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If all Zambians, in their multitudes and numbers, could only invest their precious time and energy in the future of the country, and not in the Robin Hood style of daylight robbery, Zambia would have eliminated grinding poverty. In-fact, it is not f...
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A 37-year-old man has said he was willing to reconcile with his wife only if she removed the loop she has inserted in her vagina as a contraceptive.Edward Musonda said the loop his wife had inserted in her vagina had been disturbing their sexual life.Muso...
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A 24-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Chawama compound openly wept in a Lusaka local court as she narrated how her husband chased her out of their matrimonial home before descending on her parents whom he showered with insults.Vivian Mumba told Senior Presidi...
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THERE was uncontrollable laughter in a Lusaka boma local court when a man of Lusaka’s Misisi compound narrated how he noticed a drastic reduction in the number of condoms in his matrimonial bedroom despite the fact that he was not having sex with his wi...
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DEPARTMENT of Resettlement Director Manford Mulonga says civil servants could improve the food security in the country if allocated plots in resettlement schemes. Mulonga said so far, farmers in most resettlement schemes have improved the food security...
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MONGU District Mayor Charles Akende has said that Members of Parliament (MPs) who don't attend full council meetings will face suspension. The Mayor said that MPs’ presence is most needed in full council meetings as they represent the people in Parliame...
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TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has welcomed the move by the Auditor General s’ office to carry out its auditing reports every six months.TIZ Executive Director, Goodwell Lungu said in an interview that this would improve auditing of reports.He ...
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THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) has charged that Zambia has not benefited from the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative as the majority of Zambians are still living in poverty. JCTR Programme Officer for Debt and Public R...
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By Salome Matantilo and Salim Dawood SECURITY has been tightened at this year’s Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi people of Western Province which is expected to be held on April 11, Lusaka Kuomboka Kufuluhela Organising Committee Chairperson Vincent Kamut...
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FORMER Finance and National Planning Minister, Ng’andu Magande has refused to comment on assertions by some MMD youths that he wants to form a splinter political party.And Magande has asked the youths asking him to apologise and pledge allegiance to...
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THE Zambia Centre for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) says it would be folly for political parties and civil society organisations to shun the planned National Indaba on the excuse that the previous one failed to yield results.But United Party for National De...
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ZAMBIA will fail to diversify its economy from heavy dependence on copper exports for foreign exchange earnings if it does not implement policy changes to address the high cost of doing business in the country. World Bank Country Manager, Kapil Kapoor, sa...
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MPULUNGU District Commissioner Willie Simfukwe has issued a serious warning to tavern and bar owners that their premises risk closure if they continue admitting underage children and operating their businesses contrary to set down regulations. ...
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AUDITOR General, Anna Chifungula, says her office has conducted a comprehensive audit of donor funds given to the Task Force on Corruption between 2007 and 2009.Chifungula told the Monitor & Digest that the audit was concluded on 28 February 2009, and the...
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FIRST Lady Thandiwe Banda has commended Prison Service management at Kafinsa State Prison for designing mechanisms aimed at enhancing the delivery of quality health care at the institution.And the Prisons Service Copperbelt Regional Commanding Officer Chi...
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A 37-year-old man has said he was willing to reconcile with his wife only if she removed the loop she has inserted in her vagina as a contraceptive.Edward Musonda said the loop his wife had inserted in her vagina had been disturbing their sexual life.Muso...
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Ricky Hatton’s game-plan to defeat Manny Pacquiao, the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter, is simple - attack. The Hitman will fight the Filipino light-welterweight in Las Vegas on May 2 - a year and a half after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr at ...
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BANKING leaders from around the world have told the UK prime minister and chancellor to go slow on banking reform ahead of the G20 summit next week. Thirteen leading bankers warned Brown against short-term measures that would undermine economic rec...
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BANK of China has reported a 58% fall in net profits during the October to December quarter to 4.5bn yuan ($659m; £449m). This was short of expectations of 8bn yuan, caused by exposure to bad US mortgages and losses in Hong Kong. One of China's f...
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THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced major reforms of its lending procedures to member states. The reforms aim to provide flexible credit terms for countries with strong economic policies which could be at risk in the current economi...
