Daily Archives: March 23, 2018

UPND files in motion to impeach President Lungu

A notice of motion for the impeachment of President Edgar Lungu for alleged violation of the constitution and other laws of the republic and gross misconduct has been filed with Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini. . The notice of motion is being spearheaded by UPND parliamentary Whip Garry Nkombo and seconded by PF Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba ...

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Pink Postpones Montreal Show Due to Illness: ‘I Have Done Everything I Could To Avoid This’

Despite her best efforts, Pink has had to cancel her upcoming show in Canada due to illness. The “What About Us” artist took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that she is officially too sick to perform her Friday show, as part of her Beautiful Trauma Tour, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. “I am absolutely GUTTED to announce that tomorrow’s show, March 23rd ...

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Italy’s a strange country – Buffon

Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said Italy was a strange country as he replied to criticism of the decision to pick him for this month’s friendlies against Argentina and England. Buffon, 40, has back-tracked on his decision to retire from international football following Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup at the request of interim coach Luigi Di Biagio. A ...

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30 Zambians in Russia for Nuclear Sciences

Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo has disclosed that government has so far sent 30 Zambian experts to Russia to train in various fields relating to nuclear science. Professor Luo says this is because government is in a hurry to speed up the research process on nuclear science to discover the causes of cancer diseases in Zambia. She says ...

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Govt urged to deliver farming inputs on time

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Eastern Province (CSPR) advised government to ensure the farming inputs for the 2018/2019 farming season under the e-voucher system are ready by June 2018. CSPR provincial Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma is disappointed that government has to date still not credited cards for 88,000 farmers under the 2017/2018 e-voucher Farmer Input Support Programme. He says ...

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Milupi grieves PF’s 3 years in power

Alliance for Democracy and Development President Charles Milupi says the Patriotic Front government lacks the vision to steer the country to prosperity. Mr. Milupi says the Patriotic Front’s performance over the last three years of President Edgar Lungu’s leadership has been disappointing. He says the PF has failed to tackle increasing cases of corruption and economic challenges which he has ...

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