Monthly Archives: July 2016

UPND leadership urged to take action against erring cadres

The opposition UPND leadership has been called upon to come on openly and condemn the alleged beating of a PF sympathizer in Southern Province. A PF Group called Zambia for Jesus is concerned that the opposition UPND is shading blood just to get into office saying this should be condemned. In a walk in interview with QFM News today, Zambia ...

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Church asked to reconcile parties

The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has encouraged the Church to promote the unity and peace in the country by preaching love and reconciliation among all parties and stake holders. And PMRC says it has endeavored to carry out countrywide sensitizations on the Bill of Rights and distributed various publications on the document. PMRC Executive Director Bernadette Deka explains ...

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Govt asked to protect citizens ahead of polls

Political Scientists Dr. Alex Ng’oma has called on government to put in stringent measures to protect Zambians from violent political party cadres as the election date draws nearer. And the Political Scientist has called on political party leaders to prove to the nation that they are above bold and end the vice before it is too late. Dr. Ng’oma, who ...

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UPND is losing – PF Monze

PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says it is clear that the opposition UPND wants to use violence as a means of entering into office. Mr. Mwila says it is also clear in the minds of the UPND party leadership that they are losing the August 11th general elections and that is why they want to start intimidating voters. He ...

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Police waiting for report on woman attacked by UPND

The Zambia Police Service is concerned with the ongoing speculations concerning a video that has gone viral on social media showing a woman being attacked by United Party for National Development Cadres. Police Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja however states that the Police Service has not received any formal report of the incident. Mr. Kanganja says efforts have been made and ...

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Lungu spreading empty promises – HH

The opposition UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says President Lungu is spreading empty promises about what he will do if re-elected after the August 11th General Elections. In a statement made available to QFM News today, Mr. Hichilema says the PF Government is now claiming to have allocated farmlands to all ex-miners, as promised several months back. Mr. Hichilema says the ...

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NCZ produces, distributes 33 MT of fertilizer

Government is confident that the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambian (NCZ) will produce the required 92 thousand metric tonnes of D Compound fertilizer for the 2016/17 farming season. Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda says so far, the company has produced and distributed over 30 thousand metric tonnes of D Compound fertilizer across the country. Mr. Lubinda states that government is delighted with ...

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Kanye West leaves Ellen DeGeneres speechless: ‘I’m sorry for the realness’

“Well, it’s not daytime television anymore,” Ellen DeGeneres said Thursday on her show after a rambling, nearly unbroken, nearly 6½-minute oration by her guest, Kanye West. “We’re gonna take a break,” she added, looking for the right words after she’d managed to sneak in only a few dozen of them during West’s lengthy monologue. After working to pry more than ...

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Texas hot air balloon crash: No survivors among 16 on board

A hot air balloon has caught fire and crashed in the US state of Texas, with all 16 on board confirmed dead, the Texas department of safety says. The balloon came down in fields near Lockhart, about 30 miles (50km) south of the state capital Austin. Caldwell County sheriff Daniel Law said the basket of the balloon was on fire ...

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Tunisia parliament votes to sack PM Habib Essid

Tunisia’s parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Habib Essid, effectively dismissing the government of the US-trained economist. A total of 188 MPs voted to sack Mr Essid, with only three supporting him. Mr Essid, who has been in office less than two years, has faced criticism for what his opponents say is his failure to ...

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