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PF suspects William Banda wants to incite people on 90th day as Human Rights question his arrest

The Human Rights Commission says it is concerned over the reported police arrest and recording of a warn and caution statement from MMD Lusaka province chairman William Banda and others for alleged unlawful assembly. And parallel Information received indicate the the PF government is jittery and thinks William Banda and other are trying to incite people to [...]

Parliament is Thursday afternoon expected to ratify the appointment of Michael Gondwe as Bank of Zambia governor, according to radio Phoenix. Dr.  Michael Gondwe is the president (CEO) of the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank or PTA Bank (Preferential Trade Area Bank) in short. PTA is currently headquartered Bujumbura, Burundi butbhas regional offices in [...]

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Government Spokesman Given Lubinda has revealed that Vice President Guy Scott will this week present a statement to Parliament detailing the achievements of the PF government in the first 90 days of its rule. Mr. Lubinda in an interview with QFM said the new government through the vice president will outline all the achievements recorded [...]

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The Task Force on Corruption Wednesday interrogated suspended MMD member Kelvin Sampa over MMD funding. Two days ago, Sampa was quoted by the media saying that the PF government should give amnesty to individuals who have information of the alleged theft of public funds by the MMD government. Sampa, who used to run a NGO [...]

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By Field Ruwe After the swearing ceremony of September 20, King Cobra jumped in the royal limo and was driven to State House. Along the way he beamed indiscriminately as he caught a glimpse of the country called Zambia in which a coterie of admirers was rejoicing his victory. He let out his most incandescent [...]

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The new group which has been drafted into the team that is drafting the constitution will only be consulted, team spokesperson Simon Kabanda says. Kabanda told radio Phoenix Thursday morning that this group will not be part and parcel of the ‘experts’ appointed by president Michael Sata. Kabanda says the group which includes the likes [...]

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SOME bakeries in Lusaka have increased their prices of bread despite President Sata’s appeal in October to bakers not to go ahead. A Daily Mail survey around some parts of Lusaka revealed that some bakeries in Garden compound, Northmead and Kabwata area have increased by K200 to K500 respectively. The some bakers who declined to be named [...]

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