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Magande has disqualified himself-Siliya03 Sep 2010

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 ...

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2008 Sata: Mining Tax Regime Triggering Job Losses

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 ...12 comments
RB shifts around his deputy ministers

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 ...11 comments
Zambia, Zimbabwe fight over Kariba assets

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 ...20 comments
Mungomba, Mwanakatwe eye Mpulungu

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 ...20 comments

“This is the time to liberate Zambia”

02 Sep 2010

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 ...
RB shifts around his deputy ministers

02 Sep 2010

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 ...
Let the presidential clause stand

27 Jul 2010

By Gerald Katayi The qualifications of a presidential candidate are that, He or she should be a ...
The Change Zambia needs

26 Jul 2010

Most of our politicians have no values or virtues which can take this country in the direction in which it ought to go. This ...
HIV/AIDS in Zambia: A Three Decade Burden

25 Jul 2010

By Dr. Charles Ngoma Nearly everyone has now heard about the disease that was first defined ...