Monthly Archives: September 2015

President Lungu is on track – Mulusa

State House says it still believes and trusts that President Edgar Lungu has not drifted away from the vision that late President Michael Sata left for the ruling PF to develop Zambia. The President’s Special Assistant for Project Monitoring and Implementation Lucky Mulusa says contrary to critics that are arguing otherwise President Lungu’s way of governance is in fact an ...

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Manyama violence was UPND’s poor planning –Mwila

Government has attributed the Manyama school violence that took place during Solwezi West Parliamentary by-election campaigns to poor planning on the part of the opposition UPND. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also clarified that no death was recorded from the Manyama violence in which the Zambia Police had running battles with UPND supporters. Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has ...

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BRRA to be operational in January 2016

Government has disclosed that the Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA) will be fully operational in January 2016. The Agency aimed at improving the quality of regulation for business development and growth in Zambia. Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Siazongo Siakalenge says government desires to improve quality of regulation for the better performance of businesses in the country. ...

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Zambian diplomats urged not to tarnish Zambia’s image

Special Assistant to the President for Project Implementation and Monitoring, Lucky Mulusa has castigated Zambians who are in the habit of tarnishing the image of the country for their selfish benefit. Mr. Mulusa says it is unfortunate that some Zambians, including educated ones, are on a crusade to speak ill of their own country for the sake of meeting their ...

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Zambian diplomats urged not to tarnish Zambia’s image

Special Assistant to the President for Project Implementation and Monitoring, Lucky Mulusa has castigated Zambians who are in the habit of tarnishing the image of the country for their selfish benefit. Mr. Mulusa says it is unfortunate that some Zambians, including educated ones, are on a crusade to speak ill of their own country for the sake of meeting their ...

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PF dispels assertions it won Lubansenshi through vote buying

The Patriotic Front has dispelled assertions by Rainbow Party president Wynter Kabimba that it won the recently held Lubansenshi Parliamentary by-election through vote buying. PF member Frank Bwalya who was the ruling party’s Deputy Campaign Manager in Lubansenshi states that the truth of the matter is that the people of Lubansenshi could not have voted for the Rainbow Party. Father ...

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Musokotwane bemoans widespread hunger in Liuwa

Liuwa Member of Parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane has bemoaned the widespread hunger in his constituency. Dr. Musokotwane says this is mainly attributed to the fact that Liuwa like most parts of the Western Province has sand soil and therefore any delay in rainfall or droughts in the area results in poor yields. He says given the poor rainfall pattern experienced in ...

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FODEP advises against implementation of cadre ferrying ban

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says Police will be breaching the Republican Constitution by enforcing the ban Vice-President Inonge Wina has imposed on the influx of political party cadres from outside areas into constituencies where by-elections are conducted. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi notes in a statement that much as it is a fact that ferrying people to constituencies ...

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Afghan forces prepare counter-attack on Taliban in Kunduz

Afghan forces have arrived at Kunduz airport in preparation for a counter-attack on the embattled city, which was seized by the Taliban on Monday. An operation would be launched in the coming hours, a spokesman for the Kunduz provincial police told the BBC. Troops and officials retreated to the airport after militants overran the northern city capturing buildings and freeing ...

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