Daily Archives: June 20, 2017

Seven Zambians arrested in Zimbabwe

Seven Zambian nationals have been arrested by the Zimbabwean authorities for different offences. Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama who has confirmed the development to QFM News via telephone says the seven were arrested on Sunday for fishing on the Zimbabwean side of Lake Kariba and Copper cable theft. Mr. Kanyama says out of 7, three were released yesterday and the ...

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Police to take action against UPND cadres who harassed Sumaili

The Zambia Police Service has cautioned UPND supporters to guard against their conduct whenever they are at Court grounds or risk being arrested and prosecuted. This comes in wake of the incident at the Lusaka magistrate court yesterday where some UPND cadres booed and harassed National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister, Godfridah Sumaili after she appeared in Court following a ...

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Sixth Zambia Alternative Mining Indaba kicks off

Government has stressed the need for constant dialogue between communities, mining firms and other stakeholders as a way of ensuring that mineral development in the country benefits all. Speaking during the sixth Zambia Alternative Mining Indaba being held under the theme “mineral development for all, leaving no one behind”, ministry of mines and mineral development permanent secretary, Paul Chanda said ...

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High cost of living worries ZCTU

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has bemoaned the high cost of living in the country. Speaking when he opened a pre-budget consultative workshop organised by ZCTU in conjunction with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Lusaka today, ZCTU President Chishimba Nkole noted that while the cost of living in the country has continued rise, workers incomes have remained static. ...

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Security situation in Zambia remains calm – Kampyongo

Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo says the security situation in the country remains calm. Mr Kampyongo says this is despite the negative campaign waged to portray the country as a dictatorship following the arrest of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema for treason. He has told Parliament in a ministerial statement on the security situation in the country that government will continued ...

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Criminals strangle Lusaka woman to death

A thirty eight year old woman of Chalala in Lusaka was last night strangled to death by criminals masquerading taxi operators who went away with an unknown amount of money. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified the woman as Mailesi Maunda aged 38 years of Hill View in Lusaka’s Chalala who was in the company of her son aged 19 ...

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Lungu calls for AU reform

  President Edgar Lungu says there is need for African countries to work closely to reform the African Union to make it more responsive to present and future challenges. Speaking last evening at a state dinner hosted in honour of the visiting President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, President Lungu said Zambia will cooperate fully in these important discussions, which will ...

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CUTS asks Govt to motivate farmers

Consumer Unit Trust Society (CUTS) International has appealed to the government not to de-motivate local farmers by implementing unproductive policies. CUTS International Zambia National Coordinator Chenai Mukumba has told QTV News that the local farmers need to be motivated by eliminating some of the obstacles that they are facing. Ms Mukumba points out that the call by the farmers through ...

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CISCA backs Church mother bodies

Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CISA) has backed the statement issued by the three church mother bodies that Zambia has slipped into dictatorship. CISCA Chairperson Bishop John Mambo says it is undeniable that there is a leadership crisis in the country. Bishop Mambo has also castigated those condemning the three church mother bodies for the statement they issued last week. He ...

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‘Video tech is the future of football’

Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Monday strongly defended the use of video assistant referees (VAR) during the first round of group-stage matches at the Confederations Cup in Russia. The latest of the five decisions to go to review was when the video assistant awarded Australia a goal in their 3-2 defeat to Germany on Monday, despite replays appearing to show ...

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