Solwezi District Voter Education Coordinator, Thandiwe Tembo say her office is still waiting for official communication from the ECZ weather Kalumbila and Mushindano districts will elect their Council Chairpersons after or on August 11, 2016. Ms. Tembo says her office is still waiting to hear from ECZ weather the Kalumbila and Mushindano Districts have been catered for in the ongoing ...
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Cancellation of rallies irks HH
UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the last minute cancellation of his party’s scheduled rallies in Lusaka’s Chawama and Kanyama constituencies BY Police is an act of desperation and despotism by the ruling Patriotic Front. In a statement obtained by QFM, Mr Hichilema says the PF is in a clear state of panic as elections draw closer. He says the PF ...
Read More »Kampyongo dismisses rigging reports
Local Government and Housing Minister Steven Kampyongo has dismissed as figment of imagination media reports linking him to a scheme to rig the August general election. Mr. Kampyongo says the Post newspapers which published the article on the alleged rigging scheme must have done so out of expediency and not principle. He says reality has now dawn on the Post ...
Read More »More needs to be done for referendum to be fruitful- Kapoma
Governance activist David Kapoma says there is a lot of work that needs be done for the referendum on the bill of rights to be fruitful. Mr Kapoma says this is considering that not much has been done in making people understand what the referendum is all about, with only a few weeks before 11th August. He says the fact ...
Read More »Update your qualifications, Phiri encourages teachers
General Education Minister John Phiri has encouraged teachers in the country to upgrade their academic qualifications in order to improve the quality of education offered to pupils. Speaking when he officiated at fifth graduation of DMI-St. Eugene University in Lusaka today, Dr Phiri says the successful implementation of the revised curriculum depends on the availability of qualified teachers particularly in ...
Read More »Ex-Kalomo MP Muntanga dies
Immediate past UPND Kalomo Central Member of Parliament Request Muntanga has died. Mr. Muntanga, 64, died today at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) around 14hrs after an illness. Mr. Muntanga’s elder brother Willard Muntanga has confirmed the death of the former parliamentarian who early last month suffered a stroke. He says his brother was taken to UTH yesterday where he ...
Read More »Guardiola wants ‘beautiful’ Man City side
New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he came to England to prove it is possible to play “beautiful football” in the Premier League. Guardiola said he had been “comfortable” at Bayern Munich, but wanted another test in his career. The Spaniard, 45, also admitted he had “absolutely everything” at Barcelona. When asked if he could play beautiful football in ...
Read More »Legend leads stars’ grief over shootings
Oscar-winning singer John Legend has called for “peace” after five Dallas police officers were killed and six wounded by sniper fire, during protests against police shooting of black men. “Being against cops killing is not equal to being for killing cops. We need peace in our streets,” he tweeted. Legend won the only Oscar for Martin Luther King film Selma, ...
Read More »Dallas gunman ‘wanted to kill whites’
The gunman killed in a stand-off with Dallas police said he wanted to kill white people, especially officers, the city’s police chief has said. The suspect, named by US media as Micah Johnson, 25, said he was upset about the recent police shootings of black people, Police Chief David Brown said. Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven wounded ...
Read More »Beyoncé shares powerful statement in wake of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile deaths
BEYONCÉ has spoken out following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The Freedom singer has issued a powerful statement after the deaths of 2 African American men caused by police violence. Earlier this week on Tuesday, Alton was killed by police outside a store in Louisiana, and Philando was pulled over in Minnesota by a traffic warden who ...
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