Monthly Archives: January 2016

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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Mbala woman arrested for burying baby alive

Police in Mbala have arrested a 34 year old woman of Kowa village in Chief Fwambo’s area for attempting to bury alive her newborn baby girl. Police have told ZANIS in Mbala that Mercy Nauluta gave birth to a baby girl and attempted to bury her, but quick action by members of the community saved the baby when they heard ...

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President Lungu warns of electricity blackout

  President Edgar Lungu has warned that failure to increase electricity tariffs will plunge the country in total darkness. Speaking when he addressed Sinda residents yesterday, Mr. Lungu said it’s not true that increasing the cost of electricity will have an effect on the majority Zambians, but that this will instead make electricity tariffs cost reflective. President Lungu adds that ...

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Political leaders have failed to end violence – Catholic Bishops

The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has observed that Zambia is paying a great price through political hooliganism and apparently the leadership in all political parties has failed to uproot political violence. In a pastoral statement on the State of the nation 2016, the Catholic Bishops note that in some cases political leaders seem to encourage and fan political violence by ...

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