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The ruling MMD says it is disappointed with its Member of Parliament for Chilanga constituency, Ng'andu Magande over his continued negative statements against the ruling party and government. MMD Spokesperson, Dora Siliya says Mr. Magande has disqualified himself from the presidential race because he has continued to issue negative statements against his party. She said in an ... Full story

The continued implementation of Zambia's latest mining tax regime, introduced in 2008, is to blame for the job losses and reduced investments in the country's copper mining sector, Zambia's opposition leader told Dow Jones Newswires late Thursday. According to Michael Sata, president of the Patriotic Front, Zambia's largest opposition party, the tax regime has hiked tax rates in the sector by more than 50%, increasing ... Full story

PRESIDENT BANDA MAKES CHANGES TO HIS GOVT LUSAKA, September 2, 2010 – His Excellency, Mr. Rupiah Banda, President of the Republic of Zambia, has Thursday made changes to his Government at Deputy Ministerial and Permanent Secretary level. The President has transferred Southern Province Minister Hon. Daniel Munkombwe, MP to the Office of the Vice President as a Deputy Minister. Hon. Munkombwe takes over from Hon. Guston ... Full story

Many of the senior politicians in Zambia have forgotten the oaths they took as servants of the people. It boggles the mind when you have sitting MP’s being convicted of criminal felony but still not able on principle to resign their positions let alone their political parties still allowing them to remain members of their parties. This rot goes right through the whole political establishment ... Full story

Further, the President has appointed Ambassador Keli Walubita as new Chairman of the Police and Prisons Service Commission. Ambassador Walubita was until his appointment Zambia’s High Commissioner to India. In addition, President Banda has appointed Mr. Percy Kangwa Chato as new Commissioner of Prisons. Full story

Zambia and Zimbabwe have failed to resolve differences over ownership of the Kariba Power Station assets following the decision to split them in 1987, a Zambia Electricity Supply Authority Corporation (Zesco) official revealed to The Zimbabwean last week. (Pictured: Kariba dam) The official, who refused to be named for fear of breaching protocol, said the dispute had dragged on for close to 25 years ... Full story

Former Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) chairperson Willa Mung'omba is one of the individuals reportedly making overtures to contest the Mpulungu parliamentary bye-election under the MMD. After the death of president Levy Mwanawasa, Mungomba was one of the people who tried to take over as MMD party president and to contest the republican presidency. Sources have revealed that apart from Mungomba, another person who is currently busy trying ... Full story

Government has evacuated former Deputy minister of Energy Lameck Chibombamilimo to India, the Watchdog has been told. Chibombamilimo, the MMD MP for Mpulungu, has been bed-ridden  for the past three months at his Kabulonga residence in Lusaka. The MP has kidney complications and the Watchdog has been informed that he urgently requires a kidney transplant. Government had rejected pleas to ... Full story

 President Rupiah Banda has urged the people of Luena not to give their former member of Parliament (MP) Charles Milupi a second chance to represent them in Parliament, as he had failed to bring development in the area. And President Banda has said violence should not be there in Luena before and during the by ... Full story