Monthly Archives: May 2016

ECZ to go ahead, print ballot papers in Dubai

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it will go ahead and engage Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Ltd to print ballot papers for the August 11th General Election despite the objection from stakeholders. Speaking during the electoral stakeholders meeting in Lusaka today, ECZ Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu says the commission as per mandate will sponsor political party agents to ...

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Nine battle for Republican Presidency

Nine Presidential candidates are expected to contest the August 11th elections. This is according to the presidential nomination timetable released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. The nine political party expected to field presidential candidates are the ruling Patriotic Front, Forum for Democracy and Development, UPND, UNIP, Rainbow party and the People’s Alliance for Change. Others are the Green party, ...

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DEC nab former Choma banker

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a 28-year-old former banker in Choma for theft by servant and money laundering involving over thirty thousand Kwacha. Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo says Sandra Thindwa, 28, a former Banker of plot M13 Mukasa in Choma has been arrested for theft by servant and money laundering involving K33, 989.20 contrary to the Laws ...

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Five candidates battle for Lusaka parliamentary Central seat

Five candidates have successfully filed in their nominations for the Lusaka central parliamentary seat among them three women. The five are Margaret Mwanakatwe of the PF, Charlotte Scott of the UPND, Dorothy Mumba of the FDD, Kelvin Chilambe of the Rainbow patty and Kasonde Mwenda an independent candidate who struggled to find supporters. Ms. Mwanakatwe expressed confidence of scooping the seat ...

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Violence characterized nominations in Siavonga

Violence characterized the filing of nominations for parliamentary and local government candidates in Siavonga today. UPND and Patriotic Front cadres clashed as they escorted their party candidates to file nominations resulting in one person being hospitalized. One PF cadre nursing injuries in hospital sustained in the fracas. And Siavonga district Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has accused the UPND cadres of being ...

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Islamic State group hits back as Iraqi army moves into Falluja

Militants from the so-called Islamic State have launched a dawn counter-attack as Iraqi government troops push into the city of Falluja. A day after troops advanced through the southern suburb of Nuaimiya, scores of IS fighters attacked them, army officers told news agencies. The army defeated the attackers but suffered casualties, the sources said. Aid workers are increasingly concerned for ...

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Gun shots fired during nominations

Gun shots were fired at St Patricks Primary Schools in Lusaka the venue for the filing in of nominations for the Kabwata constituency. And six candidates have successfully filed in nominations for the Kabwata parliamentary seat. According to some PF cadres who had escorted party candidate Given Lubinda, Independent candidate Clement Tembo allegedly discharged his firearm after he was confront ...

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Payet hits late winner for France

West Ham United’s Dimitri Payet scored a sublime 90th-minute winner to earn Euro 2016 hosts France a 3-2 friendly win over Cameroon in Nantes on Monday. Didier Deschamps’ side went ahead after 20 minutes through Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi before Vincent Aboubakar levelled. Paul Pogba’s cross allowed Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud to restore France’s lead only for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting ...

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Top Gear return watched by 4.4m

The relaunch of BBC Two’s Top Gear was seen by an average of 4.4 million viewers, overnight figures show. New host Chris Evans said earlier in the week he would be “disappointed” with anything fewer than five million viewers for the show’s first episode. The final Top Gear featuring former host Jeremy Clarkson attracted 5.3 million viewers last June. But ...

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France rail workers strike over reforms

French railway workers are to go on strike as unions continue to protest against planned labour reforms. This is expected to further disrupt a transport network already suffering from a shortage of fuel. French President Francois Hollande has insisted he will not back down over the reforms, which aim to make it easier to recruit and dismiss employees. Public sector ...

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