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‘UPND/PF will take Chiluba back to court’

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has threatened to take former president Dr. Frederick Chiluba back to court once the UPND/PF pact comes into power. The UPND has also threatened to withhold Dr. Chiluba’s benefits because of his alleged involvement in active politics. UPND Vice President for Administration Richard Kapita says it is unfortunate [...]

.President Rupiah Banda has urged youths in the country to remain focused and use their talents to the best of their ability. President Banda urged young people to embrace the spirit of hard work and productivity adding that this is what will move the country forward. Mr Banda said the future of this country is [...]

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The United Party for National Development (UPND) says it will be foolish for the PF/UPND Pact to breakup before the 2011 general elections.   Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka this morning,UPND vice president for administration Richard Kapita who was flanked by his political affairs counterpart Francis Simenda says the ruling MMD has sustained [...]

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Watchdog Apology

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We sincerely apologise for the sudden failure to access this site starting around 14 hours Zambian time on Thursday. The reason was simply that the site could not cope with the huge number of ‘visitors’ at that particular time. Our technical team has since moved the site to a dedicated server-whatever that means, and hopefully that [...]

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The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) has accused former president Fredrick Chiluba’ spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba and one MISA member Talent Ngandwe of being  enemies of media self regulation. In a presss statement made available to the Watchdog, MLC spokesperson Amos Chanda said Emmanuel Mwamba and Talent Ng’andwe and others  have embarked on a disruptive campaign to [...]

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Kazakh miner ENRC agreed to buy a copper and cobalt processing plant in Zambia for $300 million, dovetailing with last year’s purchase of a miner in neighbouring Congo. ENRC said in a statement on Thursday it hoped to cut costs by using the Chambishi plant in Zambia to process copper and cobalt produced in the [...]

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PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has no mandate to carry out the late Levy Mwanawasa’s legacy, MMD spokesperson Dora Siliya has declared, according to the Post newspaper. Featuring on Voice of America’s (VOA) Daybreak Africa programme on Tuesday, Siliya said President Banda’s mandate was to carry out the programmes of the MMD and not an individual’s. “President [...]

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South African clubs to limit foreigners

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SOUTH African clubs might lose the right to sign five foreign players if the national football-controlling body Safa has its way, according to the Sowetan newspaper. This is in line with a plan by the Safa executive committee, elected in September last year, to see the senior national team Bafana Bafana become a top team [...]

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Patriotic Front (PF) Leader Michael Sata has charged that the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) delegates lack seriousness. Speaking to Hot FM radio, Sata said the delegates do not care about the interests of the citizens but are focused on filling their pockets. He was reacting to a statement by NCC Chairperson, Chifumu Banda who said the delegates [...]

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