FIFA officially hands over renovated David Kaunda Stadium to government

26 september 2023 - 05:31:33
Chipata, Zambia (PANA) - The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has formally handed over the fully refurbished David Kaunda [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Hichilema declares Friday public holiday, day of burial of Zambian former President Banda

16 march 2022 - 15:30:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared Friday, 18 March, a public holiday. A statement issued by acting [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown

24 august 2021 - 22:08:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s founding father Kaunda laid to rest, Govt. declares 28 April public holiday in his honour

07 july 2021 - 13:30:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s founding father Kenneth David Kaunda who died on 17 June 2021, at 97, was laid [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Zambia’s first President Kaunda

02 july 2021 - 13:38:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday led foreign heads of state and other dignitaries in the [...] Full text...

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World leaders arrive in Lusaka for Kaunda’s state funeral

01 july 2021 - 15:09:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Foreign dignitaries have started arriving in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, ahead of founding President Kenneth Kaunda’s [...] Full text...

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July

21 june 2021 - 13:19:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, 2021 in the capital Lusaka [...] Full text...

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CAF President mourns late Zambian former president, Kenneth Kaunda

19 june 2021 - 05:25:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - "It was with great sadness that I learned of our former President Kenneth Kaunda’s passing. He [...] Full text...

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Messages pour in as world mourns Zambian first President KK

18 june 2021 - 14:46:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Messages of tribute are been sent in as world leaders mourn Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda, [...] Full text...

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South Africa mourns passing of former Zambian President Kaunda

18 june 2021 - 11:59:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to former Zambian President Kenneth [...] Full text...

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Zambia declares 21 days of national mourning for late former President Kaunda

17 june 2021 - 18:10:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu, has declared 21 days of national mourning in honour of the country’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s main opposition suspends campaigns as nation mourns former president Kaunda

17 june 2021 - 16:01:25
  Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and its alliance partners has announced the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING News: Zambia's first president Kaunda is dead

17 june 2021 - 14:43:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's founding father, Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97, it was officially announced in the country's [...] Full text...

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AU, Ramaphosa wish Zambia’s former president Kaunda quick recovery

15 june 2021 - 14:33:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have wished Zambia’s first  president Kenneth Kaunda [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia receives first Covid-19 vaccine consignment

12 april 2021 - 17:41:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has received its first consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca, which arrived in the country [...] Full text...

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President hands over 'shooting to death report' to Zambia’s chief prosecutor

26 january 2021 - 15:14:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has received the report from the Inspector General of Police of the [...] Full text...

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Change of Police command means nothing if killers are not arrested, says opposition

30 december 2020 - 09:47:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the changes made by President Edgar [...] Full text...

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State prosecutors in Zambia boycott cases over killing of colleague

28 december 2020 - 12:22:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - State Prosecutors of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on Monday boycotted court following the killing of [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian president Kaunda receives Mahatma Gandhi memento

11 december 2020 - 09:10:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda has received a memento from Gandhi Smriti, a museum, where [...] Full text...

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Zambian Police investigate death of woman who died at the house of a catholic Priest

04 may 2020 - 17:59:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Police in the capital, Lusaka, have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambian President Lungu announces 10 new confirmed cases

25 march 2020 - 11:29:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 10 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 12, President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission seizes exotic car Bugatti at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka

26 february 2020 - 17:43:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Zambia says it has seized the controversial newly-imported exotic car, [...] Full text...

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Zambia ex-president’s son reports President Lungu’s daughter to Anti-Corruption Commission

26 december 2019 - 17:41:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first  President Kenneth Kaunda’s son, Lt Col. Panji Kaunda has reported the shielding by Lands minister [...] Full text...

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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed

12 september 2019 - 12:51:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...

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'President Mugabe was maligned', says Zambian ex-president Kaunda

06 september 2019 - 19:14:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda, has said that it is regrettable that the late Zimbabwean former [...] Full text...

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Former African presidents, influential persons to hold high-level dialogue on HIV/AIDS

23 august 2019 - 12:12:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, a distinguished group of former presidents and influential African leaders committed to [...] Full text...

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Five former African heads of state due in Zambia for Kaunda’s 95th birthday

10 april 2019 - 10:44:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Five former African heads of state are expected in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, to join first [...] Full text...

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South African students send Mandela photograph into space

29 january 2019 - 14:19:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of University of Cape Town students have sent a framed photograph of [...] Full text...

