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‘5,000 jobs coming’
By CHILA NAMAIKO - MORE than 5,000 jobs are expected to be created countrywide following distribution of 1,300 Higer buses to members of the Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia (PPDAZ). The long-awaited initiative was a loan scheme from the Development...
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Four drown in Mufulira boat accident
By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA - FOUR people, among them a two-year-old baby, drowned when the canoe they were paddling capsized on Valley Dam in Mufulira. The quartet was coming from their field across the dam when they met their fate. Among the dead, three are members of on...
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AU summit: Sata off to Ethiopia
By KAIKO NAMUSA in Addis Ababa - PRESIDENT Michael Sata is expected to arrive here today to join other Heads of State and government at the 21st Africa Union (AU) summit. The summit is taking place alongside celebrations to mark 50 years of the continental body’s e...
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Small-scale farmers for subsidy removal
By SOMOLA KABEMBA and DELPHINE ZULU - THE Zambia Small-Scale Farmers Network (ZSSFN) says the removal of the subsidy on maize is based on reality and that the Government has to be firm in the implementation process. ZSSFN national coordinator Boyd Liambai said mill...
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Kapiri ‘gay’ couple denied bail
By SYLVIA MWEETWA - TWO men in Kapiri Mposhi arrested for allegedly being in a homosexual relationship have been denied bail by a Kapiri Mposhi magistrate’s court on the basis that they may commit the same crime if released. The two men, both aged 21, had allegedly...
Govt explores other sources of oil
By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA - Government is looking for cheaper sources of oil to cushion the impact of high fuel prices in the country and will soon engage the governments of Saudi Arabia and Angola for oil deals. The Government i...
Chambishi arsonist gets 10 years
By Entambuyu Sang’andu - THE Kitwe High Court has sentenced a 36-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for setting a house ablaze in Chambishi area. High Court Judge Catherine Makungu sent to jail Chibwe Muma...
Jaggari performs in Los Angeles
By BEN PHIRI - IT was like taking the whole Zamrock music to Hollywood in the US, when Zambian legend and former Witch stuntman, Jaggari Chanda performed there before a capacity crowd last week. The atmosphere was electrifyin...
FAZ slashes ticket prices
By ELIAS CHIPEPO - THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has slashed gate charges for the June 8 and 15 Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Sudan to as low as KR20. The move is meant to accord as many...
