http://www.flavafm.co.zm/includes/rss_feeds.php Latest News from Zambia and Abroad Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:59:37 -0800 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=683 LUSAKA, Tuesday, 9th March, 2010 FUNDS raised through the payment of rates by property owners should only go towards the provision of services and should not be allowed by law to be used for any other purpose, Union Gold Group of companies chairperson Mark O'Donnell has proposed. But Works and Supply Minister Mike Mulongoti urged Mr O'Donnell and the business community to engage members of Parliament (MPs) to take such proposals to Parliament through the private members' motion bill that would be supported. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=684 LUSAKA, Tuesday 9th March, 2010 FORMER State House Chief Analyst for Press and Public Relations David Kombe has been elected as the new Zambia Institute of Marketing (ZIM) president. Mr Kombe, who worked under President Mwanawasa, now runs DC Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency in Lusaka. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=685 After years of disagreement, the Zambian government has finally awarded private mobile-phone operators licenses to operate international gateways in a bid to bring down the high cost of communications. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=686 Tuesday 9th March, 2010 Mr. Anthony C Mumba, First Secretary Trade is inviting the Zambians in the UK to meeting on Zambian citizens' economic empowerment. In a letter made available to UKZAMBIANS, Mr. Mumba said the purpose of the meeting is to enlighten, "fellow Zambians here in the UK about the Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC)". Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=682 For immediate release March 03, 2010 MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE SADC ENERGY INVESTMENT CONFERENCE IN GERMANY A two-day SADC Energy Investment Conference takes place in Frankfurt, Germany on March 04 and 05 in an effort to address the prevailing power shortfalls in the SADC Region and the adverse impact it has on socio economic growth. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=673 Tuesday March 2, 2010 Real Madrid - with an income of over R4 billion in a year - and Barcelona are the biggest moneymakers in world football. The Spanish rivals took first and second place in Deloitte's annual study of the sport's finances, with heavily indebted English champion Manchester United slipping to third because of the weakness of the British pound. Deloitte ranked the 20 biggest clubs on revenue. Madrid generated Euro 401.4 million ($567.3 million, R4 billion as at June 30, 2009) in the 12 months to June 30, 2009. European champion Barcelona returned to the position it occupied two years ago with Euro 365.9 million ($517.2 million). Manchester United generated Euro 327 million ($462.2 million) but would have continued in second place had the pound's value against the euro not dropped by another 7 percent over the year. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=674 Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 Oil giant BP will pull out of Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia it says This follows a strategic review by BP into its refining and marketing businesses in southern Africa which showed the company should focus on those countries which offered the greatest synergies with its supply portfolio which are Mozambique and South Africa," BP Africa's chief executive Sipho Maseko said in a statement. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=675 Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 Excitement is growing among local and international soccer fans, with 100 days to go until South Africa realises its 2010 Soccer World Cup dream. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=676 Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 South African Breweries will produce about 30 million more beers for the five-week World Cup. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.flavafm.co.zm/blog_details.php?idx=677 Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 THE Divas Nite, which has traditionally been held to coincide with the International Women's Day, will this year take place on March 8 at the Smugglers Inn (formerly London Bus) in Lusaka.