Daily Archives: February 5, 2022

Feira MP welcomes mining in Lower Zambezi

Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) Feira Member Of Parliament Emmanuel Tembo has welcomed the decision by government to allow mining operations to continue in the lower Zambezi National Park. Mr. Tembo has cited the potential economic benefits that the mining operations will spur in the area which has lagged behind in development for a very long time. Speaking in a press ...

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Reports on thefts of lion cubs disturbing – Nsama Kearns

Care for Nature Zambia Executive Director Nsama Kearns is extremely disturbed with revelation made by Feira Member of Parliament Emmanuel Tembo that lion cubs are being stolen in Luangwa and being air lifted to unknown places. Mrs. Kearns says this is disturbing given that lions are among Zambia’s most protected endangered species and given the location, Luangwa is bordered by South Luangwa ...

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Fire corrupt ministers, HH urged

Emmanuel Mwamba President Hakainde Hichilema has been urged to fire ministers that have been implicated in the illegal mining and smuggling of a rare gemstone called sugilite in Chembe district, in Luapula. Opposition Patriotic Front aspiring presidential candidate, Emmanuel Mwamba says President Hichilema must also discipline the UPND Deputy National Youth Chairman, Stephen Chikota who stormed the area under dispute, ...

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A sorry night for Man Utd

Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup as Championship side Middlesbrough came from behind at Old Trafford and then emerged victorious in a nail-biting 16-shot penalty shootout. Young striker Anthony Elanga ballooned his shot over the bar to give Chris Wilder’s side a win that was celebrated in enthusiastic fashion by a 9,000-strong visiting support. It was only the ...

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Trump was wrong to seek to overturn Biden win, says Mike Pence

Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed claims by Donald Trump that he could have stopped Joe Biden becoming president last year. In his strongest rebuttal yet, he said Mr Trump was wrong to suggest he had had the right to overturn the election. Separately the Republican Party censured two of its top lawmakers for investigating the Capitol riots. A ...

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Kolala condemn ECZ’s extravagantly expenditure

Social scientist Innocent Kolala feels the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has acted extravagantly on its expenditure of one million kwacha on rebranding the new logo of the commission. Mr. Kolala tells QTV news that for ECZ to rebrand its logo in excess of K1 million, it is an indication that it has more than enough money to spend, adding ...

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Govt maintains it will not ban Maize export

Agriculture Minister, Reuben Mtolo Phiri has allayed fears that the country could be food insecure next year due to erratic rainfall. Mr. Phiri has re-assured the nation that there are sufficient stocks of maize to cater for the country’s consumption next year in an event of poor yields arising from the 2021/2022 farming season due to poor rainfall coupled with ...

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Zambians still have confidence in the PF- Chungu

Former Northern Province Minister in the PF administration Lazarus Chungu says the margin by which the PF has lost the Kabwata parliamentary by-election is an indication that the people of Zambia still have confidence in the former ruling party. UPND’s Andrew Tayengwa scooped the Kabwata parliamentary seat after polling 13,574 votes against his closest rival Clement Tembo of the PF ...

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VJ counsels PF to be a responsible opposition

Retired Veteran Politician Vernon Mwaanga has advised opposition Patriotic Front to act as a responsible opposition political party if it is to remain relevant in the political arena. Dr. Mwaanga who spoke to QTV News in an interview says this will also help the former governing party to provide proper checks and balances to the new dawn administration in Parliament ...

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Cleaning Association gives KMP 60 days to cancel contract awarded to Mr. Clean

The Cleaning Association of Zambia has written to Kansanshi Mining PLC to withdraw the contract given to Mr. Clean Limited, a South African owned cleaning company that came into Zambia with Shoprite in 1995. Association President Lawrence Makumbi who is in Solwezi meeting with the mining company, is demanding that Kansanshi Mining Plc terminates this contract which is just a ...

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