Daily Archives: February 8, 2019

SMAGs innovator to use over 40 copyright infringers

Public health expert Beck Banda has warned of multiple litigation of over 40 organizations that are infringing the copyright of his innovation, the Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs). Dr. Banda says he has now instructed his lawyers to visit all organizations in the Country that are using SMAGs without his express permission. In an interview with QTV News Dr. Banda ...

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TIZ decries Lungu as GEARS advises Chitotela to resign

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has questioned President Edgar Lungu’s ability to truly fight corruption in his government. The TIZ is disappointed that President Lungu has refused to fire Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela, who on Wednesday, was arrested for corruption. Executive Director Wesley Chibamba says his organization expected President Lungu to demonstrate his resolve to fight corruption by ...

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Emiliano Sala: Body identified as Cardiff City footballer

The body recovered from the wreckage of a crashed plane is that of Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, Dorset Police have said. Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a plane piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January. The body was recovered late on Wednesday after the wreckage was found on Sunday morning. ...

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Jeff Bezos: Amazon boss accuses National Enquirer of blackmail

The world’s richest man, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has accused the National Enquirer’s owner of trying to blackmail him over lewd pictures. Mr Bezos said the magazine’s parent company American Media Inc (AMI) wanted him to drop an investigation into how it obtained his private messages. Mr Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, said last month they were getting divorced. Their ...

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Munali councilor disappointed with people deterring development

A Civic leader in Lusaka’s Munali ward 33 has expressed disappointed with the people who are deterring the development of the area. Councilor Sylvester Mulenga is disappointed that people are already dumping garbage in the new drains which are yet to be completed. Mr Mulenga has told QTV news that the people behind such acts are forgetting that the drainages ...

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Govt justifies decision to place ZNBC under IBA

Government has justified its decision for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) to be regulated by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) like other broadcasting stations. Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary, Chanda Kasolo says government no longer wants to involve itself in correcting mistakes that ZNBC makes in its operations. Mr. Kasolo says government wants the role that the information ...

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LAZ endorses HRC’s report on Vespers’ death

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the report of the Human Rights Commission on the UNZA unrest of October 2018 in which a student vespers Shimuzhila died after suffocating should be taken seriously. LAZ President Eddie Mwitwa says the investigation conducted by the commission has shed some light on what caused vespers’ death. Mr. Mwitwa states that LAZ therefore ...

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