Daily Archives: October 24, 2016

Chama urges youths to be agents of peace

Defense Minister Davis Chama has urged youths to be champions of peace and unity in the country. Speaking in an interview with QTV News, Mr. Chama says youths have a lot of potential to unite the country and champion democracy. Mr. Chama states that youths should be hardworking and innovative if they are to build a better nation. He adds ...

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Sinkamba asks Lungu to reconcile with HH

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has encouraged President Edgar Lungu to have courage and take practical and honest steps aimed at reconciling with UPND President Hakainde Hichilema. In his Independence Day message to President Lungu, Mr. Sinkamba says there is need for the two leaders to reconcile. Mr. Sinkamba says the President should also extend this reconciliation to Mr. Hichilema’s ...

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Museveni urges Zambians to maintain peace

Visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged Zambians to remain and maintain peace saying many countries envy Zambia’s peaceful nature. Speaking at State House this afternoon during the commemorations of Zambia’s 52nd Independence anniversary, President Museveni says no one should deceive the people of Zambia not to remain peaceful saying it will not benefit the nation in anyway. President Museveni ...

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CSPR asks Lungu to establish Eurobond Commission of Inquiry

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has asked President Edgar Lungu to appoint a commission of inquiry to investigate how the Eurobond Funds were used especially that most of the infrastructure development Projects for which the funds were borrowed have either stalled or not implemented. CSPR Advocacy and Communication Programme Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma tells QTV News via telephone that ...

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Lungu, Museveni leads Zambians in celebrating Independence Day

President Edgar Lungu and his visiting Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni today led hundreds of patriotic Zambians at the freedom statue in laying wreaths in remembrance of all departed heroes. Zambia attained independence from British government on 24th October, 1964. She has turned 52 years today. President Museveni who first layed the wreath at the Freedom Statue was then followed by ...

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Tiger Woods doesn’t regret cheating on his ex-wife Elin Nordegren

Tiger Woods has one regret, and it’s not the 2009 cheating scandal that led to the end of his marriage to Elin Nordegren. The 40-year-old professional golfer revealed the one thing that he wishes he could’ve changed, during an hour-long interview with Charlie Rose on Thursday. “The only regret I have in life is not spending another year at Stanford ...

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Leonardo DiCaprio almost died in the Galapagos and had to be saved by Edward Norton

Leonardo DiCaprio is all about extreme experiences. The 41-year-old actor has a new documentary on climate change, “Before the Flood,” and the film’s director, Fisher Stevens, recently told the story of how DiCaprio almost died in 2010 before work on the doc even began. “The second time we properly hung out together was in 2010 when I was invited to film ...

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Zesco expects better Cup fortunes

Zesco United coach George Lwandamina, insists they will serve up an interesting Barclays Cup final with Zanaco, despite the two draws that have separated them in the league this season. Defending champions Zesco, were held to a 0-0 away draw by the current league leaders on Saturday, at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka after earlier finishing 1-1 in the first leg ...

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Sundowns crowned African champs

Mamelodi Sundowns won a fairytale first CAF Champions League title on Sunday despite a 1-0 second-leg loss to Zamalek of Egypt in Alexandria. A Stanley Ohawuchi goal on 64 minutes was not enough for the home team as they trailed by three goals from the first leg in Pretoria last weekend and lost 3-1 on aggregate. It was a remarkable ...

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Calais migrants: France begins to clear ‘Jungle’ camp

More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais. The camp has been housing some 7,000 people in squalid conditions. Migrants queued peacefully to be processed, and the first of some 60 coaches that will carry them to refugee centres across France, has now left. There is concern that ...

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