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RB to attend South Sudan Independence

President Rupiah Banda has confirmed that he will attend the declaration of Independence for South Sudan on July 9, 2011. Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS), minister of Information Barnaba Marial Benjamin announced on Thursday at the South Sudan Airport in the capital Juba. Benjamin met with president Banda in Lusaka and delivered a special message [...]

Former works minister Mike Mulongoti has challenged President Rupiah Banda to prove that he is legally ruling the country. Mulongoti said President Banda should clear the air on whether he is qualified to rule the country or not. Yesterday, former Zambian ambassador to Malawi and Botswana Milton Phiri claimed that President Rupiah Banda has been [...]

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The opposition Patriotic Front (PF) Chairman for Local Government and Housing Given Lubinda says the party will soon announce all its 150 aspiring candidates to stand in the constituencies in the forthcoming elections. Lubinda said his party is not affected by the delay in announcing the election date as it is just a sign that [...]

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THE MMD is planning to carry out its own parallel vote tabulation (PVT) and intends to spend over K27 billion on the exercise, it has been revealed. Well-placed sources within the MMD yesterday disclosed that costs for the operation codenamed ‘African Community Project’ include human resource, project equipment and organisational or administrative expenses. The source [...]

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LUSAKA lawyer Christopher Mundia has warned the people of WesternProvince not to be hoodwinked by Catholic clergy and the PatrioticFront (PF) that the opposition would be an alternative governmentbecause it is a tribal party. He also called upon law enforcement agencies to take appropriateaction against people who are in the habit of insulting and ridiculingPresident [...]

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