Daily Archives: June 1, 2016

Nawakwi in nomination scare

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi’s bid for the Presidency almost flopped after her running mate failed to produce his educational qualifications at the nominations center. Ms Nawakwi’s running mate Dr. Clement Mwanza failed to produce his original copies of his educational qualifications prompting a closed door meeting with the Electoral Commission of Zambia officials. Later, Ms ...

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Lungu meets Emperor Mwata Yanvwa Mushidi

President Edgar Lungu has assured the visiting Emperor Mwata Yanvwa Mushidi the third of the Luba-Lunda Kingdom that Zambia will hold peaceful elections. President Lungu says the ruling PF is a party with a sense of justice and will therefore ensure rules are followed during the elections and peace is maintained. He notes that this means that when time for ...

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French racism cost me – Benzema

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema said he was denied the chance to play for France in the Euro 2016 this month because of his Algerian origins. The French Football Federation denied the accusation, but Benzema’s comments, published just nine days before France hosts the tournament, have deepened a row about alleged racism in a national team once seen as a ...

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EgyptAir crash: Black box signal detected by search teams

Signals have been detected from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, French investigators have confirmed. They were picked up by the French vessel Laplace as it was searching the Mediterranean Sea. There were 66 people on board when the Airbus A320 crashed on 19 May while flying from Paris to Cairo. It vanished ...

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Cover all political parties,media urged

Preliminary findings of a research conducted by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia on media coverage during the pre-election period has revealed that the ruling Patriotic Front received more coverage at 45 percent, followed by the opposition UPND with 23 percent. Speaking during the launch of the media monitoring report and the Zambia 2016 Elections Media Monitoring Project ...

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Shelve referendum – NGOCC

The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has demanded that the referendum on the bill of rights should not be held until such a time when people are adequately sensitized. Speaking during a media briefing, NGOCC Chairperson Sara Longwe has observed that the referendum question is not clear. She says the Referendum question proposes two things in one question, explaining ...

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Zambians urged to scrutinize manifestos

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) is urging Zambians to scrutinize political party manifestos and vote for the party with best development programme. FODEP Acting Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says political party manifestos should be the basis for supporting any presidential aspirant. Mr. Chimfwembe has since advised all political parties to publicize their manifestos so that the electorate can scrutinize ...

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Growing economy key to realization of vision 2030 – Mwanakatwe

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakwate says the realization of the vision 2030 still lies in the Zambian economy growing and remaining productive. Ms. Mwanakwate says people in their respect organizations must perform to the expected standards and goals. She says this is the more reason the focus of the performance based contracts for Permanent Secretaries is on her ...

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UNIP’s Tilyenji Kaunda files nomination papers

United National Independence Party (UNIP) President Tilyenji Kunda has successfully filed his presidential nomination papers for the August 11 elections. Mr Kaunda who is the first of the nine presidential candidates to file his nomination was accompanied by his running mate Njekwa Anamela. He handed in his nomination papers to the presidential Returning Officer Justice Esau Chulu. Briefing journalists shortly ...

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Murray finally set for French Open quarter-final

  Murray v Gasquet – French Open quarter-final Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 22 May to 5 June Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, the BBC Sport website and app. Andy Murray will meet Richard Gasquet in the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday after the weather in France finally relented. ...

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