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Obama ties USA aid to rights of homosexuals

The United States will begin considering how countries treat gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender citizens when allocating foreign aid, President Obama announced Tuesday. “I am deeply concerned by the violence and discrimination targeting LGBT persons around the world,” Obama said in a memorandum. “Whether it is passing laws that criminalize LGBT status, beating citizens simply [...]

What do you make of the rumours currently circulating that the government wants to change the appearance of the local currency the Kwacha? One of the speculations is that the government wants to include the faces of current president Michael Sata and first president Kenneth Kaunda on the notes. President Michael Sata on Monday claimed [...]

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The Law Association of Zambia is also seized with complaints against Mr. M. Nchito. It is, therefore, untenable to have someone DPP whose conduct suggests criminal culpability to serve in that esteemed office.

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Speaker of the National Asembly Patrick Matibini has ordered the Minister of Finance to issue ministerial statement on president Michael Sata’s outbursts that money circulating in Zambia is fake. This was after MP for Monze Central Jackie Mwiimbu raised a point of order requesting the Leader of the House, Guy Scott, to explain whether all [...]

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Former Finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has advised President Mchael Sata to stop making careless statement on the Kwacha. President Michael Sata on Monday claimed that the MMD government illegally printed money from two other printers apart from De la rue. He said the fake money is currently circulating on the market. But Musokotane said Sata [...]

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MANSA police have arrested and detained four youths in connection with the death of Home Affairs Minister, Kennedy Sakeni’s son Angwele, who died on Sunday morning.  And police have launched a manhunt for the owner of the house where the deceased spent the night before he met his fate. Luapula Province deputy commissioner of police [...]

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President Michael Sata on Monday ordered the police to thoroughly investigate the US$ 1 million held in Mpundu Trust Account. Those close to Sata says he thinks the money was stolen from government coffers by his predecessor Rupiah Banda. Sata said his government has received Information that Mpundu Trust is holding over US$1 million with [...]

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