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Sata to move Chirundu to Lusaka, Solwezi to Copperbelt

The Patriotic Front (PF) government is in the process of moving Chirundu from Southern province to Lusaka province. Government sources have revealed that the PF has started to cede Solwezi…

January 28, 2012 / 84 Comments / Read More

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Street vendors using beer packs as toilets – Kapata

PF government’s decision to allow vendors to trade on the streets has given rise to sanitation challenge. The lack of toilets has resulted in some vendors using opaque beer packs to answer the call of nature.…

January 28, 2012 / 14 Comments / Read More

Breaking News

British High Commission clarifies Zamtel statement twisted by Post & Daily Mail

The articles in the Post and Zambia Daily Mail on 28 January concerning Zamtel did…

January 28, 2012 / 27 Comments / Read More

ZANACO inquiry goes ahead with pre-determined out come

The PF government has gone ahead with public inquiry hearing on the sale of Zanaco…

January 28, 2012 / 43 Comments / Read More

Overzealous Kambwili gives Chinese doctor 7 days to leave Zambia

Minister of Labour Chishimba Kambwili has threatened to terminate the work permit for a Chinese…

January 27, 2012 / 83 Comments / Read More

Chadiza man coming from toilet attacked by hyena

A marauding hyena has left a man of Kambulile Village of Chief Mwangala’s area of…

January 27, 2012 / 25 Comments / Read More

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Cabinet decides to arrest RB, Mulongoti and others

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Confusion: Kitwe council allows street vending at night but not during day

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Kambwili orders Gourock Industries to pay workers more

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Documents on Panji’s bankruptcy ‘disappear’ from court records

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Magistrate refuses to hear Liato’s K2 billion case

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Maureen Mwanawas being used in Internet money scam

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Government in dilemma over Zamtel and may fail to reverse sale

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MMD to go to court over Guy Scott’s legality as vice-president

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All major development projects in Barotseland have stalled-UPND

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Czechs arrested for espionage disappear?

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Malawi does not respond to hearsays, minister tells Given Lubinda

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Nevers Mumba sues wrong editor at Daily Mail

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Police: theft of public money in Northern province uncovered

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Sata vows to protect MMD rebel MPs

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DEC officers abduct Chifire’ wife, grab his car

Drug Enforcement Commission officers (DEC) Friday afternoon abducted the wife of Gregory Chifire and interrogated her for three hours. DEC also grabbed a vehicle from Chifire’s house. Earlier this week, the PF government deregistered Committee…

January 27, 2012 / 90 Comments / Read More

History: the day Chiluba was sworn in

By Jane Perlez LUSAKA, Zambia, Nov. 2, 1991— In a rare democratic transition, Frederick Chiluba, a trade union leader, was sworn in here today as President of Zambia. Tens of thousands of people walked miles…

April 1, 2011 / 19 Comments / Read More

Zambia v. Libya: Was the rain and the Ref to blame?

By Gilbert Phiri That the referee should have have given a penalty to Zambia in the dying minutes of the game against Libya is indisputable. He had a perfect view of the Zambian being felled…

January 26, 2012 / 48 Comments / Read More

Police claim to be investigating William Banda

Lusaka Province police Commanding officer, Mhlakeni Zulu says police are investigating complaints against Lusaka Province MMD chairman, William Banda. Zulu says investigations which relate to the electoral violence have since advanced. Meanwhile, University Of Zambia students…

September 7, 2011 / 65 Comments / Read More

Sikota Wina advised to withdraw statement that Lozis can’t vote for Sata

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has condemned the statement attributed to Veteran politician Sikota Wina in the public media that Lozi people are very complicated to vote for opposition Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata.…

May 28, 2011 / 35 Comments / Read More

Statements

PF government to increase electricity tariffs from May

The PF government has proposed to increase electricity tariffs from May 1, 2012 for both consumer and commercial users. According to the advertisement in today’s daily newspapers on revision of tariffs, the government owned power utility firm, Zesco, has proposed…

January 25, 2012 / 75 Comments / Read More

Refugees accuse Zambia of betrayal, protest against being forced to Rwanda

Rwandan refugees in Zambia have continued living in fear of being betrayed and sent back…

January 21, 2012 / 40 Comments / Read More

What Roger Chongwe said in the past on Barotseland

In regard to Zambians who come from the other provinces, who do not wish to…

January 18, 2012 / 63 Comments / Read More

DPP Nchito reported to LAZ for criminally cheating Judge Gregory Phiri

Deliberately misleading the Court is a very serious matter that normally leads to contempt proceedings.…

January 16, 2012 / 69 Comments / Read More

News

Govt formally takes over Zamtel operations, deploys police & appoints Mwanakatwe as CEO

Government has taken over ZAMTEL operations , appointed Mupanga Mwanakatwe as chairman and acting CEO…

January 24, 2012 / 179 Comments / Read More

Zambia to rebase Kwacha, do away with notes higher than K50

Zambia will rebase the kwacha currency by lopping off three zeros Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda…

January 23, 2012 / 196 Comments / Read More

Frank Bwalya joins calls for Chief Justice Sakala to resign

Get Involved Zambia Executive Director Father Frank Bwalya has added his voice in calling for…

January 22, 2012 / 25 Comments / Read More

Sata annoys Zimbabwean opposition by calling Tsvangirai stooge

London based academic and former diplomat, Clifford Mashiri roundly condemned the Zambian leader’s undiplomatic remarks, warning that his sharp tongue could turn out to be his Achilles heel. Mashiri told SW Radio Africa on Wednesday that Sata has exposed one of…

January 26, 2012 / 107 Comments / Read More