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South African President Jacob Zuma says it is not good for women to be single Zuma made the comments during an interview with Dali Tambo on his television show People of the South, which was aired by SABC3 on Sunday. The interview was conducted at Zuma’s house in Inkandla. Speaking about his daughter Duduzile’s marriage to Lonwabo Sambudla, [...]

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Adnan Haye, the former Chief Financial Officer of ZAMTEL under LAP Green was arrested on Friday 17th August in Lusaka and has since been deported. He was arrested by the Immigration department for being in Zambia illegally after he was fired from ZAMTEL when the PF regime repossessed the company from LAP Green upon which his [...]

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The PF regime through the Central Bank  has pushed forward to January 2013  the changeover date for the rebased currency. Bank of Zambia Head of Public Relations Kanguya Mayondi said in a statement  that  the rebased Kwacha will become legal tender on 1st January 2013 and accordingly will be accepted as a medium of exchange [...]

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We wish to remind you Mr. President that no loading shedding in 90 days was among the many promises you made during the 2011 election campaign.

Further, we find the proposed upward adjustment on electricity tariffs as unjustifiable. In fact, this proposed hike is a contradiction to another of your election campaign pledges. History has also taught us that increase in tariffs does not translate into improved service delivery.

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 The Task Force on Corruption referred to as Government Joint Investigations Team has arrested and charged William Banda, former MMD Lusaka Province Chairman. Christopher Chibanku, the spokesperson of the Task Force revealed that Banda has been arrested for two counts of being in possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime Contrary. Chibanku said [...]

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The Zambian Government has failed to sell the 500 Million Euros Bond which was supposed to be taken up in April,2012, the Zambian Watchdog has been told. According to a senior government official linked to the Euro Bond programme, several factors have been cited among them the PF government’s inconsistency in policies and President Sata’s closeness [...]

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The Alliance for Good Governance says government should update the nation on the status of Malawian Judge Lovemore Chikopa who is chairperson of a tribunal appointed to probe three Judges. Alliance chairperson Reverend Phukuta Mwanza says the nation would like to know how much government is spending for his upkeep while in the country. Reverend [...]

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UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA, OFFICE OF THE SERCETARY GENERAL RUIN POLICE (RUPO).                                                                                                                     22nd August,2012. PRESS RELEASE Fellow students we are again faced with uncertainties about our stay at the University of Zambia, many of us fought for the re-opening of the university via many forums. On face book the “SATA must open UNZA” campaign was launch, few students [...]

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 By Roy Clarke  I found Sara already at breakfast, largely hidden behind the Daily Nation which was propped up against the huge teapot that she inherited from her mother. ‘Good morning darling,’ I said, as I sat down and poured myself a bowl of cornflakes. ‘What’s the news this morning? What’s Cycle Mata done now?’ [...]

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Professor of Law, Cornell University Law School
Director, Cornell Institute for African Development Honorary Professor of Law, Cape Town University
, Extra Ordinary Professor of Law, Free State University, South Africa. Republic of Zambia and Sovereign Authority of the People National Values, Principles and Basis of State Policy 12. Article 9 specifies Christian values. This again is [...]

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