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South African TV company hit by fresh racism allegations

26 june 2018 - 11:42:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Four more presenters of SuperSport accused Africa’s biggest sports broadcasting channel of racism in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe crooner calls for release of jailed Zambian musician

21 may 2018 - 14:59:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Legendary and revolutionary Zimbabwean musician, Thomas Mapfumo, has joined global calls to demand freedom and justice [...] Full text...

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Rights body demands release of Zambian social activist

16 may 2018 - 16:32:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The arrest of musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as ‘Pilato’, is a shocking demonstration of [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS Chief puts spotlight on the HIV response in Lesotho, South Africa and Zambia (A UNAIDS feature story)

12 may 2018 - 09:09:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, recently completed a five-day visit to three countries in southern Africa, [...] Full text...

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Resurfacing violence in Zambia worries President Lungu

23 april 2018 - 19:12:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has expressed concern over political violence resurfacing in some parts of the [...] Full text...

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2ND Lead: Mnangagwa to 'hit the ground running' as he takes oath of office

24 november 2017 - 12:13:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday took the oath of office as president of Zimbabwe with a pledge [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe

24 november 2017 - 10:09:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Friday sworn in as President of Zimbabwe at a ceremony at the [...] Full text...

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Zambia marks 53rd independence anniversary

24 october 2017 - 14:02:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday led hundreds of Zambians and foreign dignitaries, including Botswana’s President [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma salutes Kaunda after Lusaka visit

06 august 2017 - 13:38:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma is enroute back to South Africa after visiting Zambia's former President [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition leader vows to return to Zambia following customs debacle

26 may 2017 - 18:14:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mmusi Maimane, the leader of South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Friday [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian police officer kills colleague after mistaking him for a criminal

25 october 2016 - 13:36:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Zambian police officer was killed Tuesday while two others are nursing injuries after they were [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian President signs Paris Agreement on Climate Change

21 september 2016 - 08:25:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has appended his signature to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change during [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu sworn in

13 september 2016 - 13:42:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu and Vice-President Inonge Wina were on Tuesday sworn in following the 11 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu re-elected in Zambia

15 august 2016 - 14:03:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Incumbent President Edgar Lungu has won Thursday’s presidential election in Zambia, according to the Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Polls open in Zambia's election

11 august 2016 - 08:19:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians started voting on Thursday in the general election and national referendum under the amended Constitution [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma, Mugabe address university's centenary celebrations

20 may 2016 - 15:50:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Friday’s historic centenary celebrations at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tension high ahead of historic Fort Hare university's centenary celebrations

19 may 2016 - 14:17:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tension is sky-high ahead of Friday’s centenary celebrations at the University of Fort Hare [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Qatar Airways to fly into Zambia

23 march 2016 - 18:20:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Qatar Airways, one of the five star airlines in the world, intends to commence flights between [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President assents to Zambian constitution amendment bills

05 january 2016 - 17:58:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday signed the constitution amendment bills giving effect to a new [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition VP's diplomatic passport withdrawn at airport

09 september 2015 - 15:10:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s immigration department on Tuesday withdrew the diplomatic passport of former Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba at [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Civil Society coalition opposes proposed amendment to Constitution

14 august 2015 - 07:33:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Civil Society Constitution Coalition (CSCC), a loose coalition of 16 civil society organisations in Zambia, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Kenyan President in Zambia for state visit

03 july 2015 - 13:25:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Zambia Friday for a two-day state visit during which he [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media applaud President Lungu’s mediation in South Sudan

07 february 2015 - 12:05:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The local press this week commented, among other issues, on the invitation of Zambian President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President-elect Lungu inaugurated in Lusaka

25 january 2015 - 10:24:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Edgar Lungu on Sunday took the oath of office as President of Zambia in Lusaka becoming [...] Full text...

