Daily Archives: February 9, 2016

Pukutu urges MMD to resolve differences amicably

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director, Pukuta Mwanza has urged the MMD to find an amicable way of resolving their differences. Reverend Mwanza says the MMD as the former ruling party should lead by example by ensuring that they resolve their differences in a peaceful manner. He says the MMD leadership should to come together and dialogue so that ...

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MMD convention faction denies links to Mutati

MMD Members who were yesterday denied entry into the party secretariat to present a petition to the party leadership over the holding of the convention have denied being sponsored by Lunte Member of Parliament Felix Mutati and the opposition UPND. They told QFM News that they are paid-up members of the former ruling party and were not sent by anyone, ...

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Students in high learning institutions are unteachable – Kaingu

Higher Education Minister Michael Kaingu has charged that it is very clear that students in the country’s higher learning institutions are not teachable. Responding to follow up questions on his statement to Parliament today on the circumstances that led to the closure of the University of Zambia and the Copperbelt University, Dr. Kaingu told the house that students in Universities ...

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ZNFU welcomes withdrawal of tariff application by ZESCO

The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has welcomed the decision by ZESCO to withdraw the tariff application made to the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to revise upwards tariffs for all its customer categories. ZNFU President Evelyn Nguleka in a statement says this move by ZESCO will now help farmers increase their production of irrigated crop particularly in areas that are ...

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Everton edge towards £200m takeover

Everton are moving closer to a £200m takover by an American consortium and a deal could even be concluded by the end of the month. The group, led by former San Diego Padres owner John Jay Moores and fellow entrepreneur Charles Noell, have been in talks with Toffees owner Bill Kenwright in recent months. Moores and Noell were previously interested ...

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Four perish in road mishap

Four people have died in a road traffic accident after a Toyota Haice minibus registration number BAC 314 they were travel ling in, overturned several times on the Great North road this morning. Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Acting Senior Public Relations Manager Fredrick Mubanga has told QFM News that three people died on the spot among them two ...

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Oscars 2016: Stallone considered boycott

Sylvester Stallone says he thought about boycotting the Oscars ceremony because of this year’s diversity row. The 69-year-old actor has a best supporting actor nod for his role as Rocky Balboa in boxing drama Creed. At the annual Oscar nominees’ lunch in Los Angeles, Stallone revealed he’d consulted Creed director Ryan Coogler about attending the awards. “I said, ‘if you ...

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German trains in deadly head-on crash

At least nine people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria. The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km (37 miles) south-east of Munich. The transport minister said the trains had crashed into each other while both travelling at around 100km/h (62mph). Emergency teams, ...

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MMD MPs head to court over convention

MMD Members of Parliament calling for the holding of the party convention before April 2016 say they have been left with no option, but to seek legal redress over the holding the convention. Reacting to Dr. Mumba’s insistence that the party will not hold the convention this year, MM D Ikeleng’i Member of Parliament Elijah Muchima who spoke on behalf ...

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Italian actor declared brain dead after hanging scene goes wrong

Italian actor Raphael Schumacher was declared brain dead Friday after accidentally strangling himself on a theater stage during a hanging scene. Schumacher, 27, was performing in a production at the Pisa’s Teatro Lux on Jan. 30 when a medical student in the audience noticed that the rope around his neck looked to be too tight and Schumacher appeared to be ...

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