Daily Archives: January 13, 2016

President Lungu urged to state position on Kambwili’s remarks

UPND National Youth Chairman Likando Mufalali says President Edgar Lungu must publicly state his position over remarks made by Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili during a ZNBC TV interview on Sunday. Mr. Mufalali who is also Senanga Member of Parliament says President Lungu should also take appropriate action against PF officials who have gone on rampage peddling divisive and tribal ...

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Cosmo reports VJ to Police

National Revolution Party (NRP) President Cosmo Mumba has filed a complaint with the Police against Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga for suggesting that the August 11th General Election could be rigged. He becomes the second person to file a complaint against the veteran politician after suspended MMD national youth Secretary Bowman Lusambo filed a similar complaint on Monday. Briefing Journalists shortly ...

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Chiefs advised against engaging in partisan politics

Traditional leaders in the Country have been advised against engaging partisan politics or risk losing the respect of their subjects. Apostle Christopher Kunda of Presence of God Ministries says traditional leaders should desist from making their political preferences public. He says Chiefs should instead use their wisdom and realize that they preside over people with different political party affiliations and ...

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Lubinda maintains all inputs have been delivered

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has maintained that government has delivered both Compound D and Urea fertilizers to all the districts in the country. Mr. Lubinda says complaints by some farmers in some parts of the country that they have not yet received the farming inputs could be that their respective districts have not delivered the inputs to their various localities. ...

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Charlie Sheen Quits HIV Meds: ‘I Was Born Dead’

Charlie Sheen admitted on Tuesday that he has been off his HIV medication “for about a week now” and is seeking alternative treatment in Mexico. “I’ve been off my meds for about a week now,” he said on “The Dr. Oz Show.” “Am I risking my life? Sure. So what? I was born dead. That part of it doesn’t faze me ...

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Blast near Pakistan polio centre ‘kills 14’

At least 14 people have been killed in a blast outside a polio vaccination centre in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Many of the casualties are thought to have been police guarding the clinic. Armed guards are routine for polio workers in Pakistan, who have been the target of many deadly attacks by Islamist militants in recent ...

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Russian doping: IAAF warned athletes were risking lives in 2009

World athletics’ governing body feared Russian doping was so out of control that athletes could have died – six years before the country was banned from international competition. Documents uncovered by the Associated Press show the IAAF warned Russian athletics chiefs in 2009 that the blood levels of their athletes were “putting their health and even their own lives in ...

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Beyoncé Sparks Pregnancy Rumors With New Pictures

Is Blue about to be a big sister?! Beyoncé and Jay Z ignited pregnancy rumors after she was pictured leaving a Golden Globes after party wearing an oversized jacket with her arms crossed over her midriff — seemingly to cover up a baby bump! This isn’t the first time Bey, 34, has sparked rumors; less than a month ago, she ...

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Obama touts US strength and urges optimism to anxious US

US President Barack Obama vigorously defended his legacy while striking an optimistic tone for the future in his final State of the Union address. He pushed back against the negative tone of the current presidential race, arguing the US has the “strongest, most durable economy in the world”. “Anyone claiming that America’s economy is in decline is peddling fiction,” Mr ...

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Villa win; Dummett saves Newcastle

Paul Dummett’s deflected 90th-minute equaliser denied Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United a morale-boosting victory as Newcastle United snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Premier League on Tuesday. Wayne Rooney completed a brace with a stunning 79th-minute goal to put United 3-2 up, after a 2-0 advantage procured by goals from himself and Jesse Lingard had been wiped out by ...

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