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Zambia: African leaders pay tribute to Zambian late President as he is laid to rest

11 november 2014 - 15:41:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who is also chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Requiem mass for late Zambian President Sata held at parliament buildings

10 november 2014 - 11:53:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A requiem church service for Zambian President Michael Sata, who died on 28 Oct., was held [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s first President Kaunda supports push to end statelessness

07 november 2014 - 16:34:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s founder president, Kenneth David Kaunda, has joined more than 20 international celebrities and world opinion [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia's poor see their hopes dashed in passing of President Sata (Analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

02 november 2014 - 18:08:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – He was a visionary leader, a true patriot, a firm supporter of equality and his tolerance [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians grieve as body of President Sata arrives home

01 november 2014 - 12:18:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The body of Zambian President Michael Sata arrived on Saturday in the capital, Lusaka, accompanied by [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata was 'down to earth', former president Kaunda says

01 november 2014 - 09:00:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former President Kenneth Kaunda has described President Michael Sata, who died on Tuesday, as a [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media salute Zambia’s 50 years of peace, unity

25 october 2014 - 11:47:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The spotlight in local newspapers this week was on the commemoration of Zambia’s 50 years of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia celebrates 50 years of independence amid concerns of high-level poverty

24 october 2014 - 15:27:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians on Friday put aside political diversity to celebrate the country’s 50 years of independence where [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Obama congratulates Zambia on its 50th independence anniversary

21 october 2014 - 14:09:22
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - US President Barack Obama has sent a message of congratulations to President Michael Sata on Zambia’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s debt worries opposition

14 october 2014 - 10:07:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has described Zambia’s foreign debit of US$4.7 billion [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian currency, Kwacha, trades on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

04 october 2014 - 15:30:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian Kwacha has broken new grounds after it was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Mozambique honours Zambia’s first president, Kaunda

26 june 2014 - 16:21:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda has been awarded the honorary citizen of Mozambique by Mozambican President [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Chinese VP visits Zambia Wednesday

18 june 2014 - 14:58:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao was due here Wednesday for an official visit during which he [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Prominent African leaders urge S. Sudanese leaders to end war

09 june 2014 - 22:56:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Many prominent African leaders, including 12 former heads of state and government, have appealed to leaders [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media reflect on Africa Freedom Day, coup in Thailand

24 may 2014 - 11:02:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The news in Zambia this week has been dominated by the commemoration of the Africa Freedom [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'All systems go for Zuma's inauguration'

23 may 2014 - 14:02:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dignitaries from about 47 countries are expected at Saturday's inauguration of Jacob Zuma as [...] Full text...

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Zambia: The continuing woes in former ruling MMD party in Zambia (News feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

29 april 2014 - 16:07:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Controversy and confusion in the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has deepened as the leadership [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media mourn legendary football commentator Dennis Liwewe

26 april 2014 - 08:54:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian newspapers this week expressed sympathy at the passing of football commentator, Dennis Liwewe, noting with [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex-president Banda pays tribute to Kenneth Kaunda on his 90th birthday

25 april 2014 - 15:13:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – On the occasion of his 90th birthday and as the country celebrates Zambia's founding father and [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata mourns veteran football commentator Liwewe

22 april 2014 - 13:25:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has paid tribute to veteran football commentator Dennis Liwewe, who died Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Why Zambia's ruling party wants MMD to survive its turmoil (News feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

30 march 2014 - 14:44:52
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The wrangles in the former ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has become a source of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Academic condemns govt's intention to establish Ind. Dev. Corp.

09 january 2014 - 11:06:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The recent revelation by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) government that it is seriously considering the [...] Full text...

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Zuma salutes Mandela

15 december 2013 - 09:44:57
Qunu, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Sunday saluted his old struggle comrade Nelson Mandela, saying [...] Full text...

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Malawian, Tanzanian Presidents for Mandela’s funeral Sunday

13 december 2013 - 12:32:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The State Funeral of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela, scheduled for Sunday in Qunu, Eastern [...] Full text...

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President Mugabe inaugurated, blasts Western nations

22 august 2013 - 13:10:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's long-time President Robert Mugabe Thursday blasted the Western nations that have criticised his election into [...] Full text...

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Immigration stops Zambia's ex-president from travelling to South Africa

07 june 2013 - 13:40:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president, Rupiah Banda, was Friday stopped by immigration officers at the Kenneth Kaunda International [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian daily tasks AU on Africa's prospects beyond 50 years

27 may 2013 - 10:58:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There’s a compelling need for the African leadership to inject into the African Union [...] Full text...

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OAU/AU founding fathers achieved their objectives, but.... - Pres. Jonathan

26 may 2013 - 10:09:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity [...] Full text...

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President Sata leads Zambian delegation to AU Summit

23 may 2013 - 08:09:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata was due to leave Lusaka Thursday for Ethiopia where he will his [...] Full text...

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3 African countries banned from AU summit

21 may 2013 - 17:43:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Madagascar have been banned from attending the 21st summit [...] Full text...

