Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist

19 october 2024 - 12:43:41
Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] 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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Zambians begin voting in general elections

12 august 2021 - 05:18:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians are lining up outside polling stations on Thursday to cast their votes in the Presidential, [...] Full text...

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Constitutional lawyer petitions President Lungu’s nomination for re-election

21 may 2021 - 15:39:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Prominent Zambian Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa has petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare null and void [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt dismisses Constitutional lawyer’s stance on Lungu’s eligibility to stand in 2021

10 march 2020 - 15:39:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Government has dismissed Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa’s position that President Edgar Lungu is not [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Telecom launches SATA Connect, the Digital Sharing Platform

13 september 2019 - 18:50:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Telecom on Friday launched SATA Connect, the Southern African Telecommunications Association Digital Sharing Platform, whereby [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Member of ruling PF party to challenge President as PF candidate for 2021

23 april 2019 - 13:31:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A member of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), Kelvin Bwalya Fube, popularly known as KBF, has [...] Full text...

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Zambian Lawyers condemn President Lungu’s threats on judiciary over 3rd-term bid

03 november 2017 - 16:27:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has asked President Edgar Lungu to retract his statement against [...] Full text...

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Zambia ordered to pay US$ 380 million to Libya for Zamtel nationalization

29 october 2017 - 12:22:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The London Supreme Court in Britain has ordered Zambia to compensate Libya to the tune of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Zuma in Zambia for State visit

12 october 2017 - 13:15:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma began a two-day State Visit to Zambia Thursday aimed at deepening [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Zambians in Botswana urged to play for national football team

27 september 2016 - 08:15:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zambia’s High Commission in Botswana has embarked on a campaign to urge its citizens residing in [...] 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: Presidential race in Zambia narrows to 2 top contenders

13 august 2016 - 07:03:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Latest results released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) have shown that the presidential race [...] 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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Zambia: Lungu tasks Zambians on orderly elections

10 august 2016 - 20:23:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday assured Zambians that he will do his very best to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu embarrassed by court ruling ahead of Thursday’s election (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA correspondent)

09 august 2016 - 10:34:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has suffered an embarrassment ahead of Thursday’s general elections after a landmark [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late president Sata’s son resigns from Zambia's ruling party

03 may 2016 - 17:46:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Mulenga Sata, son of Zambia’s late president Michael Sata, on Tuesday announced his resignation as Minister [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former commerce deputy minister ditches Zambia's PF ruling party

21 january 2016 - 17:58:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's former Commerce and Trade deputy minister, Miles Sampa, on Thursday announced he has quit the [...] 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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Ghana: Arrest of arms dealer, launch of president’s ‘achievements book’, uproar over power deal reported in Ghana

19 december 2015 - 06:57:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week reported the arrest of an arms dealer, the launch of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Police arrest suspect with cache of arms

15 december 2015 - 09:14:59
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Police in Kumasi, Ghana's second largest city, have arrested a 72-year-old Ivorian for possessing a large [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu will not be challenged for party president

17 november 2015 - 19:08:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu will not be challenged for the leadership of his party ahead of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Tourism Minister detained, charged with illegal public procession

16 september 2015 - 14:51:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former Tourism Minister, Sylvia Masebo, was still in detention Wednesday after spending Tuesday night in [...] 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: Zambian court acquits journalist of trumped up porno charge

11 august 2015 - 16:59:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Zambian journalist was Tuesday acquitted of an accusation of being in possession of pornographic materials [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s former Tourism Minister in court for abuse of office

05 august 2015 - 15:41:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former Tourism and Arts Minister, Sylvia Masebo, on Wednesday appeared in a Lusaka Magistrate court [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Constitution, controversial song on Lungu make headlines in Zambia this week

13 june 2015 - 12:31:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The amendment of the constitution and the controversial politically-charged song allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu, were [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media institute condemns arrest of Zambian musician

08 june 2015 - 14:38:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Zambia Chapter, has condemned the arrest of Zambian musician [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt. leakages, size of govt attract media attention

25 april 2015 - 13:56:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The continued leakages of secret government documents to the media and well as concerns over the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Local media focus on President Lungu’s illness

