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Times of PF lied, MMD didn’t change name

The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has refuted   reports by the Times of (PF) Zambia that the party has changed its name to Movement for Mothers’ Democracy. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, MMD Deputy National Secretary, Chembe Nyangu, said the only thing the party has done is to add “Mothers Democracy” as [...]

National Restoration party president Elias Chipimo Junior has charged that the Patriotic Front has been dismal in its performance during the one year they have been in power. Mr Chipimo says the PF has failed to come up with a clear plan for the development of the country since taking over government last September. He [...]

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 Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Kennedy Sakeni says Zambians should ignore and brush aside unfounded criticisms being peddled by Alliance for Development and Democracy (ADD) President Charles Milupi.  Mr. Sakeni said it is unfortunate that the ADD leader has decided to mislead the Zambian people that the Patriotic Front government has failed to run the [...]

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 The Oasis Forum has asked government to introduce a piece of legislation in parliament which will create a legal frame work for the constitution making process. And the forum has also demanded that government publish the budget for the constitution making process.  Oasis Forum Chairperson, Cleophas Lungu, said government needs to introduce the piece of [...]

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President Michael Sata’ press aide (mouth-piece) George Chellah has purchased a house from National Housing Authority at a cost of plus K900 million. And Chellah has forced Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) to employ his wife as one of the senior marketing officers at Head Office. A few months ago, Chellah’s wife Joana was working [...]

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Thieves broke into the Senanga Branch of Zambia National Commercial bank (ZANACO) and went away with money amounting to about 290 million kwacha over the weekend. Western province commissioner of police Fanwell Siandenge disclosed that the thieves went through the roof of the building and blew up the strong room using unknown explosives before they got away [...]

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Two cyclists on Sunday died on the spot after being hit by a vehicle around 17:00 hours along Mongu – Senanga road at Nambuwata area in Mongu district. Western province commissioner of police Fanwell Siandenge said the deceased identified as Martin Simbotwe aged 33 and Sydney Akabondo, 36, all of Mongu were hit by a [...]

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By Muna Ndulo 1. Zambia is in the process of negotiating a new constitution. The exercise is being spearheaded by a Technical Committee of Experts appointed by the Government of the Republic of Zambia and is in response to demands for a more democratic political system in the country. At the core of the demands [...]

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Patson Phiri, one of the journalists who were fired by the PF government from the Times of Zambia has won the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) media awards. Patson Phiri was handed a USD$2000 cheque by Angola’s vice-president Fernando da Piedade who acted on behalf of Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, outgoing [...]

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The Anonymous and TheEliteSociety hacking groups have launched a joint all-out attack against countries in Africa that kill or imprison LGBT people in an operation dubbed #OpFuckAfrica, according to Gay Star News So far websites in Botswana, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda have been taken down or their databases have been leaked. The groups promise more [...]

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