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AU anniversary celebrations to kick off in Ethiopian capital

18 may 2013 - 13:05:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) kick off in the [...] Full text...

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Zambian ex-president says govt. had no right to defy court order

11 april 2013 - 17:16:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda, who on Tuesday was prevented from travelling to Kenya to attend [...] Full text...

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12 African leaders witness Kenyatta's inauguration

09 april 2013 - 13:06:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twelve African Heads of State and two former Presidents were among dignitaries who witnessed Tuesday's inauguration [...] Full text...

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Zambia's ex-president barred from boarding flight to Kenya for Kenyatta's inauguration

09 april 2013 - 12:13:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda, currently on trial for his alleged involvement in an oil deal [...] Full text...

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Former Mutharika legal adviser defiant, says not afraid of treason

15 march 2013 - 20:33:36
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi presidential legal adviser Allan Ntata has expressed surprise at his inclusion among the dozen [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Alleged coup plotters released on bail

14 march 2013 - 16:13:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Hundreds of supporters of the former senior Malawi government officials, arrested last Monday following the publication [...] Full text...

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Treason, inciting mutiny charges levelled against Malawi 12

13 march 2013 - 16:50:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Chief Resident Magistrates Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, has levelled treason charges against all [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Arrested senior govt. officials to be arraigned in court

12 march 2013 - 16:02:27
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The 11 former senior Malawi government officials, arrested on Monday following the publication of a report [...] Full text...

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Senior govt. officials arrested over bid to stop Joyce Banda now 11

11 march 2013 - 18:14:13
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Dr. Necton Muhura, the deputy Chief Secretary to the Malawi Government, has been arrested, pushing to [...] Full text...

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Wave of arrests, violence in Malawi over bid to stop Joyce Banda

11 march 2013 - 14:16:59
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - At least 10 former senior Malawian government officials, including ministers, were arrested on Monday for allegedly [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s former first lady, Mama Kaunda, laid to rest

28 september 2012 - 16:04:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Hundreds of mourners on Friday paid their last respect to former first lady, Mama Betty Kaunda, [...] Full text...

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Britain's Princess Anne visits Zambia

24 september 2012 - 14:09:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Britain’s Princess Anne arrived in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, Monday to begin a five-day official visit, [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s former president KK hospitalized

22 september 2012 - 13:09:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Kenneth Kaunda, who is grieving the passing away of his wife, Betty, has [...] Full text...

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Zambian govt. declares 3-day national mourning for late Mama Betty

20 september 2012 - 17:47:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian government has accorded former first lady, Betty Kaunda, a state funeral and declared three [...] Full text...

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Zambians mourn former first lady, Betty Kaunda

19 september 2012 - 16:25:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Michael Sata has learnt with deep shock and grief, the passing of the founding mother [...] Full text...

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Zambia's former first lady, Betty Kaunda, dead

19 september 2012 - 15:12:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The wife of Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda, Betty, has died, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Victorious Zambian team returns home to emotional welcome

13 february 2012 - 16:09:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – It was a historical moment characterised with emotions when the Chipolopolo Boys (Copper Bullet) landed at [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president Aziz leaves for ANC centenary celebrations

07 january 2012 - 12:56:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott on Saturday for South Africa to participate [...] Full text...

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ANC’s centenary celebrations underway

07 january 2012 - 08:11:46
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is this weekend celebrating the centenary of its [...] Full text...

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ANC gears up for centenary celebrations

05 january 2012 - 08:31:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has pulled out all the stops for [...] Full text...

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Zambian President renames 3 international airports

27 september 2011 - 12:21:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s new President Michael Sata has renamed three international airports after veteran politicians who played a [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new president sworn in

23 september 2011 - 14:58:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President-elect Michael Sata was Friday sworn in as Zambia’s Fifth Republican President at an inauguration ceremony [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s ruling party ousted after 20 years

23 september 2011 - 08:01:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Outspoken opposition Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata has been declared winner of Zambia's presidential elections. In [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in Zambia's general elections

20 september 2011 - 10:48:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Voting in Zambia's presidential, parliamentary and local government elections got underway Tuesday at 06.00 hours local [...] Full text...

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Mutharika fires nine senior ministers in Malawi cabinet reshuffle

07 september 2011 - 22:25:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Finance Minister Ken Kandodo and Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. Etta Banda are among nine senior ministers [...] Full text...