14 march 2015 - 07:35:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The media in Zambia this week widely covered the illness of President Edgar Lungu, who fell [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Further tests to be conducted on hospitalised Zambian President

12 march 2015 - 11:55:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Doctors treating Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who is admitted at a Pretoria hospital in South Africa, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Doctors recommend specialised treatment abroad for ailing President

09 march 2015 - 12:48:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Doctors treating Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who is currently admitted at the Maina Soko military hospital [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu appoints ex-Barclays Bank boss as Commerce minister

02 february 2015 - 16:30:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has appointed former Barclays Bank Managing Director Margaret Mwanakatwe as Minister of [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban congratulates people, Government of Zambia for electing a new leader

26 january 2015 - 20:54:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has lauded the Government and people of Zambia for the peaceful [...] 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: Defence Minister Edgar Lungu wins presidential election

24 january 2015 - 20:47:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Defence Minister Edgar Lungu has been elected as Zambia’s President, according to results announced on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Defence Minister Lungu leads in presidential election results

23 january 2015 - 14:49:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Defence Minister, Edgar Lungu, who is also Justice Minister, has maintained an early lead in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Defence Minister Lungu leads in presidential polls

22 january 2015 - 12:20:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The latest preliminary presidential results released Thursday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) show Defence [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Electoral Commission of Zambia suspends tallying of presidential election results

21 january 2015 - 12:07:14
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended the tallying of presidential election results in order [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians vote in presidential by-election

20 january 2015 - 09:14:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambians started voting Tuesday in a presidential bye-election following the death on 28 Oct. 2014 of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians to elect new President Tuesday

19 january 2015 - 15:16:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians will be voting on Tuesday, 20 January, in a presidential by-election to usher in a [...] Full text...

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Zambia: EISA team in Zambia to monitor presidential polls

16 january 2015 - 10:28:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - An observation mission from the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) has been deployed [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Local media review 2014, reflect on the New Year

03 january 2015 - 09:29:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian newspapers this week reflected on the major events that occurred in the country in 2014 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late President’s son, Mulenga Sata, withdraws from presidential race

26 november 2014 - 15:38:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s late President Michael Sata’s son, Mulenga, has announced his withdrawal from contesting for the ruling [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s national broadcaster disturbed by Sports minister’s rage

24 november 2014 - 17:41:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tension in Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has boiled over and spilled to the management of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late President Sata’s wife to contest for party's nomination

19 november 2014 - 19:22:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s late President Michael Sata’s widow Dr Christine Kaseba Sata has filed her nomination papers to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex President Banda to contest Jan. presidential elections

19 november 2014 - 11:34:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's former ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has suspended its president, Nevers Mumba, and announced [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s presidential by-election set for 20 January 2015

18 november 2014 - 18:37:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians go to the polls on 20 January 2015 to elect a new president following the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Vicious power struggle ensues in Zambia’s ruling party (News analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

18 november 2014 - 13:27:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party is embroiled in a power struggle following the death of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media urge nation to pick up the pieces following death of President Sata

15 november 2014 - 10:41:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the nation on 11 November laid to rest Zambia’s President Michael Sata, the local media [...] Full text...

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Zambia: High Court adjourns case challenging power transfer to acting President Scott

14 november 2014 - 17:12:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's High Court in Lusaka on Friday adjourned to 28 November the hearing of a case [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia's leadership divided on mode to elect presidential candidate

12 november 2014 - 17:02:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's acting President Guy Scott has differed with the ruling party’s Secretary General Edgar Lungu, who [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Power struggle deepens in ruling party after President Sata's burial

12 november 2014 - 14:54:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A day after Zambian late President Michael Sata was laid to rest, tension has risen here [...] 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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Kenya: Kenyatta in Zambia for Sata burial

11 november 2014 - 10:51:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta left the country early Tuesday for Lusaka, Zambia, to attend the burial [...] 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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South Africa: Ramaphosa to attend Sata's funeral

10 november 2014 - 09:27:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday morning departed for Lusaka where he will represent [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UN flag to fly at half-mast Tuesday in honour of President Sata

09 november 2014 - 14:13:23
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United Nations flag will fly at half-mast worldwide on Tuesday in honour of Zambia President [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UN applauds President Sata’s legacy, commitment to the vulnerable

08 november 2014 - 11:17:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United Nations has applauded the late President Michael Sata’s legacy and commitment to addressing the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media preach peace as President Sata is mourned

08 november 2014 - 11:12:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The local media in Zambia this week called on the nation to continue on the path [...] 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: 8 African leaders to attend President Sata’s burial Tuesday

05 november 2014 - 14:06:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Eight African Heads of State will attend Zambian President Michael Sata’s burial on 11 November, in [...] Full text...

