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Stampende during recruitment for casual jobs leaves 11 dead in Mpulungu

By Chimwemwe Simpito Eleven people died Monday morning in Mpulungu in a job stampede related incindent. The incident occurred when over 5000 people gathered at Great Lakes Products (GLP) in Mpulungu when residents learnt that the owner of thefishing company,  Sahran Salim was in town and would employ some casuals. When the gates where not [...]

Former Labour minister Austin Liato has been released from prison. Liato has been given a K50 million bail pending his appeal to the High Court. Magistrate Aridah Chulu granted Liato Bail Monday morning and ordered him to be reporting to Lusaka Central police station every two weeks. He has also been ordered to surrender his [...]

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The government is likely to strike a balance between meeting the expectations of its supporters—less inequality, better industrial regulation and lower unemployment—and sustaining investment and growth. However, there is some risk that it will introduce policies that are poorly designed or counterproductive, which would undermine growth. In line with the central scenario, it is expected to stick to a [...]

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Zambian celebrity housemate in Big Brother StarGame Mampi was evicted yesterday from the Upville house while Zimbabwe’s Maneta Mazanhi survived during a live eviction show on Africa Magic on DStv’s channel 198. The music star was put up for eviction together with Maneta and Lady May. However, almost unpredictable, Maneta survived the chop by a [...]

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