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Sata asks Chama North to vote for PF candidate

President Michael Sata has urged people of Chama North to vote for the Patriotic Front in the forth coming July 5 by- election. President Sata said that people of Chama have lacked behind in terms of infrastructure development because of refusing to vote for PF. He explained that this is why during this by election they should give chance [...]

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s populist president portrays himself as a corruption-buster, but critics are raising questions about the appointments he’s made, his conduct and the lucrative contracts he has awarded for government work in the year since taking office. President Michael Sata made his uncle his finance minister, appointed other relatives to other high [...]

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Young African Leaders Initiative YALI has denounced Attorney General Mumba Malila’s move to appeal against the High Court judgment which quashed the decision by Chief Registrar of Societies Clement Andeleki to de-register the opposition MMD. YALI Board Chairperson Andrew Ntwetwe is against the idea describing it as dictatorial. Mr. Ntwewe says YALI believes in a [...]

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Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) chairman Kingsley Lilamono says the statutory Instrument number 33 of 2012 (SI 33) has a possibility of affecting the tourism industry negatively especially during the UNWTO. Mr Lilamono said most operators in Livingstone have been quoting prices in dollars and tourists have found it easy because they understand and know their [...]

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The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the cost of living as measured by the JCTR Basic Needs Basket for the month of June 2012 has shown a significant increase. JCTR Acting social conditions programme Manager Sosten Banda said in a statement that the cost of living for an average family of five in [...]

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A suspended Chairman of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Monitoring of Subsidy Regime, Farouk Lawan, who appeared before the house committee on Ethics and Privileges on Thursday, admitted taking “money” and “not a bribe” from oil businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola. The committee is investigating the $620,000 bribery allegation. Lawan who tried drawing a [...]

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OPPOSITION political parties in Zambia have a responsibility to unite and speak with one voice on behalf of the poor people, MMD president Nevers Mumba has said. Dr Mumba said it was his job as MMD leader to criticise policies which were injurious to the country. He was speaking in Livingstone yesterday at Villa Ground [...]

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Bishop John Mambo has advised United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema to tone down. Bishop Mambo has told QFM News that the UPND leader, as a respectable politician should tone down on his language. He says Mr Hichilema’s language if allowed to continue is likely to distort the peace the country is [...]

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