Daily Archives: December 15, 2017

UNIP castigates PF Govt

The opposition United National Independence Party (UNIP) notes that under the PF Administration, there has been an increase in cases of infringement of political and human rights. UNIP Deputy Secretary General Reverend Alfred Banda has told QTV News that it is very difficult for political parties to meet with their members. Reverend Banda notes with sadness that the ruling party ...

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29 new cholera cases recorded

A total of 29 new cholera cases have been recorded as of 18 hours of 14th December 2017 bringing the cumulative cases to 720 since the outbreak in October this year. The deaths recorded so far since the outbreak is 20. Ministry of Health Head Communications & External Relations Stanslous Ngosa in a statement issued to QTV News says of ...

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MFEZ attracts over 34 investors

Vice President Inonge Wina has disclosed that the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone has so far attracted over 34 investors with an investment threshold of 1.3 billion USD. Ms. Wina says the economic zone has created over 2, 000 direct jobs, with more indirect jobs to be created through backward and forward linkages in value chains. And Ms. Wina has ...

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ZPPA, DEC sign MoU

The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) which will help tackle existing challenges posed by money laundering airing from various forms of corruption in the private sector. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lusaka, ZPPA Director General Danies Chisenda said the joint effort by the two institutions will contribute ...

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Mumbi Phiri calls on opposition not to frustrate govt

Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has called on the opposition political parties not to frustrate the PF Government as it delivers on its campaign promises. The Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General said this in Lusaka during the launch of the campaign tracker project done by Action Aid Zambia in partnership with Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). ...

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Rwandese national stubs wife, attempts committing suicide

A Rwandese national living in Lusaka’s Makeni Villa last night attempted to commit suicide by stabbing himself with a sharp instrument after he stabbed his wife with a knife. This was after a marital dispute. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo tells QTV News in a statement that the police received a report of unlawful wounding around 23hrs in which a woman ...

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ZAMRA refutes media reports of ‘fake drugs’

The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has refuted media reports suggesting that there are fake medicines in the country. In the Times of Zambia on Friday 8th December, 2017 there was a story with the title “Zambia on Fake Drugs List”. The story was said to be quoting the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Surveillance and Monitoring System (GSMS) for substandard and falsified ...

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France Millas train crash: Children killed as bus cut in two

A train and a school bus have collided near Perpignan in southern France, leaving at least four children dead and many other people injured. Twenty people were injured and 11 of them were in a critical condition, after the crash on a level crossing between Millas and Saint-Féliu-d’Amont. The bus had picked up pupils, aged between 13 and 17, from ...

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City hailed as Premier League greats

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are being widely hailed as one of the best sides in Premier League history after they set a stunning new record of 15 straight wins. In its 25-year history, the Premier League has boasted a series of outstanding sides including Manchester United’s treble-winners, Arsenal’s “Invincibles” and Jose Mourinho’s powerful Chelsea side in his first stint at ...

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PeP weighs in on PF perfomance in 2017

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo has observed that the PF Government has this year performed well in stabilization of key monetary policy variables such as inflation and interest rates in which the Bank of Zambia exhibited sound levels of competence. The PeP Leader says there are however other areas where the PF Government has not performed well ...

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