Daily Archives: December 21, 2015

Southern province no longer UPND stronghold – Chama

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama says Southern Province is no longer a stronghold of the UPND. Mr. Chama says his recent party mobilization tour of the province has revealed that the ruling party is gaining ground and becoming popular among the people in the province. He says the people of Southern Province have realized that President Edgar Lungu is ...

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Police caution Zambians ahead of festive season

The Zambia Police Service called on the general public to be security cautious during the festive season period. Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja in his Christmas message to the public notes that criminals would always want to strike on unsuspecting members of the public during this period. He advised those going shopping to secure their vehicles and see to ...

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MMD confident of winning 2016 polls

The MMD says it is the only political party that can bring about the change Zambians are yearning for. Party Spokesperson Raphael Nakachinda says the people of Zambia are fed up with bad governance, poor economic management and lack of direction in the last four years. He says there is therefore need for the former ruling party to reconcile within ...

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NASMC describes 2015 as challenging year for local contractors

The National Association for Small and Medium Contractors says the year ending 2015 has been a challenging year for contractors in the country due to the depreciation of the kwacha against major currencies. Association President Mutale Mpepo says this is because the materials used by contractors are mostly imported from other countries. Mr. Mpepo says another challenge his association members ...

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HHR advises politicians to follow provisions of POC

Hope for Human Rights (HHR) has advised political players to always follow the provisions of the law each time they want to hold public meetings to avoid getting into unnecessary confrontations with the Police. HHR Executive Director Smart Chanda says it is worrying that most of the violent clashes that have occurred this year involving politicians are as a result ...

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China landslide: Rescuers search for 85 people still missing

Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 85 are still missing. About 900 were evacuated as the landslide struck on Sunday. Authorities said a huge man-made mound of earth and construction debris lost stability and ...

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Taliban bomb kills six foreign soldiers in Afghanistan

A suicide vehicle bomb attack on a patrol near a base at Bagram in eastern Afghanistan has killed six foreign soldiers and injured six other people. Nato, which leads the international force in Afghanistan, did not give the nationalities of the victims. In a separate incident, the US embassy said a US citizen had been killed in the capital Kabul. ...

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Kanye West ‘dumped’ Kim Kardashian 4 days after giving birth to son, according to shocking new claims

KANYE West “dumped” Kim Kardashian just 4 days after she gave birth to their son, according to outrageous claims in a US magazine. Kim and Kanye’s marriage “exploded” shortly after the birth of Saint West leading to the rapper ending the pair’s relationship, the stateside publication reports. While the entire Kardashian family rushed to social media to gush over the ...

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Arsenal, Man City bid to stake title claim

Both managers dismiss it, but Manchester City’s trip to Arsenal on Monday is being billed as a clash between the two teams most capable of lifting the Premier League title. Leicester City’s 3-2 win at Everton guaranteed that they will top the table on Christmas Day, but amid doubts over their staying power and with other contenders floundering, Arsenal and ...

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