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State House: RB never said he will attend Bishop Duffy’s burial

State House spokesperson Dickson Jere says president Rupiah Banda never said that he will attend the burial of late Catholic Bishop Paul Duffy contrary to lies by the Post newspaper. “I wish to dispel the erroneous and misleading assertions by The Post newspaper that His Excellency Mr Rupiah Banda, President of the Republic of Zambia, [...]

Former Sinazongwe UPND MP Raphael Muyanda has ditched his party and joined the ruling MMD. Muyanda joined the MMD at a rally addressed by president  Rupiah Banda in Mwinilunga Wedenesday. Muyanda has up to his resination been the UPNDcahirperson for commerce. He was one of the former MPs who were not adopted by the UPND [...]

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Patriotic Front presidential candidate Michael Sata has rescheduled his campiagn rallies to Western province so that his trip can coincide with the burial program of Bishop Paul Duffy. And the state has deployed hundreds of police office in Mongu for yet to be known reasons. Sata was scheduled to travel to Mongu Wednesday but upon [...]

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Cape Town – The Dalai Lama, previously barred from South Africa, has applied for a visa to mark Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu‘s 80th birthday, an official said on Tuesday. The anti-apartheid hero has urged the government to grant a visa to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader who was barred entry in 2009 to ensure ties [...]

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Zambia Army Commander, Wisdom Lopa has advised soldiers in the country to gather in numbers and vote in the September 20 elections. Lopa told sky fm, that it is vital for defense personnel to vote wisely and exercise their democratic right as they too are citizens of Zambia. He urged soldiers and the general public [...]

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Lusaka Police on Tuesday questioned Patriotic Front (PF) secretary-general Wynter Kabimba over his call to party supporters to engage in violence. But Kabimba is said to have been unrepentant and told the Police the PF will use violence to defend itself. After interrogations, Kabimba told his supporters that ‘like in a home, when a thief [...]

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