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Zambia:Scott sacks, reinstates Zambia's ruling party secretary general

04 november 2014 - 16:46:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Barely 24 hours after he sacked Defence Minister Edgar Lungu as Secretary General of the ruling [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Scott's decision to sack Defence Minister from party post condemned

04 november 2014 - 09:33:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Acting President Guy Scott’s decision to sack Defence Minister Edgar Lungu as Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary [...] 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: Zambia's acting President Scott sheds tears for Sata

02 november 2014 - 13:27:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s acting President Guy Scott on Sunday broke down as he led the First family, members [...] 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: Local media mourn, pay tribute to President Sata

01 november 2014 - 09:58:14
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Undoubtedly, the major event in Zambia this week was the death of President Michael Sata in [...] 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: Requiem mass held in London for Zambian late President Sata

31 october 2014 - 13:14:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A requiem mass, organised by the Diocese of Westminster in London, was held Friday in honour [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly pays tribute to President of Zambia

30 october 2014 - 22:01:17
New York, US (PANA) - The 193-member UN General Assembly Thursday in New York observed a moment of silence in [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban pays tribute to late Zambian President

30 october 2014 - 18:07:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday paid tribute to Zambia’s late President Michael Sata, praising [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Zambian leader advises acting President Scott to seek God’s hand

30 october 2014 - 17:51:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has advised acting President Guy Scott to seek God’s guidance as [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt appeals for calm, urges Zambian public to desist from speculative tendencies

30 october 2014 - 17:11:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the Zambian nation mourns President Michael Sata who died on Tuesday, Secretary to the Treasury [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata’s body expected in Zambia Saturday

30 october 2014 - 15:32:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Secretary to the Cabinet, Roland Msiska, has announced that President Michael Sata’s body will arrive [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU flies flags at half-mast to mourn Zambian President Sata

30 october 2014 - 15:23:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) flew flags at half-mast on Thursday to mourn the death of Zambian [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana President Mahama mourns President Sata

30 october 2014 - 14:48:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has expressed sadness and shock over the death of President Michael [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Kwacha falls following the death of Zambian President

30 october 2014 - 09:06:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Kwacha on Wednesday dropped as the foreign exchange market reflected uncertainties following the death of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 'Sata was passionate competitor,' says Zambian ex-president Banda

29 october 2014 - 15:56:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has described the late Zambian President Michael Sata as a passionate [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians mourn President Sata as country gets first white leader

29 october 2014 - 15:21:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians have received the death of President Michael Sata who passed away in a London hospital [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan condoles with Zambians on Pres. Sata's death

29 october 2014 - 13:55:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has received with sadness the news of the passing away of President [...] Full text...

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Kenya: President Kenyatta mourns late Zambian President Sata

29 october 2014 - 12:42:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled Zambia following the death of President Michael Sata, whom he [...] Full text...

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(LEAD) Zambia: Zambian President Sata dies

29 october 2014 - 07:56:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has died in London, UK, where he was receiving treatment for undisclosed [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Zambian president, Michael Sata, dies

29 october 2014 - 06:38:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has died. PANA reported that the Zambian Cabinet is locked up in 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: South Africa pays homage to Zambia for role in liberation struggle

25 october 2014 - 10:37:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – South Africa has paid glowing tribute to Zambia for the role it played in assisting liberation [...] 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: Zambia’s ex-president says independence anniversary 'time for new dreams'

23 october 2014 - 18:43:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s 50th independence anniversary is time for all citizens to dream new dreams and embrace each [...] 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: President Sata goes abroad for medical check-up

20 october 2014 - 14:03:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As speculation continues to mount on the health of Zambian President Michael Sata, State House announced [...] 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: Civil society expresses concern about President Sata’s wellbeing

10 october 2014 - 09:13:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian government is coming under pressure following concerns about President Michael Sata’s state of health, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Zambian deputy minister faces corruption charge

08 october 2014 - 16:59:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Wednesday announced completion of its investigation on former Agriculture Deputy Minister Rogers [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Britain asks Zambia to help improve situation in Zimbabwe

06 october 2014 - 14:55:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Mr. Matt Baugh, Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Head of Africa Department responsible for [...] Full text...

