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China Copper mine land was grabbed from widow, too much corruption

China Copper Mines Lacks Capacity to run the Mine: their media & jobs loss blackmail is nonsense: Donald Investments is right owner, investigations have revealed. From the facts gathered on the...

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Over 1,500 Mulungushi University students won’t write examinations

Over 1,500 Mulungushi University students whose sponsors have failed to meet the exhorbitant fees will not be able to write exams, according to a memo that has been written, with blessings of the PF...

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Civil servants, soldiers not yet paid

Civil Servants, soldiers and police officers have not yet been paid for November. These government workers are normally paid between 18th and 20th each month. But the Watchdog has been informed that...

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‘But we produce gold and emerald also?

Editor, This thing about Copper Prices falling is just nonsense. Zambia produces other minerals so why the fuss about Copper? For example, Zambia produces about 20% of the world’s emeralds. Has the...

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Barotse activists found with case to answer, will open defence on Thursday

The four Barotse activists who have been in detention at Mukobeko maximum security prison have all been found with a case to answer but could not open their defence today as there are some documents...

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Zambian journalism: Editor seeks financing from president

DAILY Nation proprietor Richard Sakala has asked State House to direct advertising business from ministries and parastatals to his newspaper. In his letter to President Edgar Lungu’s principal private...

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Zamtroop Reloaded under Lungu

ZAMTROOP RELOADED UNDER LUNGU Many Zambians will recall the ZAMTROP account at Zanaco which was abused for personal expenditure and corruption by the late President Fred T J Chiluba. Years later, under...

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Which Way for the Economy after the IMF Visit?

By Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane (former Finance Minister) A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) just left Zambia after making an assessment of the economic situation of the country. They found...

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Lungu and PF will pay for Job losses and betrayal of Copperbelt – FDD

FDD Nkana constituency aspiring candidate Ernest Mulebi says the people of Copperbelt will punish President Edgar Lungu and his PF Government for betrayal of the people in the mining province for...

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Tanzanian President cancels independence celebrations, orders clean- up...

Tanzania’s newly elected President John Magufuli has cancelled Independence Day celebrations, and has ordered a clean-up campaign instead, reports the New Vision of Uganda. It would be “shameful” to...

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8,455 school leavers compete for 200 prison warder jobs

8,455 youths have applied to be recruited as prison warders but the Zambia Prison Service will only take 200 people, contrary to the statement of the service recruiting 1,000 that was made by Home...

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Zambians refuse to donate to Lungu’s Tabernacle

Zambians have refused to fund President Edgar Lungu’ s nyaminyami tabernacle. Last month, Lungu and his supporters made passionate pleas for Zambians and foreigners to contribute their meagre earnings...

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Even ZRA workers haven’t been paid

ZRA workers not yet paid also. Last month, ZANACO helped to pay the Salaries for all the ZRA workers, an act which has not happened in a very long time. Normally, ZRA helps Government to pay Salaries...

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PF cadres pull down UPND flags, beat taxi and bus drivers in Kabwe

Unruly PF thugs calling themselves ‘injomba’ and claiming to have been sent by President Edgar Lungu and PF Secretary General Davies Chama to be collecting bus and taxi levies in various towns this...

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Kwacha gains as mines buy local currency to pay off retrenched miners

The Zambian Kwacha has continued appreciation against the USA Dollar due to mining companies buying the local currency to pay off thousands of pruned miners. This and last week, mines offloaded...

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Magufuli Fever! Tanzania scraps government Christmas cards to save cash

Tanzanian officials will not be allowed to send out the usual government printed Christmas and New Year cards this year as part of belt-tightening measures by the new president. John Magufuli has...

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PF’s only ‘achievement’ in Western Province is arresting people over...

Sikongo MMD Member of Parliament Mundia Ndalamei has charged that the PF government has done nothing for the people of Western Province in the past four years apart from arresting them for merely...

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No evidence, public prosecutors release UPND supporters

After harassing and abusing them, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has decided to discontinue the case in which 16 citizens persecuted for being United Party for National Development (UPND)...

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Police boss says the bullet fired at Post newspaper was harmless

Inspector-General of the PF Police Stella Libongani claims that the bullet that was fired at the Post Newspaper premises was harmless. Whoever heard of a harmless bullet? Libongani claimed that...

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Printing press wanted

Pre-owned Printing press. (like the one in photo). It must be able to print Newspapers, Books, Magazines, Calendars etc… Email the details, including photos of the Press (taken within 2 days of your...

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