Daily Archives: September 12, 2017

School leavers encouraged to take up radiography as a career

Senior Medical Superintendent at the Cancer Diseases Hospital Dr. Lewis Banda has encouraged school leavers with good grades to consider pursuing radiography studies to help fight the different forms of cancer. Dr. Banda tells Q-News that school leavers should consider taking up courses being offered at the Cancer diseases hospital training college which was established in 2012, to improve human ...

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Govt rakes in over K300 million in road toll fees

Government says it has raised over K300 million in road toll fees between January and August this year. Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela has told a media briefing in Lusaka that government has demonstrated that it is viable to invest in the road sector. He has since urged the private sector to seriously consider investing in the road ...

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RDA gives Mandemvu Constituency 30km of roads

Mandevu constituency’s Raphael Chota Ward 22 Councilor Joseph Tamba has disclosed that the Road Development Agency (RDA) will work on 30km of roads in his ward under phase II of the L-400 road project. Mr. Tamba says most of the roads in his ward are in a poor state. He has cited roads in Kabanana Site and Service where residents ...

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FODEP wants govt to operationalise Ward Development Committees

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has appealed to the Ministry of Local Government to operationalise the formation of Ward Development Committees in districts. FODEP Executive Director, Mweenge Chimfwembe feels that while the formation of ward committee have a constitutional backing, in some district they do not exist whereas in places where they exist they have not been oriented. Mr. ...

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YALI wants Penal Code repealed

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has called on government through the Ministry of Justice to consider repealing the entire Penal Code. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe has told QTV News that some of the provisions in the Penal Code are archaic and bogus. Mr. Nthewewe says a number of provisions in the Penal Code are inimical to the growth of ...

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TIZ concerned with corruption in awarding contracts

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) Executive Director Wesley Chibamba has charged that there is a lot of corruption in the awarding of tenders in the construction sector in the country. Mr. Chibamba has alleged that there is a clique of people that feel entitled to be awarded government contracts to supply goods and services simply because they support the ruling party. ...

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Nadine Coyle on life after Girls Aloud

“My favourite smell is bleach,” says Nadine Coyle. “If I walk into the house and there’s things being bleached, it just makes me feel at home, euphoric almost.” She pauses and laughs. “I can’t believe we’re having a whole discussion about bleach. Real pop star things!” The topic has come up because Coyle’s new song, Go To Work, is about ...

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Rampant Man City ready to march on Feyenoord

Pep Guardiola’s rampant Manchester City will be keen to keep the momentum going as they open the hunt for Champions League glory against a diminished Feyenoord in Rotterdam on Wednesday. After mauling Liverpool 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, City now travel to face the Dutch champions – who face a daunting prospect after a 15-year absence from the ...

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West Ham ease pressure on Bilic

Pedro Obiang and Andre Ayew scored to give West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic the perfect 49th birthday present as the Hammers beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 in the Premier League on Monday. Obiang got the opener via an enormous deflection and Bilic then pumped the air in relief as much as delight when Ghanaian star Ayew pounced to add the ...

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North Korea slapped with UN sanctions after nuclear test

The United Nations has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports – an attempt to starve the North of fuel and income for its weapons programmes. The US had originally proposed harsher sanctions including a total ban on oil imports. The vote ...

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