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Barotseland Prime Minister arrested as Lozis beat war drums

Barotseland Prime Minister Clement Wainyae Sinyinda has been arrested by the Zambian security forces. BFM International Relations Secretary Shuwanga Shuwanga told the Watchdog that Sinyinda was arrested Thursday evening but released after several hours when scores of people surrounded the police station. The people of Bartoseland on Wednesday resolved to secede from Zambia and create their own country. The Zambian government [...]

We totally agree with the observations by the government owned and controlled Times of Zambia newspaper that purveyors of false information need to be caged. In fact, if everyone followed this good advice by the Times of Zambia newspaper, this country would not be facing the current political and economic turmoil. We all know that the current PF leadership [...]

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The Livingstone high court has dismissed the petition of Sesheke central and upheld the election of Victor Siyanga Siayauya of the UPND as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Sesheke constituency. This is in a matter in which Mr. Evans Chipman of the PF petitioned the election of Sianga Siyauya of United Party for [...]

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The Ngambela of Western province, Clement Sinyinda, says the Barotse people of Western province will press ahead with the resolutions of the just ended Barotse National Council (BNC) meeting. Speaking in an interview with BBC network Africa this morning, the Ngambela said it was the will of the people they were following. Asked whether it [...]

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THE Zambia Daily Mail website has gone interactive and management has encouraged its readers not to only comment on the stories of the day but seize the opportunity to advertise on the new look page. Management also promised that this is not the end to the reworking of the website as more features will be added. Following [...]

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However, analysts said weakness in the kwacha currency since the election in September of populist opposition leader Michael Sata posed a threat to that relative price stability.

The kwacha, which hovered around the 4,700 to the dollar level for much of 2011, has lost around 6 percent since Sata’s election victory in September amid fears his administration will make life harder for foreign investors.

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“We have 73 different tribes across the whole country,” Banda said, “and I think one has to be deliberate in keeping them together.”

The former president said he focused on understanding the cultural differences among the various tribes and promoting the image of a united country. Another strategy involved educating the public and encouraging the youth to find future employment.

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A 19-year old Zambian boy of Indian origin is currently detained in Britain after police found UK£21.5 million at his house in London. The police are detaining Fazil Ismail Chadad, a Zambian citizen to help them explain where he found the colossal sums of money which he was keeping in suitcases. Fazil’s father Ismail Chadad [...]

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