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Instruction by President Sata to arrest and expel UNZA students very saddening YALI
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is deeply saddened by instruction of the President Sata to the police to have demonstrating young people arrested for conducting peaceful demonstration over the failure by the PF to clearly provide leadership to challenges the poor majority face as a result of the his governments failure to protect them from hardships that will result from removal of ...
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Fighton slams ref Jani Sikazwe after Nchanga loss
Coach Fighton Simukonda has blamed Kapiri-Mposhi FIFA referee Jani Sikazwe for Nchanga Rangers’ 1-0 loss to Nkana in Saturday’s home FAZ Super Division Week Nine match in Chingola. Sikazwe sent off Rangers defender McDuff Chungu just after the break before dismissing Nkana’s goal scorer Kelvin Mubanga a minute before the final whistle. Simukonda said he was disappointed with ...
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PF Courts Chipata Voters With K2 Billion Hospital Pledge
With a looming by-election in Chipata government has announced that it would build a K2 billion hospital in the area. The PF government through Chipata District Commissioner Kalunga Zulu said the hospital will be the second largest in the country. Meanwhile, civil Society organization FODEP has warned the church against being agents of corruption by receiving donations during elections. FODEP ...
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Chikopa Should Recuse Himself - Changala
Human rights activist Brebner Changala has asked Malawian Judge Chikopa to consider recusing himself on moral grounds from chairing a controversial tribunal whose clear agenda is to satisfy the demands of President Michael Sata and his two key allies. Changala says that President Sata must be reminded that Judge Chikopa's controversial tribunal would haunt him for the rest of his life, and ...
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Cosmo Mumba to launch black card campaign against Father Frank Bwalya
FILE: National Revolution Party (NRP) president elect Cozmo Mumba lifted shoulder high by his supporters after winning the party presidence at a convention held in Lusaka Opposition National Revolution Party (NRP) president Cosmo Mumba says he will next launch his black card campaign against outspoken Catholic clergy cum politician Father Frank Bwalya. Dr. Mumba says his campaign will also ...
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Zambia is 4th on the list of Countries in Africa with expensive fuel prices 21st on the world list of 200 countries
Zambia is ranked fourth on the list of countries in Africa where fuel prices are high. This is according to information posted from a Travel Site by a blogger listing the list of fuel for 200 countries. According to the site travel site, Fuel prices differ considerably across countries. The prices of fuel in some of the petrol producing states are less than a few dollar/euro cents for the liter. ...
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Students CSOS Launch Black Friday to Protest Sata Regime
Eleven leading Civil Society Organizations have vowed to stage countrywide protests if the Patriotic Front government does not withdraw the removal of the fuel and mealie meal subsidies joining University of Zambia students who today start a class boycott in what is dubbed as Black Friday. And opposition United Party for National Development says it will hold countrywide demonstrations over the ...
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Our Politics Are Intellectually Bankrupt - Lungwangwa
Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) member Geoffrey Lungwangwa says that Zambian politics are headed for difficult times given the Patriotic Front (PF) government's unremorseful position on the mistakes committed thus far by the administration. Lungwangwa, who is former Education minister, further stated that the defections by opposition MPs to the ruling party in exchange ...
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Tensions Continue With Bemba Chiefs
President Michael Sata's move to reconcile with the Bemba traditional Council, one of Zambia's largest ethnic groupings, by sending Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba as an emissary hit a snag after the Bemba Chiefs demanded for his presence, and not anyone else, in Kasama. President Sata had sent Mwamba, the Kasama central Member of Parliament, to help ease the standoff between ...
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Zambia Guy Scott Campaigns in Sinazongwe for Imminent By-Election
Vice President Guy Scott has camped in Sinazongwe District the likely setting for yet another parliamentary by-election where he has been promising development. The Vice President who is usually President Sata's messenger to election areas has traversed Sinazongwe in the company of expelled UPND area MP Richwell Siamunene. Curiously the ministers' spouses led by Scott's wife ...
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Zambia Hike of Cement Price Guts Construction Sector
The National Council for Construction (NCC) says the increase in the price of cement is unfortunate especially coming after rises in fuel in other critical sectors. NCC Executive Director Dr Sylvester Mashamba said there is need to probe the widespread increase in the general price of commodities. He said the increase in the price of cement would increase the cost of construction. "On ...
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Government urged to maintain agriculture policies that are perceived to be user friendly by Small Scale Farmers
Farmers in Kakushi Agriculture Block of Mkushi District have implored Government to maintain agriculture policies that are perceived to be user friendly by Small Scale Farmers. Kakushi Block Farmers Chairperson Goodson Shinga stated this during the 2013 Kakushi Block Show that was held at Nambo Primary School yesterday. Mr. Shinga said that there was need for Government to seriously consider ...
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Today’s message Dare to Ask
TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria When was the last time you asked God to do something impossible, something out of the ordinary? I believe that one reason we don't see God do great things is because we only ask Him for small things. Most people pray over their food, pray for protection, or pray for wisdom. That's all good, but don't limit what God can do. There should be ...
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Let those opposing the removal of fuel and maize subsidies advance convincing reasons-Lungu
Edgar Lungu The Government has challenged those opposing the removal of fuel and maize subsidies to advance convincing reasons because the move was meant to ensure equitable distribution of resources. Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu said yesterday that it was sad that some people had taken advantage of the removal of subsidies to cause chaos in the country. The minister said the Government ...
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