Daily Archives: March 23, 2018

UPND MPs told to withdraw impeachment motion

MMD die-hard national youth coordinator Gerald Chiluba has advised United Party for National Development (UPND) members of parliament to withdraw the impeachment motion against President Edgar Lungu. He says there are many other serious challenges that the Zambian people are facing on which more of parliament’s time should be spent than the impeachment motion. Mr. Chiluba says the grounds for ...

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Hichilema demands release of all Evelyn Hone College students from jail

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema is demanding for the immediate release of all Evelyn Hone College students from Police cells and their grievances listened to, as a way of resolving issues as opposed to the brutality they are allegedly being subjected to.   Mr Hichilema says it is unacceptable that a huge number of students ...

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Zambia ready to attain Continental Free Trade Area objectives

  President Edgar Lungu says Zambia stands ready and committed to ensuring that the objectives of the (CFTA) are attained. In a speech read on his behalf by Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji, at the close of the 10th Extraordinary Heads of States and Government Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, President Lungu says Zambia will closely work with the African Union ...

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Musenge and others arrested !

National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary Mwenya Musenge and two other senior party officials have been arrested by Police in Luapula province. In a statement availed to Q News, party Copperbelt Chairperson Chipoka Mulenga says others arrested together with Mr Musenge are party National Mobilization Chairman Christopher Mutale and National Elections Chairperson Jackson Simwezya. He says the trio was arrested ...

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Bill Hader Explains Why Justin Bieber Was the Worst ‘SNL’ Musical Guest

The 39-year-old Saturday Night Live veteran made an appearance on Thursday’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen alongside his former co-star Jay Pharoah. When one caller asked them who the worst musical guest on the show was, they both agreed. “It was [Justin] Bieber. Bieber, he just was in a bad place,” Hader admitted. “Maybe he’s in a better place, but back then ...

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Suarez stars as Uruguay down Czechs

Luis Suarez scored his 50th international goal as Uruguay cruised past the Czech Republic 2-0 on Friday to reach the final of the China Cup. The Barcelona forward also created the second goal for the South Americans, who will face hosts Russia in the group stages of the World Cup this summer. Uruguay had the better of the opening stages ...

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France hostage crisis: Police shoot supermarket gunman

Armed police have killed a suspect who shot dead three people dead in a shooting spree in southern France. The gunman hijacked a car and then took hostages at a supermarket in the town of Trèbes. The man, named by ministers as 26-year-old Redouane Lakdim, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. He is believed to have killed and wounded ...

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Chiefs’ walk out of validation meeting ‘political’ – Kapata

Lands and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata says the Chiefs who walked out of the validation meeting on the national land policy were being political. And the minister says the government will not go ahead to finalize the national land policy if the traditional leadership is not happy with its content. Ms Kapata has told parliament in a ministerial statement ...

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Fish ban to be lifted on 31st March, 2018

Vice President Inonge Wina has hinted that the fish ban that was extended to 31st April, 2018 could be lifted on 31st March, 2018. Ms Wina has told parliament that she has been promised by the relevant bodies that the fishing ban which was extended as a result of the cholera outbreak will be lifted soon. She says the Cholera ...

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Kambwili fails to appear before court

Patriotic Front Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili today failed to appear before the Lusaka Magistrate in the case in which he’s charged with 39 counts which include two for obtaining pecuniary advantage and 37 for being in possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime. This is because Mr. Kambwili is unwell and has been admitted to CFB ...

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