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Former Minister of Mines Arrested, Again, Over Bicycles
The former Minister of Mines Maxwell Mwale of the MMD has been re-arrested and charged with two counts of corruption and being in possession of property believed to be proceeds...
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Police in Nchelenge district in Zambia’s Luapula province have retrieved more bodies from a river where more than 20 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) drowned in an accident on...
» Read MoreHeadlines 29 March 2012
Police arrest three Ex-military commanders The joint investigative wings have formally arrested and charged three former defence chiefs. These are former Zambia Army Commander Lieutenant General Wisdom Lopa, former ZAF...
» Read MoreHeadlines 28 March 2012
ZR Comment: It has now been six days since President Sata flew to India, and still hasn’t addressed the nation. It is difficult to view the most recent move by...
» Read MoreHeadlines 27 March 2012
Ruling Party Accuses Opposition of “Celebrating” President’s Illness, Promises Punishment PF Chinsali Central Member of Parliament Christopher Mulenga has castigated political parties allegedly rejoicing over reports that President Michael Sata...
» Read MoreHeadlines 26 March 2012
ZR Comment: Secrecy and reluctance to communicate with the public are quickly becoming defining characteristics of the Sata presidency. President Michael Sata’s sudden, unannounced trip to India this past weekend...
» Read MoreHeadlines 23 March 2012
Sata sneaks out of the country PRESIDENT Michael Sata has left for India on a private visit, Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Labour Fackson Shamenda has confirmed. Shamenda who could...
» Read MoreHeadlines 22 March 2012
ZR Comment: We are hearing a lot of chatter regarding an appearance by President Michael Sata before ZACOBO (A Zambian diaspora community in Botswana), in which some controversial / much...
» Read MoreHeadlines 21 March 2012
De-registration of MMD Akin to One-Party State, Says Opposition “Whether or not the MMD paid fees for the Lusaka branches doesn’t even matter,” said Dr. Neo Simutanyi, a political scientist...
» Read MoreHeadlines 20 March 2012
ZR Comment: The end of March is looking increasingly complicated for the Sata administration. First, the bungled attempt to ban the main opposition party MMD is backfiring in a very...
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