Daily Archives: October 21, 2017

PF SG takes a swipe at DCs in new districts

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has taken a swipe at District Commissioners and civil servants in newly-created districts staying in other areas other than designated ones to either move and live with the people and push for development or resign from their jobs. Mr. Mwila made this observation after touring newly created Mitete District where the District Commissioner Alfred ...

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PF must cancel Independence celebrations due to Cholera outbreak – UPND

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded that Government cancels all public activities including next week’s Independence Day celebrations due to the outbreak of Cholera in Lusaka. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma is challenging the Ministry of Health to with immediate effect also cancel Independence Day celebrations in Lusaka in order to prevent the spread of the reported ...

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Brazil police arrests 108 in major anti-paedophilia operation

Police in Brazil say they have arrested 108 people in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in Latin America. Suspects were arrested in 24 states and the capital, Brasilia. Justice Minister Torquato Jardim said those detained were part of a ring that shared pornographic images of children through computers and mobile phones. The operation comes at the end of a ...

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Mourinho says he is judged harshly

Jose Mourinho says he is judged by a different set of standards from his rival managers in the Premier League because of his previous successes but insists that criticism does not upset him. The Manchester United manager was widely criticised for his approach in grinding out a goalless draw against Liverpool at Anfield last weekend. The approach was compared, unfavourably, ...

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Catalonia vote: Spain expected to impose direct rule

The Spanish government is set to hold a special cabinet meeting to approve measures to take direct control over Catalonia. The meeting comes almost three weeks after the region held an independence referendum, which was ruled illegal by the country’s supreme court. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has refused to abandon independence, arguing that he has a mandate. Spain’s central government ...

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Siavonga MP asks govt to complete construction of dip tanks

Siavonga UPND Member of Parliament Darius Mulunda has called on the government through the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to expedite construction works on dip tanks in the District. Mr. Mulunda tells QTV News that it is saddening that out of the eleven dip tanks given to Siavonga District, only one is about 95 percent complete. He says works on ...

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Stop mocking God – NAREP

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says the ruling Patriotic Front should stop mocking God. NAREP Spokesperson Bwalya Nondo has tells QTV News that even after hiking the price of fuel price, the PF Government decided to ask Zambians to pray. He says the ruling party should understand the pain the people are going through. Mr Nonde says most people ...

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Mulenga asks opposition to partner with govt

Chief Government Spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga has urged opposition political parties to join government in finding solutions to the social and economic challenges the country is facing. She says opposition political parties have failed to provide solutions to the challenges the country is faced with. Ms. Mulenga says the opposition must not seek to hinder the work of the government, but rather endeavor ...

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President Lungu lacks moral authority to fight corruption – HH

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema has charged that President Edgar Lunga lacks the moral authority and desire to fight corruption. Mr Hichilema says recent allegations of corruption in government made by former Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili should be taken seriously by all well-meaning Zambians. He says the allegations by the Roan Member ...

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