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US envoy, WB back subsidy removal
By BRIAN HATYOKA and MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA - UNITED States of America Ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella says the recent removal of the maize subsidy in Zambia is justified because both the Government and farmers could have suffered serious financial repercussions i...
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Zambia, Finland seal social protection deals
By CHILA NAMAIKO - FINLAND has given Zambia about KR100 million for two bilateral grants on implementation of the social cash transfer programme and poverty reduction budget support in the Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP). The amended bilateral agreements for...
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75 heads of State to attend AU summit
By KAIKO NAMUSA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - ABOUT 75 Heads of State and Government officials are scheduled to start arriving here to attend the 21st Africa Union (AU) summit, which coincides with celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the continental body. Pro...
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Andrew denies soliciting Fratelli Locci cash
By PEPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE - FORMER Republican President Rupiah Banda’s son, Andrew says the US$25,000 and other money paid to AB Logistics was for his company for the services rendered to Fratelli Locci SRI Limited. Opening his defence before Lusaka Chief Resident...
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Lusaka bus drivers, cops clash
By SAM PHIRI - BUSINESS came to a standstill on Freedom Way in Lusaka yesterday when angry bus drivers and their sympathisers blocked the road with a stationary bus, concrete blocks and tree branches in protest against police officers’ alleged assault on a fellow d...
ZRL to haul 1m tonnes cargo
By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) has projected to move 1.13 million tonnes worth of import and export cargo by the end of this year, acting managing director Muyenga Atanga has said. He said the company was...
Prophet accused of raping housewife
By SYLVIA MWEETWA - A KABWE housewife has narrated in a magistrate’s court how a prophet allegedly raped her, while he was conducting healing prayers for her.
The woman narrated before Kabwe resident magistr...
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...
Death of MultiChoice managers saddens SCZ
By BRENDA KATONGOLA - THE Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) has said it is saddened by the demise of two senior MultiChoice Zambia managers in a road traffic accident on Sunday evening. SCZ spokesperson, Smart Mwitwa in a le...
