Daily Archives: March 26, 2018

Shimunza accuses PF and UPND of failing to promote unity in the nation

The Movement for National Transformation (MNT) has charged that the Patriotic Front (PF) and the United Party for National Development (UPND) have failed to promote unity in the nation. Party President Daniel Shimunza says the two parties have continued practicing politics of rivalry at the expense of promoting unity in the country. He tells Q-News that bitterness and politics of ...

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Married couples advised against acting out of emotions

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza has advised married couples against acting out of emotions. Reverend Mwanza said this in reference to a recent incident where a 30-year old man of Lusaka gave his two children a pesticide and later committed suicide by taking the same pesticide. He says there was no need to involve innocent ...

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Tourism Minister calls for the creation of a tourism circuit between Zambia and DRC

Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda has recommended for the creation of a tourism circuit between the democratic republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to allow free tourist flows. And the minister has called for increased conservation collaboration with the DRC to improve tourism between the two countries. Speaking when DRC ambassador to Zambia Ebokwol Mayele Ghyor paid a courtesy ...

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Govt receives US$16 million from World Bank

Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe says the government has received US$16 million from the World Bank to address the issue of water pollution in Kabwe District. Mr. Kabwe says with the lead poisoning taking place in Kabwe, it is important that the water table is protected. He says if the situation of water pollution is allowed to continue, the ...

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Wenger bemoans ‘age discrimination’

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to accept the consequences of poor results but believes increasing speculation over his future at the club is due to “age discrimination”.Although Arsenal are set to finish their 14th straight season without winning the Premier League title, 68-year-old Wenger claims the demands for him to leave have grown in recent years because of prejudice ...

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Stormy Daniels ‘told to leave Trump alone’ over affair claims

An adult film actress has said she was threatened to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006. Stormy Daniels told CBS News’ 60 Minutes programme that a man approached her in a Las Vegas car park in 2011. The stranger allegedly said “leave Trump alone”, then looked at her young daughter and added: “It’d be ...

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Spy poisoning: Russian diplomats expelled across US and Europe

The United States and its European allies are expelling dozens of Russian diplomats in a co-ordinated response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK. President Donald Trump’s move is the largest expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in US history. Germany, France, Ukraine, Canada and various European countries have also expelled envoys. Russia vowed to retaliate to ...

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Zambia to sponsor a resolution on Cholera at WHO Assembly – Dr. Chilufya

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says Zambia has resolved to sponsor a resolution on Cholera at the forthcoming World Health Organisation Assembly in Geneva. The resolution has been crafted to draw Global attention to the elimination of cholera and to stop people from dying from the disease. Dr Chilufya disclosed this during an African Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Board meeting ...

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Cameroon begin post-Broos era with win

Cameroon scored a 3-1 friendly international victory in Kuwait on Sunday as they began life after the dumping of Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Hugo Broos. A brace from Christian Bassogog after Vincent Aboubakar had opened the scoring in Kuwait City put the ‘Indomitable Lions’ in control before Yaqoub al Tararwa got a consolation goal. Belgian Broos had a dramatic ...

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Vertonghen not stressed about Toby

Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen has refused to comment on teammate Toby Alderweireld’s future at the Premier League club but says he is not stressed about the 29-year-old’s potential departure. Alderweireld, who is on the mend from a hamstring injury, has a year left on his Tottenham contract and has yet to sign a new deal, with media ...

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