THE National Under-17 boys and girls will begin their preparations for the Youth Olympic Games qualifiers to be held early next year when they take on Zambia in friendly matches this weekend at Arundel School. The second edition of the Youth Olympic Games will be held next year from August 16 to 28 and the qualifiers for the Games are pencilled for Zambia in February. And, as part of their ...
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Hockey U17 Teams to Play Zambia
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Lawyers act to remove DPP Nchito as lead prosecutor in RB cases
Annual General Conference at Zambezi Sun Hotel in Livingstone Lawyers representing former Republican President Rupiah Banda have said they will object to Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito prosecuting their client in a corruption-related case due to conflict of interest. After Former President Banda and Jin pleaded not guilty to all the three counts, Anti-Corruption Commission ...
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Kasama Burglar sentenced to 11 years imprisonment
A Kasama magistrate's court has sentenced a burglar who also escaped lawful custody during trial to 11 years imprisonment with hard labour. Delivering judgment, magistrate Kelvin Soma said felons like Yona Chisanga of Chiba village needed long custodial sentences as citizens needed quiet enjoyment of their dwellings without the fear of intruders depriving them of material possessions. ...
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Zambia Erratic Sata Still a Pariah in International Community
Political activist Nason Msoni says President Michael Sata has continued being snubbed by foreign heads of state because of lack of diplomatic and presidential etiquette. Msoni said the erratic behaviour of President Sata had led to the international community finding Vice President Guy Scott a more acceptable representative at international conferences. "SADC regional leaders continue to ...
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Msoni Warns PF Govt Against Manipulating Constitution
Veteran politician Nason Msoni says if the Patriotic Front thinks that it will guarantee its political future by manipulating the draft constitution it is wrong. Msoni said it was strange that officials that could hardly win an election in their own villages were championing the manipulation of the constitution. And the political activist also notes that the fear of the 50 plus one vote was ...
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Eurozone inflation rate rises to 0.9 percent in Nov likely easing pressure on ECB to do more
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Official figures show that the inflation rate in the 17-country eurozone rose modestly in November, a development that may ease the pressure on the European Central Bank to loosen its monetary policy further next week. Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, says Friday that consumer prices were up 0.9 percent in the year to November. That's up from October's 0.7 ...
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Zambia The Roots of the Barotseland Secessionist Movement
In August, in a small, badly-lit room in a house in Mongu, the impoverished capital of Zambia's Western Province, Afumba Mombotwa, a middle-aged man with a receding hairline was filmed taking oath as administrator general of a "new state", Barotseland. Wearing a dark suit and tie, and standing erect in front of a grey curtain, his right hand raised in the air, Mr Mombotwa, 58, ...
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Zambias central bank leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged at 9.75 percent
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's central bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 9.75 percent for the sixth straight time on Friday, it said in a statement. The bank's monetary policy committee said while recent inflation outcomes were in line with expectations, it expected increased price pressures in December from holiday season consumer demand and the recent weakness of the ...
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Zambia Health Minister Blames Unicef for Rationing of HIV Medication
An Aids patient takes her daily dose of life-saving antiretroviral drugs (file photo). A Zambian deputy minister of health has admitted rationing HIV treatment but blames UNICEF for the delay in making the lifesaving drugs available. Speaking during a press briefing at the third International Conference on Family Planning on 11 November, Dr Christopher Mulenga said that UNICEF's delay in ...
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Zambia Nurses Resume Work
SOME striking nurses at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka yesterday started trooping back to work before the 17:00 hours deadline set by Government for them to resume duties. Health Minister Joseph Kasonde gave striking nurses up to 17:00 hours to return to work or face dismissal. Dr Kasonde, at a media briefing in Lusaka, said according to the law, participating in an illegal ...
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HH should celebrate Canisius’s visit to State House -Lusambo
A number of public statements have followed UPND Vice President Canisius Banda's secret meeting with President Sata. As MMD youths, we wish to add to this debate by stating that we do not find anything strange with Dr Banda meeting with President Sata.As the opposition, we have a duty to cooperate and partner with the ruling party in efforts aimed at finding solutions to the myriad of ...
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CB Farmers Assured of Inputs
CHILILABOMBWE District Commissioner Stuart Chitumbo has assured farmers in the district of government's resolve to ensure all farming inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) are delivered on time. The District Commissioner has also called for professional handling of the Food Security Pack (FSP) under the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health to ensure ...
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Zambia Slips On Rankings
Mario Sinamunda of Mozambique challenged by Munthali Christopher of Zambia during the Cosafa Cup Quarter Finals match between Zambia and Mozambique on the 14 July 2013 at Nkana Stadium, Zambia ZAMBIA'S downward spiral on the FIFA/Coca-Cola world-ranking continued yesterday when the Chipolopolo slumped five places in November. Zambia dropped from 67th to 72nd in the world and slipped one ...
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Two Livingstone Lodges Win International Awards
TWO Livingstone lodges, located on the banks of the Zambezi River, have won four acclaimed international tourism awards as an endorsement for Zambia's world-class tourism facilities. David Livingstone Safari Lodge and Spa has been named as the 2013 global winner of the Best Luxury Lodge category and Best Luxury Safari Spa in Zambia. On the other hand, Tongabezi Lodge has been named the ...
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Two Survive Train Truck Collision
TWO people escaped death yesterday when a truck they were travelling in rammed into a Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) cargo train at a railway crossing that runs across Katima Mulilo Road in Lusaka. The truck belonging to Aliboo Trading of Lundazi in Eastern Province was transporting about 600 × 50 kg bags of maize seed to Chipata while the train was ferrying sulphur to the mining companies ...
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Govt Wants Investors for Mukuba Textiles
THE Government is scouting for local and foreign investors to revive the defunct Mukuba Textiles and Swarp Spinning Mills in Ndola. Commerce, Trade and Industry minister Emmanuel Chenda said in an interview yesterday that the Government was keen on revamping the two companies to add value to the cotton industry in Zambia. Mr Chenda said the Government was concerned that the cotton value chain ...
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Revoke Mary Tembos Bond
THE State has applied for the revocation of suspended Copperbelt Police Chief Mary Tembo's police bond after she failed to appear in court for the second time. Apart from revoking her police bond, the State also wants the court to issue an arrest warrant for Tembo who is charged with two counts of abuse of authority of office for failing to appear in court twice. Last week, Tembo failed to ...
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Rupiah Bandas Lawyers Seek to Block Dpp
LAWYERS representing former Republican President Rupiah Banda have said they will object to Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito prosecuting their client in a corruption-related case due to conflict of interest. And Banda, 75, together with two Chinese firms yesterday pleaded not guilty to three counts of corruption and concealing 19 trucks. Banda re-took plea for the third time ...
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Digital Migration Policy Before Cabinet
THE Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services has submitted the finalised Digital Migration Policy to Cabinet for approval. Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Mwansa Kapeya said Government was confident that Zambia would successfully migrate on or before June 2015. He said submitting the document to Cabinet was among other measures that represented Government's ...
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Kenneth Kaunda Challenges K6.6 Million Legal Bill
FIRST Republican president Kenneth Kaunda has appealed to the Supreme Court against a High Court decision not to set aside a judgment in default that ordered him to pay US$1,208,026 (about K6.6 million) to five law firms. This is in a matter in which Sakwiba Sikota's Central Chambers, Lukona Chambers, Patrick Mvunga and Associates, Lighthouse Chambers, and Dove Chambers sued Kaunda and ...
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