Monthly Archives: November 2018

Nuclear Science Centre to boost Zambia’s economy – Katebe

Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) project national Coordinator Reuben says the center once constructed will open up many opportunities for the country to grow its economy in various sector. The center which will be constructed by Russian state owned nuclear corporation, Rosatom will boast a wide range of applications of radio technologies in medicine, agriculture and industry, which ...

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EL,HH meet over dialogue,as Police question HH

President Edgar Lungu has met with UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema during a meeting facilitated by the three church mother bodies namely the Council of Churches in Zambia, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia and the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops. The meeting which was held on Monday, 12th November 2018 was part of the church’s continued effort build consensus on the processes ...

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Breakaway Super League ‘will not happen’

Proposed plans for a breakaway European Super League are “fiction” – according to the two most powerful officials in European football. Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and Andrea Agnelli, the chairman of the influential European Club Association (ECA) which represents over 200 leading teams, say they are “united” – despite recently leaked documents claiming secret talks had been held over the ...

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Works on LWSC’s Kafue bulk project reach 90 percent

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company says works on the Kafue bulk water supply project have reached 90 percent. Company Public Relations Manager, Patson Phiri says most of the construction works have been done and only 10 percent of the works are remaining. He has also disclosed that the launching of the project which was supposed to be this year ...

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PPDAZ urges use of bus stops & stations

Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia (PPDAZ), President, Josiah Majuru has called on the Road Transport and Safety agency to put in place measure that will compel public transport users to board buses from designated bus stops and stations. Mr. Majuru says the association is concerned by growing trend were commuters are opting to board buses from undersigned bus ...

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Deadly hospital shooting rocks Chicago

Four people have died in a shooting at a Chicago hospital, including two female members of staff and a police officer, and the gunman himself. The two women killed were a doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant, Mayor Rahm Emanuel confirmed. A police spokesman said the gunman had died in an exchange of shots, but it is not clear if he ...

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Activist calls for removal of bail & bond for rape cases

Advocacy Against Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence Executive Director, Bellion Chola has called for the removal of bail and Police bond on Gender Based Violence related cases, especially rape and defilement cases. Mr Chola says the release of perpetrators of Gender Based Violence on Police bond and bail is a drawback to the fight against the vice. He has ...

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PF cadre’s tribal sentiments offends Lungu

President Edgar Lungu is extremely offended by the tribal sentiments attributed to Patriotic Front aspiring Candidate for the position of Chairperson for Lusaka Province Geoffrey Chumbwe in a video circulating on social media. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says the President is offended by the tribal remark by PF cadre Maxwell Chongo who ...

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Nissan boss arrested over ‘misconduct’

Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been arrested over claims of financial misconduct, the carmaker has said. Mr Ghosn, a towering figure in the car industry, will be sacked from the Japanese firm after a board meeting on Thursday, its chief executive said. He has been accused of “significant acts of misconduct”, including under-reporting his pay package and personal use of ...

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JCTR stresses need to improve service delivery in rural areas

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has stressed the need to improve service delivery in the areas of health, education, water and sanitation provision in rural areas. Speaking during a site visit at Ilute Clinic in Kambule ward in Mongu district, JCTR Outreach regional officer, Febby Moono says the center is concerned with the poor public service delivery by ...

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