Daily Archives: July 27, 2016

RTSA clears last year’s 90, 000 backlog of driver’s licenses

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says it has cleared the backlog of 90,000 driver’s licenses which had been pending from last year. RTSA Senior Public Relations Manager Fredrick Mubanga tells QTV News that the agency has successfully completed the printing of the licenses and are ready for collection. And Mr. Mubanga says the print on demand system for ...

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Simukonde encourages Zambians to vote YES in referendum

Zambians have been encouraged to vote YES in the August referendum on the Bill of Rights in order to ensure the further strengthening of children’s rights. Civil rights activist Godfrey Simukonde notes that the manner in which the Bill has been drafted addresses the challenges currently being faced in ensuring the protection of children’s rights. Mr. Simukonde says he has ...

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Bring out sanitation issues, Water Aid urges politicians

Water Aid Zambia has observed that it clear issues of water, sanitation and hygiene are not a priority in this year’s elections. Water Aid Country Representative Pamela Chisanga says politicians are not talking about what they will do if elected into power to deliver, water, sanitation and hygiene services to the people of Zambia. Ms. Chisanga says water, sanitation and ...

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Society for Family Health launches HIV Self-Testing in Africa project

Society for Family Health has collaboration with its partners today launched the HIV Self-Testing in Africa project, a four year project intended to boost access to HIV testing and its impact on the achievement of HIV prevention and treatment goals in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Speaking during the launch in Lusaka today, SFH Executive Director Namwinga Chintu says they believe ...

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Pep denies weight issues at City

Manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed reports that a small number of Manchester City players turned up for pre-season training overweight but stressed the importance of keeping players fit ahead of the new Premier League season.Guardiola’s emphasis on fitness was highlighted when left back Gael Clichy revealed that the manager had taken pizzas off the menu at City and imposed strict ...

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Dances with Wolves actor Chief David Bald Eagle dies at 97

Native American Chief David Bald Eagle, who appeared in the Oscar-winning 1990 film Dances With Wolves, has died aged 97. The grandson of Chief White Bull, who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, Bald Eagle appeared in more than 40 films. He went on to become the face of South Dakota’s Lakota people. He died at ...

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Turkey coup attempt: Nearly 9,000 soldiers joined plot – army

Turkey says 8,651 members, or 1.5%, of the nation’s armed forces took part in the failed coup on 15 July. Military officials also revealed that the plotters had 35 planes, 37 helicopters, 74 tanks and three ships. Meanwhile, detention warrants have been issued for 47 journalists as part of a crackdown that has already resulted in detentions of nearly 16,000 ...

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French church attack: Faith leaders call for more security

French religious leaders have called for more security at places of worship following the murder of an elderly priest in Normandy on Tuesday. Representatives of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist faiths spoke after meeting President Hollande. Father Jacques Hamel was killed while conducting morning mass in his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen. The killing came 12 days after ...

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