Monthly Archives: February 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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G20 warns Brexit would be global ‘shock’

Finance ministers from the world’s leading economies have warned of a “shock” to the global economy if the UK leaves the EU. The ministers gave their opinion in a statement released at the end of a two-day meeting of G20 nations in China. Chancellor George Osborne, who is at the event, told the BBC the referendum issue was “deadly serious”. ...

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MMD, PF alliance should excite both parties – Mumba

MMD President Nevers Mumba says there cannot be marriage if either his party or the ruling PF is not happy with the agreement upon which to enter into an alliance. Dr. Mumba says no one can enter into a marriage if they will be sad for the rest of the relationship. He has told QTV news that this is why ...

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ActionAid report reveals limits in Zambia’s tax collection

A new report by ActionAid has revealed that Zambia has 13 restrictive tax treaties that dramatically restrict the government’s power to tax global companies doing business in Zambia and therefore unfairly limit the country’s potential to collect tax revenue. ActionAid Zambia Acting Country Director Harriet Gimbo has advised government through the Ministry of Finance to urgently revise the very restrictive ...

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CSPR welcomes abolishment of Deputy Minister position

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has welcomed the abolishment of deputy minister positions because the current size cabinet is blotted and taking up a large chunk of public funds. CSPR Communications and Information Officer Maxson Nkhoma reducing the Size of Cabinet by having an optimal and stable number of ministers by abolishing the positions of Deputy Minister has ...

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