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President Banda goes to Eastern province, again

President Rupiah Banda has left for Mfuwe. A statement from State house says president Banda will be in Eastern province on official duties for two days. The statement did not indicate what the duties will include. This year, President Banda has been frequenting Eastern province almost every two weeks. Earlier in the day, the President [...]

United Party For National Development,UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the 2011 tripartite elections will provide Zambians with an opportunity to unite around a common purpose of national reconstruction. And Hichilema said the country’s problems need to be resolved by leaders of a future mentality as they are of the future and not the past. Speaking [...]

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Hakainde Hichilema is still the patron of Gonde Lwiindi traditional ceremony, senior chief Monze has finally spoken. Last month the Tonga Traditional Association led by Dickson Namanza announced the removal of Hichilema being its patron. Namanza in his statement said his association consulted the traditional leadership in the province to have Hichilema removed from the [...]

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Two Former pact partners the UPND and PF will this weekend hold different political but campaign rallies ahead of this year’s election in the central province of Zambia. The UPND and its leader Hakainde Hichilema will be the first former pact partner to be in Kabwe on Friday while the Patriotic Front and its leader [...]

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A youth in Luanshya has observed that lack of development in his area can only be attributed to the government lack of foresight in matters of development. Timothy Mumba who is the youth Chaiirperson for the Kasongo St. Monic Centre in Kasongo constituency, Luanshya says many youths are languishing in abject poverty because government has [...]

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The Patriotic Front (PF) says Finance and National Planning Minster Situmbeko Musokotwane is jittery because the party has had successful rallies in Mongu. PF Chairperson for Local Government and Housing, Given Lubinda charged that Musokotwane is nervous as he is eyeing a parliamentary sea5t in Western province. Lubinda said the Finance Minister is willing to [...]

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Patriotic Front () National Youth Chairman Chishimba Kambwili has condemned Government for publicly supporting the ‘Stand up for Zambia’ program by freelance journalist Chanda Chimba. Kambwili, who was reacting to statement by Chief Government Spokesperson Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha who commended Chimba’s documentaries for being factual, described the move as a clear indication that Government [...]

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A Zambian woman has been arrested in Kenya for drug trafficking. Catherine Banda was arrested at the at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after police found over half a Kilogram of cocaine concealed in assorted tins and cosmetic tubes in her baggage. Catherine Banda who is in her thirties was coming from Lahore, Pakistan aboard [...]

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Former President Frederick Chiluba says he has experienced President Banda’s leadership and does not doubt his capabilities of steering Zambia to greater heights. Chiluba told journalists at the Freedom Statue in Lusaka yesterday that Zambians all over the country are benefiting from President Banda’s “efficient” government. He said he is able to commend President Banda [...]

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By ANGELA CHISHIMBA VETERAN politician Sikota Wina has advised Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata not to be fooled by the people of Western Province. “Lozi people are very complicated. They can smile at you but not vote for you,” he said. Mr Wina was commenting on Mr Sata’s recent campaign trail in Western Province. [...]

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