Daily Archives: June 8, 2017

Unconfirmed reports indicate 43 people have died in King Lion accident

Unconfirmed reports reaching QTV News indicate that a Zimbabwean Bus King Lion coming from Harare to Lusaka, Zambia was early this morning involved in an accident killing about 43 people on the spot. The report indicates that the accident happened at around 02hrs near Mukuti area in Zimbabwe a few kilometers before Chirundu Boarder. The report further indicates that thirty ...

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NCP Leader gives Lungu support

New Congress Party (NCP) Leader Pastor Peter Chanda has advised the ruling PF members not to speak different voices on who should stand on the PF ticket in the 2021 general elections. Pastor Chanda says as alliance members of the PF, the party is solely behind the candidature of President Edgar Lungu. He feels that those opposing the candidature of ...

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ISAAA observes the need to make agric ‘smart’

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) has noted the need to make agriculture smart and pleasurable in order to attract youths as part of agricultural transformation. Speaking when she presented a paper on the Global status of commercialised Biotech/Genetically Modified crops during a communication training workshop for media practitioners from selected COMESA countries on Biotechnology and ...

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Govt struggling to find people to maintain ICT infrastructure

Government says it is struggling to find people to maintain the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in the teaching and learning into institutions. Minister of General Education Dr Dennis M. Wanchinga disclosed this during in Lusaka during the official launch of the China Funds – In – Trust (CFIT) Project in Zambia. He says CFIT project is also targeting ...

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UPND asks court to arrest ZDDM Leader Edwin Sakala

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has called on Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja to arrest the Zambia Direct and Democracy Movement Leader, Edwin Sakala for accusing the party of killing people from eastern province living in Southern Province. In a statement availed to QFM News today, UPND Secretary General Steven Katuka states that Mr. Sakala’s remarks ...

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Kalaba targets winning start for Chipolopolo

Zambia national football team captain Rainford Kalaba hopes the team will start and finish the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign on a strong note. Zambia host Mozambique in their Group K opening match at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on Saturday and Kalaba believes that starting with a win would help set the tone for the qualifiers. Zambia failed ...

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Rajaonarimampianina encourages COMESA states to increase trade

Visiting President of Madagascar Hery Rajaonarimampianina has encouraged COMESA member states to increase trade among themselves. Mr. Rajaonarimampianina, who is also COMESA chairperson, has stressed the importance of infrastructure development, and energy as enablers of economic development. He has encouraged member states to promote industrialization, to enhance trade among themselves through value addition. And Mr. Rajaonarimampianina has further stated that ...

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HH, five others committed to High Court for trial

Magistrate David Simusamba has committed UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and five others to the Lusaka High Court for trial in the offense of treason contrary to section 43 (cap 1) (d) of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. Magistrate Simusamba says this is in accordance with the Director of Public prosecution’s committal certificate. Mr. Hichilema was ...

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Seven celebrities who are (or were) also inventors

Did Sir Roger Moore invent the Magnum? That was one of the more curious rumours to emerge about the British actor following his death last month. According to journalist Chrissy Iley, the James Bond star once said in the 1960s his one wish would be for ice cream company Wall’s to produce a choc ice on a stick. The company ...

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Myanmar plane: Debris and bodies found after search

The Burmese army says debris and bodies have been found after a military plane went missing with 122 people on board. Dispersed wreckage was found in the Andaman Sea, the military said in a statement on its Facebook page. The aircraft, a Y-8 transporter made in China, was carrying 14 crew. Most of the passengers were military personnel and family ...

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