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‘Compromised’ Supreme Court Orders Retrial in M’membe-DBZ Case
The Supreme Court has ordered a retrial in the case in which Post Newspapers editor Fred M’membe and his business associates were ordered to repay the K14 billion debt they owe to the Development Bank...
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Chipata, Mwinilungu Record Mealie Meal Price Hike
The hike in mealie meal prices has continued with the commodity in Mwinilunga trading at K85 while Chipata there has been a K5 increase. Zambia is facing rising mealie meal prices that seem to stem...
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MMD Calls Emergency Meeting after Nullifications
The opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy says it will hold an extra ordinary executive meeting to decide the way forward over the continued nullification of their members’ seats by the Supreme...
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Zambia’s Cases Against Banda Stalling Out
Two cases brought by Zambia’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) against former President Rupiah Banda appear to be coming up empty, said a source close to the prosecution team. A number of recent...
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Church Warns Sata on Constitution
The Council of Churches in Zambia has added its voice to the on-going constitution impasse fuelled by President Michael Sata’s recent statement that Zambia did not need a new constitution but piecemeal...
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Fr Bwalya Wonders Why Zesco Position not Filled
Former Zesco Board chairperson Father Frank Bwalya has wondered why his former position has not been filled seven months after he resigned. The Alliance for a Better Zambia president said it was wrong...
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Kasama Man Jailed for Incest
The Kasama High Court has convicted a 41-year old man of incest. David Sinkamba of Isoka was found guilty of defiling his 15 year old daughter repeatedly. Sinkamba, who had pleaded not guilty to the...
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Mobile Users Risk Losing Service in Zambia
Mobile phone service providers will suspend some services for customers who will not have their sim cards registered by December 31. Transport and Communication Deputy Minister Panji Kaunda said that...
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Mahtani Loses Arbitration Claim against Ventriglias
A group of foreign investors in Zambia have secured a major international legal victory against one of the country’s most powerful businessmen, Rajan Mahtani, a close ally and financier of President...
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Another Bus Accident on Ndola-Kapiri Road
A Lusaka bound Mbwe Motorways bus today overturned along the Ndola-Kapiri Mposhi road leaving several passengers injured. The 75 seater bus was on its way from Mufulira when the driver lost control...
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Technical Committee Insist on Public Handover of Draft Document
The Technical Committee on the constitution has stood its ground on wanting to handover the document to the public and the executive simultaneously by writing to President Michael Sata over the matter....
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Mutembo Nchito Must Resign – ZRC
The Zambia Rainbow Coalition says the Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito must resign following the Supreme Court’s decision to order a mistrial in the K14 billion debt he owes with his...
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Economists Asks FRA to Put its House in Order
The Economic Association of Zambia says the selling of maize to millers by the Food Reserve Agency at a reduced price to cushion the high mealie meal prices amounts to a subsidy. EAZ chairperson Noel...
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FODEP Fears Lack of Representation
The Foundation for Democratic Process says some constituencies in the country risked finishing the PF five year term of office without representation following the nullifications in the Supreme Court...
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Govt Bans Maize Export after Mealie Meal Price Hike
With mealie meal (corn meal) prices sky rocketing the Patriotic Front government has banned the export of maize to neighbouring countries. Agriculture Minister Bob Sichinga said government had ordered...
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Luapula’s Mwense District without Fuel for Six Months
Mwense District of Luapula Province has been without fuel for the past six months. District Commissioner Victor Kasuba said the district and other government departments that had an account at Spring...
View ArticleChristmas Message from MMD
Today the President of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) party Nevers Mumba distributed an extended Christmas greeting, the full text of which follows. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS I and my wife, on...
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ZCTU ‘Praise’ Govt on KCM and Shoprite
The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions has ironically praised government for refusing Konkola Copper Mines and Shoprite Checkers from firing their workers after they went on strike. ZCTU is currently...
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UPND Describe 2013 as Year of Assault on Democracy
The opposition United Party for National Development says 2013 will be remembered as a year when democracy suffered several assaults from the executive. UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said there...
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MMD Maintains: Call Fresh Polls
Opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy has maintained its call to President Michael Sata to call for a snap election as he has been in election mode since the PF took over power in 2011. MMD...
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