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Government has warned individuals planning to  demonstrate against its decision to realign some districts in the country against the move. Home Affairs Minister Kennedy Sakeni stated that Government will not tolerate acts that intend to provoke civil strife in the country and cautioned the perpetrators to desist from engaging in any such acts as they [...]

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Police in Chirundu District have apprehended a driver from the Office of the Vice President who was illegally transporting 26 pieces of Elephant tasks in a government vehicle. Chirundu Police Officer in Charge James Muluwa who confirmed the arrest of the driver to ZANIS however refused to give further details in the matter and referred [...]

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FINANCE minister Alexander Chikwanda has said that government is not planning to place the portrait of former president Kenneth Kaunda on the new Kwacha notes, according to Independent Post.net Chikwanda said those calling for the placing of the former president’s portrait on the new currency were the same people who condoned Kaunda when he put [...]

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MORE than K700 million allocated for the rehabilitation of a docking bridge, the floating jetty, at Chilubi harbour has gone missing, area Member of Parliament Obby Chisala has disclosed. The K700 million was released for the rehabilitation of the floating jetty in 2007, through the provincial administration in Kasama. Mr Chisala said the money had [...]

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PRESIDENT Michael Sata has said that Government is determined to equip all health institutions with required facilities so that they can adequately attend to various forms of health ailments. Mr Sata urged citizens to be patient about the current poor health services as Government was doing its best to ensure the necessary facilities were provided [...]

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The Chinese government is reportedly demanding for evidence from the PF government over allegations that China printed K3.1 trillion for MMD towards elections, that is currently in circulation and fuelling Zambian inflation and kwacha devaluation against major currencies. Commerce Minister Bob Sichinga has consistently claimed that there is fake money in circulation printed by the [...]

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Transparency International Zambia says government should stick to its promise and ensure that the freedom of information law is enacted by May this year. TIZ executive director Goodwell Lungu says the PF when it came to power indicated that it would ensure that the freedom of information law is put in place within the first [...]

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  Hunt for Successor: 11 Don’t take after your Father (A Sequel to “Zambian Intellectuals are Lazy”) By Field Ruwe   I told my son not to take after me; break tradition chains, remove old edicts, and create new rituals. Take after Mandela, Gates, Jobs, or Einstein. Take after someone who has changed the world. [...]

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  The Maldives‘ new president promised to protect his predecessor from retribution after he stepped down amid protests and clashes between the army and police over his decision to arrest a top judge. President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who was sworn in Tuesday, called for chaos on the streets to stop and for citizens of this [...]

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Finance Minister, ALEXANDER CHIKWANDA says he is not aware of any fake three trillion Kwacha allegedly printed by the MMD ahead of the general elections in September last year. Mr CHIKWANDA who was answering questions from journalists at state house initially refused to be drawn into making a statement but later asked the press if [...]

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