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Zambia: VAT refund for mines makes headlines in Zambia

04 october 2014 - 16:04:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The controversy over the US$600 million Value Added Tax (VAT) refund which the Zambia Revenue Authority [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media focus on controversy surrounding secret phone tapping of Finance Minister

27 september 2014 - 12:38:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Daily Nation this week condemned the secret tapping of a private phone conversation that Zambia’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia refutes foreign media reports that President Sata is hospitalized in New York

26 september 2014 - 14:34:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata’s son, Mulenga, on Friday assured the nation that President Sata is well, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Press Association urges govt. to waive tax money owed by media houses

25 september 2014 - 15:47:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has disagreed strongly with the position taken by the Zambia [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sata opens parliament, focusing on economic growth

19 september 2014 - 14:56:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Michael Sata, who has stayed out of public view for the past few months amid [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition demands new constitution in Zambia

18 september 2014 - 12:53:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As President Michael Sata sets the policy direction for the next year when he opens the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ruling party wins 3 parliamentary seats in by-elections

12 september 2014 - 13:48:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) won three parliamentary seats, while the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Tutu, Dutch Princess to visit Zambia on anti-child marriage mission

08 september 2014 - 12:04:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau in The Netherland will visit Zambia [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata fires Justice Minister

28 august 2014 - 14:08:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has fired Wynter Kabimba as Justice Minister and also dropped him as [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata to miss SADC summit

12 august 2014 - 20:43:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Harry Kalaba, has disclosed that President Michael Sata will not attend the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Washington must stop encouraging abuses by Zambia’s ruling party, says CDDR

06 august 2014 - 14:52:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights (CDDR) in Zambia has called on the US [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader calls for election of interim president

16 july 2014 - 17:50:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President of the opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP), Elias Chipimo (Junior), has urged Zambians to rally [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition casts doubts on President Sata’s latest pictures released to media

15 july 2014 - 12:56:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has questioned the authenticity of the still pictures [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sata’s health mystery continues as President stays out of public (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent, Lusaka)

14 july 2014 - 08:40:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Attempts by an activist here to request the court to constitute a medical board to examine [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Zambia First Lady to address planned parenthood conference

01 july 2014 - 21:31:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The first lady of Zambia, Dr. Christine Mwelwa Kaseba-Sata, will deliver the keynote address at the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Dailies focus on President Sata’s health, illegal land allocation

28 june 2014 - 07:35:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the media in Zambia this week focused on President Michael Sata’s trip to Israel, most [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition cautions govt. on borrowing

25 june 2014 - 14:29:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema, has expressed concern at reports that [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Parliament instructs VP to comment on President Sata’s visit to Israel

24 june 2014 - 18:02:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Vice President Guy Scott, has been directed by deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Mkhondo [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Rumours persist on President Sata’s health as he goes to Israel (News feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent, Lusaka)

23 june 2014 - 15:07:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As Zambian President Michael Sata on Sunday started his working holiday in Israel, opposition political parties [...] 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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Zambia: Media institute condemns police interrogation of Hot FM manager

18 june 2014 - 08:50:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has condemned the police for recording a “warn and [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sata’s health continues to make headlines

07 june 2014 - 11:16:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The humours on President Michael Sata’s health was given prominence by local newspapers as President Sata, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata congratulates Malawi’s new President, Mutharika

03 june 2014 - 14:19:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata, on Tuesday congratulated Peter Mutharika, on his successful election as president of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sata’s appearance in court was headline in local newspapers

31 may 2014 - 16:34:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The appearance at the Lusaka High Court by President Michael Sata on Wednesday made headlines in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata dispels rumours that he is unwell

