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Patriotic Front wins Mporokoso

The  Patriotic Front has grabbed the Mporokoso parlianmentary seat from the ruling MMD. Returning Officer Felix Kaluba declared PF candidate Maynard Misapa the winner at about 09:00hrs Friday morning with 2,844 votes trailed by MMD’s Dominic Musonda with 2,217 votes. National Restoration Party candidate Joyce Mukando came a distant third place with 435 votes, with [...]

Two people have died in Mazabuka after being shot by police during riots that have rocked the town for the last two days. The riots follow the death of two people in a stampede ignited after police tear gassed a named bar in the district. The two men were shot by police officers who were [...]

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Kasama Town Clerk Gift Kakoma has been arrested for stealing K221 million. Kakoma has been arrested together with four accounts staff by the Drug Enforcement Commission. The four accounts Staff arrested are Christopher Zyambo the Finance Director at the Kasama council, Beauty Mwenshi, Majorie Kayula and Patricia Katongo all accounting officers. DEC spokesperson John Nyawali [...]

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Expelled Patriotic Front MPs have filed a notice of appeal in the Supreme Court to restrain their party from expelling them. On February 25 2011, the PF expelled 15 members of Parliament following a High Court judgment which threw out an application by the MPs to stop the party from expelling them. This means the [...]

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