. JCTR has observed that Zambia is currently back in the days where government controls economic activity which does not support farming as a business. JCTR Executive Director Leonard Chiti has told ...

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Govt urged to be proactive in dealing with hunger crisis

Government has been advised to be proactive whenever any part of Country is reported to have been stricken by a hunger crisis. Kazungula Nyawa Ward Councilor Elias Siamibila has advised government not to wait until the situation becomes worse for it respond to the crisis. Mr. Siamibila thinks that had government distributed relief maize in Kazungula in August when hunger ...

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