29 may 2014 - 15:26:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has dismissed rumours that he is unwell and has been evacuated to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Women’s lobby group commends President Zuma on cabinet gender balance

28 may 2014 - 17:53:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has applauded South African President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of 15 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Defence Minister arrested for assault

27 may 2014 - 18:55:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Police in Lusaka on Tuesday arrested and charged former Defence Minister, Geoffrey Mwamba, for assaulting Collins [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sata’s testimony in court generates public interest (News feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2014 - 08:11:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Some legal experts in Zambia have expressed bewilderment at President Michael Sata recent appearance in court [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition UPND to hold rallies countywide

23 may 2014 - 16:54:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), which in the past has been blocked from [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Public sphere under threat in Zambia

22 may 2014 - 17:54:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Media institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has expressed concern that the existence of a public [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata testifies in defamation case against Daily Nation

21 may 2014 - 15:06:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata on Wednesday narrated, in the Lusaka High Court, how aggrieved he was [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians slam Indian mining investor for mocking government (A PANA feature by Mildred Mulenga)

18 may 2014 - 09:54:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians have reacted with shock and dismay at a leaked video on Youtube showing Anil Agarwal, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader refutes Sata’s claim of planning to abduct the Head of State

09 may 2014 - 17:09:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hakainde Hichilema, has urged the nation to dismiss [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition challenges President Sata on job creation

07 may 2014 - 15:33:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition Forum for Democratic Alternatives (FDA) party has challenged Zambian President Michael Sata to state which [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sata instructs Labour minister to address poor salaries for civil servants

01 may 2014 - 16:52:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Michael Sata on Thursday used the occasion of Labour Day, being commemorated here under the [...] 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: Opposition parties to boycott crucial stakeholders’ meeting on Constitution

25 april 2014 - 17:42:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Leaders of Zambia's 16 opposition political parties have resolved not to attend the proposed stakeholders’ meeting [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former president Banda off to Tanzania for 50th anniversary celebrations

25 april 2014 - 15:31:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Former Zambian president, Rupiah Banda, on Friday left for Tanzania to attend the 50th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Coalition to embark on nationwide campaign to press for new constitution

23 april 2014 - 14:06:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Grand Coalition on the Constitution has reacted with dismay over the laxity on the part [...] 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: President Sata’s large cabinet questioned

20 april 2014 - 10:02:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A US-based Zambian academic, Henry Kyambalesa, says there is a pressing need for the country to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt. denies sponsoring cadres to harass opposition leader

17 april 2014 - 14:32:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) government says it is unfair, unfounded and unfortunate for opposition United [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader calls on President Sata to order arrest of PF cadres

16 april 2014 - 15:24:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, has called on President Michael Sata to order the arrest of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Council of churches dismayed at President Sata’s hostility towards Catholic Bishop

11 april 2014 - 17:05:52
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has noted with dismay the hostility exhibited by President [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata dismisses opposition claim on investor confidence

10 april 2014 - 17:45:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has said the notable increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reflects [...] Full text...

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Zambia:Anti-corruption Commission probes Sports Minister

08 april 2014 - 13:31:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has disclosed it is investigating Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili for alleged abuse [...] Full text...

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Zambia: NGOs accuse PF govt. of being arrogance on constitution

02 april 2014 - 17:25:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Open Society Foundation (OSF) has expressed concern that the Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) government [...] 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: President Sata for EU-Africa summit in Brussels

30 march 2014 - 14:20:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata is due in Brussels, Belgium, for the European Union-Africa summit, taking place [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt. refutes opposition claim that Malawian judge is still in Lusaka

28 march 2014 - 17:18:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has refuted claims by the opposition that Malawian judge Lovemore Chikopa, who was [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia moves up 11 places in Global Ease of Doing Business index

24 march 2014 - 12:43:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has moved up 11 places in the 2014 Global Ease of Doing Business (DB) index, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Sacking of Tourism Minister causes widespread speculation

23 march 2014 - 12:04:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata enjoys the power to hire and fire cabinet ministers without giving [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata fires Tourism Minister

20 march 2014 - 11:41:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata has sacked Minister of Tourism and Arts, Sylvia Masebo. In a statement issued [...] Full text...

