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National team arrives as 2 people die in celebrations

Zambia’s national team arrived home Monday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of fans who gathered to greet the Copper Bullets after they won the country’s first Africa Cup of Nations title. Brandishing the gold trophy they claimed in a nail-biting penalty shootout against Ivory Coast on Sunday, the African champions waved to a massive [...]

Mining companies operating in Zambia need to reduce power consumption during the next two weeks when the power company shuts down for maintenance a generator at one of its hydro power stations, a spokesman said. Zambia Electricity Supply Corp ( Zesco) will shut a 165-megawatt generator at the 600 MW Kariba North Bank hydro power [...]

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A thunderous welcome awaits the Zambian National Soccer Team alias Chipolopolo from Gabon where they emerged champions in the just ended African Cup of Nations (AFCON) today at the Kenneth Kaunda International airport. This is after lifting the African nation’s soccer trophy last night after beating the Elephants of Ivory Coast 8-7 on a post [...]

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Ivory Coast will take time to digest their latest African Nations Cup failure before making any decision on the future of their ‘golden generation’, coach Francois Zahoui has said. “We will go back to Abidjan and make decisions with serenity and calmness,” he said after the 8-7 defeat on penalties to Zambia in Sunday’s final [...]

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By Mwizenge S. Tembo From Jimbe Bridge north of Mwinilunga to Chililabombwe, to Mpulungu, to Kalabo, to Chama, to Sinazongwe, to Lusaka, to Kasumbalesa to Shangombo. From Cape of Good Hope in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt in the North, to Beijing in China, to Tokyo in Japan, to America, to Moscow in Russia, [...]

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