Monthly Archives: March 2018

Zesco customer service centres to remain open during Easter Holidays

ZESCO Limited has announced that its key Customer Service Centers and Pay Points will remain open throughout the country during the Easter holidays. ZESCO Public Relations Manager Hazel Zulu says this is in a bid to ensure that there is continuous and efficient communication with the public throughout the holiday period to avoid customer inconveniences. Ms Zulu says the company ...

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Suspect in Dambwa North murder court surrenders himself

The suspect in the Dambwa North murder case who has been on the run after stabbing his cousin to death has surrendered himself to the police in Livingstone. Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso has confirmed the development in a statement issued to QFM News that the boy surrendered himself to Livingstone central police yesterday. The Southern Province Police Chief ...

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Govt issues six months ultimatum to local companies

Government has given a six months ultimatum for all local companies using the slogan “proudly Zambian” to stop as it is now a government registered trademark. And government has assured its commitment in ensuring that Zambians are provided with quality locally manufactured goods. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka, Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma notes that now that ...

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Inflation accelerates to 7.1 from 6.1

The annual inflation rate for March 2018 has increased to 7.1% from 6.1% recorded in February. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 7.1 percent between March 2017 and March 2017. Central Statistical Office (CSO) Acting Director Goodson Sinyenga has attributed this increase in inflation rate to price movements in both food and non food ...

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Lusaka Magistrate Court summons Immigration Chief

The Lusaka Magistrates Court has issued a subpoena Duces Tecum in respect to the Deputy Director General in the immigration department. The Deputy Immigration Chief is scheduled to appear before Magistrate Mwaka Mikalike at 14:00 hours today. According to the notice, the court is demanding for an explanation from the immigration department on why they did not submit the passport ...

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‘Utd move a big boost for women’s game’

Manchester United’s decision to establish their first professional women’s team will boost the female game across Europe, Uefa’s head of marketing activities and sponsorship said on Wednesday. The highest revenue-generating soccer club in the world, according to financial services firm Deloitte, United last week announced that they had applied to enter the second tier of the Women’s Super League. The ...

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Salah on course for record goal total

Mohamed Salah heads into Matchweek 32’s opener at Crystal Palace on course to beat the Premier League record for the most goals in a 38-match season. The Liverpool winger’s 28 goals this campaign have him only three short of the 31 scored by three players: Alan Shearer (1995/96), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007/08) and Luis Suarez (2013/14). Indeed, if Salah were to ...

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Ken Simons: Getting hands-on with priceless art for 40 years

Ken Simons has had his hands on Picasso paintings, moved Tracey Emin’s bed and manoeuvred an Antony Gormley sculpture though a third-floor window. For him, a famous painting or sculpture isn’t just a precious creation to be admired – it’s a practical puzzle. Will it fit through the door? How can it be carried? Which trolley is best to wheel ...

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Carabobo fire: 68 dead in Venezuela police station cells

Rioting and a fire at a police station in the the Venezuelan city of Valencia, in Carabobo State, have left 68 people dead, government officials say. Chief State Prosecutor Tarek Saab said an investigation into what had happened would begin immediately. The blaze reportedly started after prisoners set fire to mattresses in an attempt to break out on Wednesday. Police ...

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