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Zambia: How to support Zambia's forex market - Pres. Sata

17 march 2014 - 12:50:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA)- As the Zambian national currency, Kwacha, depreciated further on Monday, President Michael Sata has said increased economic [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Pres Sata reaffirms govt’s commitment to fight corruption

14 march 2014 - 08:00:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President Michael Sata has assured the nation and cooperating partners of his government's resolve to fight [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata fires Home Affairs deputy minister

13 march 2014 - 15:48:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has sacked Home Affairs deputy minister Alfredah Kansembe in a mini reshuffle [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition defends decision to boycott Youth Day celebrations

12 march 2014 - 15:28:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hakainde Hichilema, has defended the opposition’s stand to boycott [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Tension over govt's delay in releasing draft constitution (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent, Lusaka)

11 march 2014 - 15:00:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - As tension rises over the delay by the Zambian government in releasing the country's draft constitution, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Pres. Sata seeks tougher battle against gender based violence

10 march 2014 - 14:24:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has said there is need for the country’s criminal justice system to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata committed to Constitution review process

06 march 2014 - 15:21:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has reaffirmed government’s commitment to the process of Constitution review. Sata, who [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Speaker forced to adjourn parliament as opposition MPs refuse to debate

05 march 2014 - 18:06:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, was on Wednesday forced to adjourn parliament after [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 'Why Kwacha has depreciated'

03 march 2014 - 12:45:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has attributed the recent depreciation of the national currency, Kwacha, to a [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US slams Zambia for serious human rights violations

28 february 2014 - 14:50:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States government says it observed serious human rights problems in Zambia in 2013, including [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader defends MPs' protest over constitution

28 february 2014 - 08:53:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Opposition All People’s Congress leader Nason Msoni, has backed parliamentary disruptions by opposition Members of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Parliament suspends business for second time

27 february 2014 - 18:49:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, was on Thursday forced to suspend business of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Tribunal probing former minister begins sitting

24 february 2014 - 18:27:23
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The tribunal constituted to probe Zambia’s Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo for alleged interference in the operations [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Pres. Sata attracts opposition's disdain over 'useless MPs' comment

17 february 2014 - 13:06:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) says President Michael Sata’s recent statement, that most of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Sata calls for calm as tension rises over killing of 2 drivers

07 february 2014 - 14:14:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata, has called for calm and assured that his government has swiftly engaged [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader flays bad governance

25 january 2014 - 10:59:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Opposition United Party National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia's economy and governance affairs are [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Holding company for state-owned enterprises incorporated

24 january 2014 - 09:30:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata has announced the establishment of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) that will [...] Full text...

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Zambia: CIVICUS asks Zambian govt. not to undermine civil society

10 january 2014 - 15:44:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Johannesburg-based global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, and the Zambian Council for Social Development (ZCSD), have [...] 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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Zambia: Constitution-making process hijacked, says Zambian President

08 january 2014 - 13:55:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata says it is unfortunate that the constitution-making process has been hijacked by [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader in court for "defaming" President Sata

07 january 2014 - 14:10:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Alliance for Better Zambia leader, Father Frank Bwalya, on Tuesday appeared before a Magistrate court in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt. refutes media reports on Finance Minister's resignation

06 january 2014 - 17:32:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Information Minister Mwansa Kapeya has refuted local media reports that Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Political scene hallmarked by parliamentary by-elections (By Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

31 december 2013 - 12:26:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - After an exhausting electoral campaign and a poll victory that propelled then opposition leader Michael Sata [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Non-declaration of national mourning for Cardinal Mazombwe sparks debate (By Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 11:33:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambians this year found themselves in a different kind of debate following the death of the [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader urges Zambian president not to interfere in traditional matters

27 december 2013 - 18:05:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Leader of the Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), Hakainde Hichilema, has called on [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s Defence Minister resigns over disagreement with President Sata

23 december 2013 - 17:11:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Defense Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. Mwamba, who addressed a public [...] Full text...

