Daily Archives: March 1, 2016

New Documents Show 50 Cent Isn’t Broke

50 Cent’s financial situation seems to be all over the place lately.  However, documents surfaced today by the Daily Mail, that 50 cent’s assets and finances are much higher than he claimed. When filing for bankruptcy a while back, the Queens native claimed assets ranging from $16-$50 million.  In these new documents, appraisers say 50 cent actually has more than $64 ...

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Vibrio Cholera found in ‘street food stuffs’

Tests conducted on some food stuffs from the streets of Lusaka by the Lusaka City Council have revealed the presence of Vibrio Cholera in the tested food stuffs. The LCC through the department of Public Health recently submitted to the Food and Drugs Control laboratory for routine analysis, food samples collected from the street to ascertain the possible presence of ...

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Speaker directs Mwila to issue statement on presence of Police in Choma

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has directed Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila to issue a ministerial statement on the continued heavy presence of Paramilitary Police officers in Choma district. This follows a point of order raised by Choma central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa over the continued heavy presence of Police officers whom he said are arbitrary arresting ...

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Lungu launches US$ 28m dam

President Edgar Lungu has launched the construction of what will be the largest dam in the history of the country’s agriculture sector at a total cost of US$ 28 million. Mwomboshi dam in Chisamba district will be constructed by Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company Limited of China within a period of 30 months. Speaking during the launch of the project ...

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Thousands of migrants stranded at Greece-Macedonia border

About 8,500 migrants are stuck in worsening conditions on the Greece-Macedonia border at a camp designed to support just 1,500 people. The Idomeni crossing has been closed for nearly 24 hours following protests by migrants desperate to continue their journey to Western European countries. Some migrants have been stranded at the overburdened camp for more than a week. The site ...

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Wenger brands criticism ‘excessive’

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Tuesday labelled criticism of his team’s faltering Premier League title challenge “excessive” and “too emotional”. Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at injury-ravaged Manchester United left Arsenal five points below league leaders Leicester City, compromising the London club’s chances of ending their 12-year wait for the title. Media pundits rounded on Arsenal afterwards, former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness ...

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VJ disappointed with political parties’ response to violence

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga is disappointment that political parties in the Country do not seem to take the issue of political violence seriously. Dr. Mwaanga says he has noted that political parties are merely playing the blame game whenever violence breaks out. In an interview with QFM, Dr. Mwaanga says he does not think the issue of violence should be ...

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Calais ‘Jungle’ evictions due to resume

Demolition teams are due to return to the French port of Calais to dismantle more makeshift shelters in the migrant camp known as the “Jungle”. Overnight, riot police fired tear gas at migrants who were hurling stones at the demolition squads. Authorities say the migrants must move to shipping containers on another part of the site. But many fear this ...

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Condemn all that is inflammatory, Zambians urged

Zambians have been urged to condemn anything imprudent, despicable and inflammatory coming from politicians. Operations Young Vote Executive Director, Guess Nyirenda says Zambian’s should insist on acceptable conduct by those seeking the mandate to govern the country in order to stop unnecessary political tension. Mr. Nyirenda says it is important for all political stakeholders to uphold decency to avoid throwing ...

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YALI concerned, parties want to sponsor councilors

The Young African Leaders Initiative is concerned that some political parties have begun inviting applications for the position of councilor in this year’s general election. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says political parties doing this are going against the spirit of the amended republican constitution. Mr. Mwanza has told QTV in an interview that the republican constitution in Articles 60 ...

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