Daily Archives: March 9, 2016

Multi-choice awards trip to UK to lucky subscribers

Multi-choice Zambia has awarded 12 lucky subscribers with a fully sponsored trip to go and watch their favourite FA team live in action in the United Kingdom. MultiChoice Zambia is also giving replica jerseys as consolation prizes to the 12 winners. Company Acting General Manager Recha Kabwe says the business is aware of the viewership that the FA commands in ...

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Zambians are paying too much on digital TV- Strong Zambia chief

Strong Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd Ngoma has observed that Zambians have been paying too much for their digital television services. Mr. Ngoma says this is the reason why Strong Zambia is there to challenge those higher prices and give people the best programming at a price that suits their pockets. Speaking during the official launch of QTV Zambia, ZNBC ...

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Zambia’s beef exports in 2015 stood at 157 tonnes

Livestock and Fisheries Minister, Greyford Monde says Zambia’s beef exports for 2015 stood at 157 tonnes. Mr. Monde has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that most of the beef is consumed locally due low production and productivity. He says the retail price of beef in Zambia is one of the highest in the region while the producer price paid ...

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People fighting me are in process of forming own party – Mumba

MMD President Nevers Mumba says the people fighting him in the party are in the process of forming a new political party. Announcing the official opening of the nominations process for aspiring candidates ahead of the August elections, Dr. Mumba says records at the Registrar of Societies show that some suspended members of the party are in the process of ...

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‘Fifth Beatle’ Sir George Martin dies

Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the “fifth Beatle”, has died, aged 90. His family thanked “everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support” after his death at home on Tuesday, his manager said. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr broke the news on Twitter and led tributes, saying Sir George “will be missed”. Sir George signed The Beatles and ...

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Monde is rightfully in the House – Matibini

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has described as misleading the story in today’s Post newspapers headlined Supreme court upholds Monde’s expulsion. Making a ruling on a point of order raised by Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa who wanted to know whether Livestock Minister Greyford Monde was in order to be in the house when the Supreme ...

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Kaingu gives conditions for reopening of CBU,UNZA

Higher Education Minister Michael Kaingu has indicated that the Copperbelt University and the University of Zambia could reopen on or around 10th April, 2016, subject to certain conditions being met. And Government has discontinued the payment of meal allowances to students at the two universities due to abuse of the facility. Dr. Kaingu has told Parliament in a ministerial statement ...

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Ex-Zimbabwe player in fixing allegation

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has provisionally suspended committee member Edzai Kasinauyo over allegations of match-fixing. The former international has denied the allegations in the local press. A statement from Zifa said the investigations are ongoing. “The suspension has been occasioned by allegations of match fixing ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match between Zimbabwe and Swaziland,” it ...

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Macedonia shuts border to migrants

Macedonia has said it will no longer let any migrants through its border with Greece, effectively blocking the Balkan route north. The decision came after Slovenia barred access to migrants transiting the country. Croatia and Serbia then said they would follow suit. Some 13,000 migrants are now stranded at the Macedonia-Greece border. The moves come after the EU and Turkey ...

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Cholera cases increase

Health Minister Dr. Joseph Kasonde has disclosed that the number of cholera cases has increased from 81 to 104 as of 8th march, 2016. Dr. Kasonde says Lusaka district has so far recorded 84 cases while Chibombo district has recorded 20 cases. He says Lusaka had 21 admitted cases while Chibombo district had none. Dr. Kasonde says Nyimba district had ...

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