Daily Archives: January 27, 2016

Lungu devises food security plan

President Edgar Lungu has come up with a three-way strategic plan to enhance food security in the country. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says the first option is to grow irrigated maize, while the second option is for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) and the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) to mop up ...

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Lungu courts MMD,hints on running mate

President Edgar Lungu says he has communicated with MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba with the view of the PF and MMD working together in the August 11 elections. President Lungu says this is the only way they can achieve the 50 percent plus one threshold. He says the friendship between the MMD and PF is not new, hence the need ...

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Mark Wahlberg, Diddy donating 1 million bottles of water to Flint

A bottled water company owned in part by Sean “Diddy” Combs and Mark Wahlberg is pledging to donate 1 million bottles of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan. Ahydrate says it’s sending 5,000 cases of water to Flint and will continue to provide bottles to residents until the city’s water problems are solved. The company says the water is ...

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Missaoui hails his players

Tunisia coach, Hatem Missaoui, was full of praise for the home-based Carthage Eagles players after a resounding 5-0 drubbing of Niger in their last Group C game at the Regional Stadium in Kigali on Tuesday evening a win that took them to top of the group with five points.A vividly elated Missaoui hailed his players performance calling it 5 star ...

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PSDA advises against immature political campaigns

The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) has cautioned Political parties vying to govern the country to be mindful that investors are interested in seeing stability in Zambia after the August 11th general election. PSDA Chairperson Yusuf Dodia says investors fully understand that politicians are only there to formulate policy and management systems that determine how investors who generate wealth are ...

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Katele warns of possible distortion in economy

Government has been advised to ring-fence strategies it has put in place to keep the economy steady during the campaign period for the August 11th general election. Former Finance Katele Kalumba has particularly urged the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) not to relent in sustaining stability in the economic fundamentals. Dr. Kalumba says it is also ...

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MMD’s performance was exceptional – Mumba

MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba says Zambians reserve the right to keep or remove President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front from power based on how they have performed. Dr. Mumba says if indeed President Lungu has performed according to the expectations of many people, he will be kept in office. He says the Zambian people will judge President Lungu ...

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Oregon armed protest leader Ammon Bundy seized in deadly clash

US police say they have arrested the leader of an armed militia which occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon, with one person killed in a shoot-out. Ammon Bundy and four others were arrested during a traffic stop, police said. One person was injured. Two other activists connected to the group were later arrested in separate incidents, also in Oregon. The ...

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Zambian Voice urges dissolution of Nchito Tribunal

Government has been advised to dissolve the Mutembo Nchito tribunal and allow him to resume his duties as Director of Public Prosecutions. The Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali tells QFM News that government should realize that it is losing out a lot more in tax payer’s money than it is benefiting from holding on to the court halted Mutembo ...

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Mali want maximum points

Mali will be eyeing a place in the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) knockout stages when they clash with Zambia at the Regional Stadium Nyamirambo in Kigali today in what is expected to be an exciting clash of the titans. Kick-off is at 16h00 (CAT).The Eagles narrowly edged out the Warriors of Zimbabwe 1-0 in their previous Group D encounter ...

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