Daily Archives: January 8, 2017

Govt cautioned against reversals in 2017 budget

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has cautioned government against making any reversals of what has been approved in the 2017 national budget. EAZ president Chrispin Mphuka says the emphasis of his association is that government stays on course with the implementation of this year’s national budget. Dr. Mphuka states that the EAZ finds the implementation of the 2017 national ...

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Four dead in Jerusalem lorry attack

Four people have been killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian who rammed a lorry into a group of soldiers, in what police say was a terrorist attack. Three women and one man, all in their twenties, were killed and at least 13 more were wounded, police said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, who was shot dead by ...

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UPND rubbishes calls it lets go of election defeat

The opposition UPND has described as mediocre thinking calls that it should move on and let go of its 2016 general elections defeat. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has wondered how possibly his party can go over the 2016 elections when it has petitioned the outcome of the polls. Mr. Katuka says for the fact that his party has gone ...

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Increased number of streets kids attributed to Poverty

The increasing number of street kids in Zambia has been attributed to the escalated levels of poverty and the spread of HIV. Fountain of Hope Orphanage founder and president Rodger Mwewa says his organization has established that it is in fact these two factors that are pushing helpless orphans on the streets. Mr. Mwewa says what his organization has also ...

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Mumba is SADC opposition parties vice chairman

MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba has been elected as the vice chairman of the SADC opposition political parties organ for the Southern Africa region. This follows the recent election of Zambia as the vice chairperson of the newly constituted SADC organ. And Dr. Mumba has told QTV News in an interview that his vice chairmanship is for the next 12 ...

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Veteran journalist Fackson Nkandu dies, aged 82

Veteran journalist Fackson Nkandu has died aged 82. Mr. Nkandu died in the early hours of today Sunday the 8th of January. His eldest son and family spokesperson Dick Nkandu has confirmed to QTV News that Mr. Nkandu died after an illness. Mr. Nkandu who is also the father of former BBC Focus on Africa presenter Maureen Nkandu has survived ...

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