Daily Archives: February 1, 2016

MMD, PF will find it easy to form alliance – Chipangali MP

MMD Chipangali Member of Parliament Vincent Mwale says he believes the Patriotic Front and the MMD will find it easy to work together as partners in the August 11th elections. Mr. Mwale who is also Youth and Sport Minister says this is considering that it is not the first time the two parties will be working together having previously worked ...

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ZCID hails opposition

The Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue has hailed as mature the resolution made by opposition political parties, pledging not to engage in violence, hate speech and tribal campaigns ahead of the August 11 general election. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says his organisation welcomes every effort aimed at stamping out negative vices such as tribalism, political violence and hate speech ...

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No looming fuel shortage – Govt

Government has dismissed rumors of a looming fuel shortage in the country. Energy and Water Development Permanent Secretary Brigadier General Emeldah Chola in a statement issued to QTV says to the contrary, as of today, 1st February,2016 the available national stock levels in the Government depots is 36 million litres for diesel which translates into 16 days of national consumption ...

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ZESCO’s customer base for Kafue grows to 12, 800

ZESCO limited says it has managed to address the low voltage challenge that was affecting residents of Kafue District. ZESCO Spokesperson Henry Kapata has also stated that the company is managing to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the district with over 180 customers being connected every month. Mr. Kapata says the customer base for Kafue has increased rapidly ...

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Township roads in Kaoma almost complete – Njeulu

Western Province Minister Poniso Njeulu has disclosed that works on the 14 kilometers township roads in Kaoma are almost complete. Mr. Njeulu says the road works are being undertaken by two contractors. He says the contractor China State has also been awarded another contract to construct to work on a road between Kabungula and Kalabo. Mr. Njeulu says the road ...

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CCPC hails Chiefs

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) says it is intensifying raids on business houses in a bid to ensure they adhere to consumer standards. CCPC Public Relations Officer Hanford Chaaba says the commission has been receiving complaints from members of the public that they are not doing anything to protect consumers in view of the escalating prices of certain ...

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Tidal Explains Early Leak Of Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ Album

Through all of the rapper squabbles last week, Pop/R&B superstar Rihanna managed to grab some attention as well by releasing her 8th studio album Anti. The project suffered an unexpected leak on Tidal before it was scheduled to go live, but according to the company’s Director of Marketing Grace Kim the mishap did not hinder the initial success of Anti. “Look, ...

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Pep Guardiola to succeed Manuel Pellegrini as Manchester City boss

Pep Guardiola has agreed a three-year contract to become Manchester City manager in the summer. The 45-year-old, currently in charge at Bayern Munich, will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who will leave on 30 June. A statement from City said Chilean Pellegrini, 62, was “fully supportive” of the announcement being made. The club said negotiations with former Barcelona coach Guardiola had been ...

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Kanye West Apologizes For Bringing Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose’s Son Into Twitter Squabble

Kanye West has realized the negative outcome of the recent comments he made publicly earlier this week. After engaging in a lengthy Twitter squabble with Wiz Khalifa, the Chi-town native, now regretfully, brought Khalifa and Amber Rose’s 2-year-old son, Sebastian, into the heated mix. With now-deleted tweets that read “I know you mad every time you look at your child ...

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Guerrero state: ’11 dead’ at Mexico teen’s birthday party

Unknown gunmen have killed at least 11 people at a girl’s 15th birthday party in Mexico’s Guerrero state. Guerrero governor Hector Astudillo said the shooting occurred at the traditional coming-of-age party in Cundancito, in the west of the region. After the incident, authorities tried to reach the area but were met by gunfire, he said. Two years ago, 43 students ...

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