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NGO berates Zambian govt. on decision to sack striking nurses

17 december 2013 - 19:27:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Open Society Foundation in Zambia has urged President Michael Sata to undertake fact-finding visits to [...] Full text...

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Zambian President holds private talks with ILO director general

11 december 2013 - 16:49:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has asked the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to work with the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Zambia declares 7-day mourning for Mandela

09 december 2013 - 12:07:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has declared a seven-day national mourning in honour of the late global [...] Full text...

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Zambian President defends his salary increment

16 october 2013 - 14:58:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata, has dismissed assertions that he decided to award himself a 10 percent [...] Full text...

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President Sata urges Zambian MPs to support budget

12 october 2013 - 15:08:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has urged Members of Parliament to support the nation's 2014 Budget in [...] Full text...

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Zambian President slams opposition leader for 'inciting' striking medics

10 october 2013 - 12:46:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has lashed out at opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, whom he said should [...] Full text...

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Man jailed 3 years for issuing death threats to Zambian President

05 october 2013 - 12:45:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A magistrate court in Lusaka has sentenced a man to three years imprisonment for issuing death [...] Full text...

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Zambian President calls for global partnerships to address poverty

25 september 2013 - 07:11:15
New York, US (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata has stressed the need for global partnerships to address issues of [...] Full text...

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Zambian President halts calls for his endorsement as sole presidential candidate

16 september 2013 - 16:02:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Michael Sata of Zambia has ordered a stop to calls for his endorsement as the [...] Full text...

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Zambian President calls for interventions to stamp out corruption

05 september 2013 - 18:03:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has told the World Bank that his government required urgent and practical [...] Full text...

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Defence lawyer claims witness in Rupiah Banda’s trial contradicts State accusations

14 august 2013 - 15:50:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Mr. Robert Amsterdam, Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda’s lawyer, has charged that the recent witness testimony [...] Full text...

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Zambia's Foreign Affairs Minister fired

14 august 2013 - 07:31:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has sacked Foreign Affairs Minister Effron Lungu with immediate effect and replaced [...] Full text...

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Health sector funding key to reducing HIV infections - Zambian President

12 july 2013 - 20:39:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata says education and increased funding to the health sector are key to [...] Full text...

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Boston University invites Zambian ex-president to African presidential roundtable

27 may 2013 - 15:15:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda, has been invited by the Boston University (BU) African Presidential Centre [...] 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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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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Zambian President to visit China

03 april 2013 - 17:10:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata will travel to China Thursday on a seven-day state visit that will [...] Full text...

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Lawyer denounces plan to remove Zambian ex-president's immunity

15 march 2013 - 14:30:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian former president Rupiah Banda’s lawyer has denounced plans by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party [...] Full text...

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Sata condemns those kicking against ministerial appointments for opposition MPs

11 march 2013 - 17:45:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has lashed out at some opposition leaders kicking against his ministerial appointments [...] Full text...

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Zambian President mourns Hugo Chavez

07 march 2013 - 14:04:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian President, Michael Sata, who on Thursday sent a message of condolences to the acting [...] Full text...

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Zambia's Electoral Commission postpones by-election following political violence

28 february 2013 - 12:41:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for valuing lives more [...] Full text...

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CIVICUS wants Zambian govt. to create enabling environment for civil society

09 february 2013 - 16:22:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Johannesburg-based World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) has expressed serious concerns on what it says [...] Full text...

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53 people die in Zambian road accident

07 february 2013 - 15:49:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Fifty three people have died in a road accident, described as one of the worst road [...] Full text...

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Don't blame me for frequent defection of opposition MPs - President Sata

01 february 2013 - 14:09:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s President Michael Sata, has said his government cannot be blamed for the spate of parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Shock over Zambian govt's ambivalence over constitutional referendum

22 january 2013 - 18:59:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A body comprising influential organisations in Zambia has expressed shock and alarm at the government's ambivalence [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Presidential boost for Zambia ahead of title defence opener

21 january 2013 - 12:49:34
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - African champion Zambia has received a big morale boost ahead of its title defence opener [...] Full text...

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Zambian president assures on high job creation

16 january 2013 - 16:54:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has said his administration will soon launch the “Pave Zambia 2000”project, the [...] Full text...

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