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10 presidential candidates to contest Zambia's 20 Sept. polls

12 august 2011 - 18:16:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ten candidates have submitted their nomination papers to contest Zambia's presidential elections, slated for 20 September, [...] Full text...

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7 shot dead in widespread anti-government protests in Malawi

20 july 2011 - 22:00:40
Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - At least seven people have been confirmed dead and more than 10 others injured in the [...] Full text...

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Forex squeeze forces Malawi's Mutharika to skip AU Summit

01 july 2011 - 17:41:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi 's acute depletion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves has forced the immediate-past chairman of the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Hundreds bid farewell to ex-president Chiluba

27 june 2011 - 14:14:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s second republican president Frederick Chiluba, who died 18 June, was laid to rest Monday at [...] Full text...

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Malawi court stops Mutharika from signing controversial bill into law

20 june 2011 - 20:12:56
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court, sitting in the capital, Lilongwe, Monday granted an injunction to a group of [...] Full text...

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Zambia declares national mourning for late ex-president Chiluba

19 june 2011 - 17:17:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Rupiah Banda has declared one-week national mourning, effective Monday, for the late former president [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, is dead

18 june 2011 - 08:17:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s second republican president, Frederick Chiluba, is dead. According to the state-run Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation [...] Full text...

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Malawi insists British High Commissioner must leave

26 april 2011 - 22:05:21
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi Government has finally informed the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London that High [...] Full text...

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Government, activists clash in Malawi media

05 march 2011 - 12:53:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA)- Going by this week's Malawian newspaper headlines it is clear that there is no love lost between [...] Full text...

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Malawi govt denies involvement in murder attempt on leading rights activist

04 march 2011 - 19:27:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has disassociated itself from Thursday's attempt on the life of leading human rights [...] Full text...

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Fuel woes, angry donors dominate Malawi media

12 february 2011 - 11:54:12
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's persistent fuel shortage and donors disquiet over governance issues dominated the Malawi media this week. "300 [...] Full text...

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Major donors express concern over 'negative governance trends' in Malawi

11 february 2011 - 23:43:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Eight of Malawi's major donors have expressed concern over what they called "certain negative trends" in [...] Full text...

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Zambian police officer charged with treason

18 january 2011 - 18:54:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Lusaka Police officer has been charged with treason for allegedly agitating for the secession of [...] Full text...

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Minister, pop diva stoke hornets' nest in Malawi media

15 january 2011 - 15:39:59
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Information Minister Symon Vuwa Kaunda and US pop diva Madonna stoked the proverbial hornets' nest this [...] Full text...

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Malawi phone company threatens to sue minister over bribery claims

12 january 2011 - 22:18:59
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's official corruption busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has said it is "interested" in claims [...] Full text...

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Malawi mobile phone company denies bribe allegations

11 january 2011 - 22:26:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Globally Advanced Integrated Mobile Networks Limited (G-Mobile), Malawi's third mobile phone operator, on Tuesday denied allegations [...] Full text...

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Malawi govt. sets up oil company

04 january 2011 - 15:47:17
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Reacting to the perennial fuel shortage in the country, the Malawi government on Tuesday set up [...] Full text...

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Past headlines hog limelight in Malawi media

01 january 2011 - 14:47:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Perhaps it is mere coincidence, perhaps it is because the year has just ended but past [...] Full text...

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Algeria gathers freedom icons for jubilee fete

14 december 2010 - 21:40:42
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers, the capital of Algeria, arguably one of the few North African countries which endured one [...] Full text...

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AU Panel urges new plan to defuse Ethiopian, Eritrean border crisis

14 december 2010 - 18:06:45
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The African Union’s Panel of the Wise, which comprises respected statesmen and women, concluded a three-day [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo says colonialism more degrading than economic exploitation

13 december 2010 - 19:39:49
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, said here Monday that the colonization of Africa was more degrading [...] Full text...

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Ping deflects criticism, defends Mbeki's appointment as Ivorian mediator

13 december 2010 - 08:05:26
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping Sunday defended his recent appointment of former South African President [...] Full text...

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Snub on dream port exposes strained Malawi, Mozambique ties

27 october 2010 - 20:24:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Mozambique's unusual, if not undiplomatic, decision to impound a barge containing a consignment of fertiliser meant [...] Full text...

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President Banda expresses concern about homosexuality in Zambia

19 october 2010 - 19:00:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda has said he does not unde rstand why any person should tolerate [...] Full text...

