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Current Law Association of Zambia is useless and guilty

By Pharoah Mwanza The Law Association of Zambia has in the history of our nation’s governance been considered to have largely played a pivotal role in promoting entrenched observation of the rule of law, respect for human rights as well as other related tenets of democracy. In the recent past however, the role of the [...]

This year’s press freedom day (May 3) falls at a time when Zambia is headed for general Elections. This important democratic process places a heavy responsibility on the Media. It is incumbent upon the media to rise to the occasion play its role of being market Place of ideas, being a platform at which political [...]

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WORKERS OF ZAMBIA, TODAY’S HOLIDAY CELEBRATES YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. TODAY, ALL OVER THE WORLD, WORKERS ARE UNITING IN SOLIDARITY. TODAY, THE WORLD RECOGNISES THE ROLE YOU PLAY IN BUILDING STRONG SOCIETIES, STRONG ECONOMIES AND STRONG NATIONS. TO ALL OF YOU WHO WORK HARD EACH DAY, TO ALL OF YOU WHO CONTRIBUTE SELFLESSLY EACH DAY TO A [...]

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United Nations Under-Secretary General and UNDP Associate Administrator  Rebeca Grynspa. Sunday arrived in Livingstone, Zambia for a four day official visit. On arrival, Grynspan said she was impressed to see the high rate of sustained economic growth in Zambia complemented by the high price of copper and sound economic policy of the government. She further [...]

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Differences  have emerged in the MMD leadership over the looming expulsion of party founding member Mbita Chitala. Sources in the party told the Watchdog that the newly nominated Presidential campaign manager for Rupiah Banda Boniface Kawimbe has disagreed with some senior party officials to have Chitala booted out of the party. The source said some party official such [...]

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Thirty-Six health workers will be required to work in a unit of a mobile hospital President Rupiah Banda’s government launched in Mazabuka last month. Sources within the ministry of health revealed to the Watchdog that each mobile hospital unit will need and carry not less than 36 workers per visit of two weeks in a particular area. The source [...]

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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni vowed Saturday to ’defeat’ a wave of deadly protests triggered by rising food and fuel prices. Museveni was fielding questions from members of a Kenyan business club after giving a speech that was briefly interrupted by a man in the audience objecting to this week’s violent crackdown on protestors in Uganda. [...]

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