Monthly Archives: June 2017

Trump-Russia inquiry: President ‘probed for obstruction of justice’

President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, US media reports say. They say senior intelligence officials will be interviewed about whether Mr Trump tried to end an inquiry into his sacked national security adviser. Mr Trump’s legal team said the latest leak to the media was “outrageous”. Mr Mueller is overseeing ...

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Govt to set up 130MW wind power plant in Serenje

Energy Minister David Mabumba says government is in the process of setting up a 130 Megawatts wind power plant in Serenje. Mr. Mabumba says the 130 megawatt wind plant will be financed by the American government. He has stated that government in collaboration with the private sector and the international community is exploring all avenues that will diversify the energy ...

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UPND disturbed that HH is being kept in unfit conditions

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has described as cruel and unfit for human habitation conditions under which its incarcerated leader Hakainde Hichilema is being kept at Mukobeko maximum correctional facility in Kabwe. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Mr. Hichilema was made to spend a night in an overcrowded cell of about 179 people on the day he was ...

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TPAZ object ban on exportation of Timber

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) has appealed to government to rescind the decision to ban the export of timber. Yesterday, Lands Minister Jean Kapata announced the ban on the export of all types of timber. But TPAZ Vice President Charles Masange feels this decision will rob the nation the much needed revenue from timber export. Mr. Masange has ...

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Appointment of Cecilia Mbewe as Clerk of National Assembly cheers NGOCC

Non –Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has welcomed the decision by President Edgar Lungu to appoint Cecilia Mbewe as the acting Clerk of the National Assembly following the retirement of Doris Mwiinga. NGOCC Executive Director Engwasi Mwale says the decision resonates with the NGOCC’s advanced calls for the need to balance power between women and men whenever making new appointments ...

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Zambia has done well in enhancing child survival – Wina

Vice President Inonge Wina says Zambia has done well in enhancing child survival as evidenced by the reduction in the under-five mortality rate from 119 per 1, 000 lives births in 2007 to 75 per 1,000 live births in 2014. Ms. Wina says Zambia has also made progress in reducing the infant and neonatal mortality rate from 75 to 45 ...

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Sinkamba calls on President Lungu to dissolve parliament

Opposition Green Party president Peter Sinkamba has called on President Edgar Lungu to consider dissolving Parliament not only to save the decorum of the house, but also to promote national values and principles. Mr. Sinkamba says the on-going circus in Parliament since September last year undoubtedly shows that the Executive cannot effectively govern the country. He says the suspension yesterday ...

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Countdown to World Cup starts this weekend

With Wednesday marking exactly one year until the football World Cup in Russia, SuperSport has assembled a stellar cast of experts for the tournament preamble, the Confederations Cup, which starts in St Petersburg on Saturday. Traditionally a dry run ahead of the World Cup, the Confederations Cup has developed its own history through the years. Indeed, as the 10th edition ...

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Govt collects K236.9 million from toll fees

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela says K236.9 million was collected in road toll fees from January to May 2017. And Mr Chitotela has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that country now has five operational inland toll stations. He says about 141 direct and permanent jobs have been created under the national tolling programme have been created ...

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London fire: Six killed as Grenfell Tower engulfed

At least six people have died after a huge fire raged through the night at a west London 24-storey tower block, and police expect that number to rise. Eyewitnesses described people trapped in the burning Grenfell Tower, in north Kensington, screaming for help and yelling for their children to be saved. Firefighters, who rescued many people, were called at 00:54 ...

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