Daily Archives: February 29, 2016

Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (pens 1-3)

Willy Caballero was Manchester City’s hero as they beat Liverpool on penalties to win the Capital One Cup at Wembley. The 34-year-old Argentine goalkeeper spectacularly rewarded the faith of manager Manuel Pellegrini with saves from Lucas, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana in the shoot-out after he was selected ahead of first-choice Joe Hart. Fernandinho put City ahead just after the ...

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UN expands Syria aid amid truce

The UN says it plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over the next five days amid a partial truce in the country’s civil war. It said it was ready to help an estimated 1.7 million people in hard-to-reach areas by the end of March. A cessation of hostilities began on Saturday and there have been ...

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Kunda confident of retaining Muchinga

MMD Muchinga Member of Parliament Howard Kunda says he is confident of retaining his seat based on his track record and great achievements during his five years in Parliament. Mr. Kunda believes his performance in his yet-to-end first tenure as MP had won the people’s heart. He says he has lobbied for and initiated a number of projects mainly in ...

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Govt hailed for infrastructure development

Government has been commended for the infrastructure development that is taking place in the Country. The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) President Chingati Msiska says his union is happy that schools, health institutions and roads are being constructed in the Country. He has appealed to Zambians to support the government irrespective of their political affiliations in ...

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Discrimination, still hindrance for women -ZNWL

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has observed that discrimination and negative perception of women still remains hindrance for women to aspire for leadership positions. ZNWL Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe says traditional believes is also another barrier that prevents women to become leaders. Ms Katebe says women participation in politics in the country is thus disheartening because women are in ...

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