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Fuel woes, gruesome murder highlighted in Malawi media

25 september 2010 - 09:58:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The gruesome murder of a 25-year-old Zimbabwean accoun tancy student and fuel woes dominated the headlines [...] Full text...

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Former ruling party woes, money matters rock Malawi media

11 september 2010 - 11:59:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Leadership problems in the former ruling United Democr atic Front (UDF) and money matters fought for [...] Full text...

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President's succession frenzy dominates Malawi headlines

28 august 2010 - 11:37:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The frenzy generated by jostlings for a successor to P resident Bingu wa Mutharika has pervaded [...] Full text...

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Malawians warned against possessing old national flag

13 august 2010 - 18:51:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government has warned citizens who still po ssess the old national flag that they [...] Full text...

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New web resource to boost environmental management

10 august 2010 - 18:25:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Governments and other stakeholders can boost su stainable development with the help of a [...] Full text...

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Malawi President sacks 4 senior ministers in cabinet reshuffle

09 august 2010 - 19:23:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika, in a cabinet seen as repositioning his authority ahead of retirement [...] Full text...

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Presidents, dogs dominate front pages in Malawi

25 july 2010 - 13:05:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Although dead 13 years ago, Malawi's founding president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, is still making front-page news, [...] Full text...

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Kamuzu Banda's 'son' claims people were paid to hide his identity

18 july 2010 - 16:21:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A 37-year-old Swedish Malawian, claiming to be the biological son of Malawi's founding president Hastings Kamuzu [...] Full text...

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Malawi's enigmatic founding father dominates headlines

17 july 2010 - 11:43:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's founding father, Hastings Kamuzu Banda may be long dead but 13 years after, his enigmatic [...] Full text...

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Family of Malawi's founding father disclaims 'son'

14 july 2010 - 14:01:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The family of Malawi's founding father, Hastings Kamuz u Banda, has dismissed claims by a 37-year-old [...] Full text...

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Nkrumah, Essien's World Cup shocker dominate Ghanaian media

29 may 2010 - 08:24:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A colloquium to climax a year-long centenary celebration o f Ghana's first president and pan-Africanist, Dr [...] Full text...

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'Africa's should harness strengths for economic emancipation'

25 may 2010 - 21:26:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana on Tuesday called for- the harnessing of the streng ths of Africa for the economic [...] Full text...

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Wade says Africa Union government relevant

25 may 2010 - 18:27:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- An African Union government is still relevant as it is the panacea to the continent's underdevelopment [...] Full text...

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Accra hosts colloquium on Nkrumah

24 may 2010 - 16:51:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A colloquium is underway in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, a s part of a year-long celebration [...] Full text...

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Thousands witness Malawi President wed ex-Minister

17 april 2010 - 14:02:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- Several African leaders, including Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe, Saturday joined thousands of Malawians to witness [...] Full text...

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'Zambian leader won’t attend Mutharika’s wedding'

13 april 2010 - 16:15:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA)- – State House Lusaka has denied local media reports from Malawi that Zambian President Rupiah Banda will [...] Full text...

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India to provide US$50m to Zambia for hydro power project

06 january 2010 - 12:53:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Visiting Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari has announce d that his government will provide a US$50 [...] Full text...

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Malawi Ex-Leader's camp sees hope In Zambia's Chiluba acquittal

17 august 2009 - 19:12:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Monday's Lusaka Magistrates Court's landmark ruling cl earing former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba of all corruption [...] Full text...

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Malawi Ex-Leader's camp sees hope In Zambia's Chiluba acquittal

17 august 2009 - 15:56:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Monday's Lusaka Magistrates Court's landmark ruling cl earing former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba of all corruption [...] Full text...

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Kaunda receives Lifetime Achievement award

20 july 2009 - 14:42:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda has been present ed with the Lifetime Achievement Award in South [...] Full text...

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Zambian President to attend Zuma's inauguration

07 may 2009 - 17:50:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda is expected to travel to South Africa Friday to attend the inauguration [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua says Nigeria will promote African child's welfare

17 february 2009 - 18:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua Tuesday expressed the country's commitment to the promotion of the welfare of [...] Full text...

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Mozambique's ex-president suggests circumcision to halt HIV spread

10 february 2009 - 18:29:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae, has recommended that African leaders consider circumcision as a [...] Full text...

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Ex-African leaders for Kenyan peace summit in February

08 january 2009 - 16:27:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A galaxy of former African leaders will attend a peace c onference to discuss the political [...] Full text...

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