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Ban on government transport affecting productivity – CSAWUZ

The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) says the ban on the use of government transport in the civil service has negatively affected productivity in government. CSAWUZ Secretary General Joy Beene says the ban has negatively affected service delivery among government workers as seen from the time of reporting and knocking off. [...]

Two police officers have denied assaulting any person while on duty during the  demonstration by United Party for National Development (UPND) youths on June 6 this year. The duo who today appeared before Lusaka Magistrate Lameck Ng’ambi, told court that when they went to the scene to stop the confusion caused by the UPND cadres, they were not armed [...]

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Heads of Churches affiliated to the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) have noted with sadness the departure by the Patriotic Front government from the values and principles which they espoused during campaigns. In a Pastoral Letter released to QFM News by CCZ General Secretary Reverend Suzanne Matale, following their gathering yesterday August 14, 2012, [...]

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NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY PRESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST 2012 Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for taking time to be here this morning. We begin our press conference today by asking a question: since the PF administration came to power, what has really changed in Zambian politics? We ask this because in spite of [...]

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By Ehui Adovor and Vera Songwe, from the African Political Transitions database, forthcoming 2012. On July 22, 2012, Ghana lost its 12th president, Dr. John Evans Atta Mills, to ill health. Reports after his death reveal that the late president had been unwell and unable to fully to execute his duties for some time before [...]

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Catholic Priest Father Viateur Banyangandora who has been deported to Rwanda by the current Zambian regime says president Michael Sata is an arrogant dictator. According to Rwandan media, Fr Banyangandora described President Micheal Sata as a dictator who will not survive the 2016 General elections. Viateur Banyangandora also said Sata is arrogant and not open to [...]

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Whoever imagined  that under the Patriotic Front electricity cost will be increased? But here it is.  By November this year, just slightly over a year of PF rule, you will pay more for just lighting a bulb. Whatever happened to the slogans of lower taxes, more money in your pockets? And take note that these figures are not exactly what power will [...]

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Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has denied responsibility for the burning down of a house in Ngombe after a power outage. ZESCO Director of Corporate Affairs, Besty Phiri says his company is not responsible for the accident because it does not disconnect power to one particular house but many others in the whole area. It [...]

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