News of Africa » Zambia http://newsofafrica.org Trending News about Africa and the World Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Zambia Arrests Ex-President Over Nigerian Oil Deal http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/zambia-arrests-ex-president-over-nigerian-oil-deal.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/zambia-arrests-ex-president-over-nigerian-oil-deal.html#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:59:54 +0000 Bussie http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16852 Zambia officially charged former President Rupiah Banda for abuse of authority over a Nigerian oil bargain, a government spokeswoman said on Monday. The former President was accused of misappropriating more than $11 million during his three years in office. He was arrested then later on released on a bond, said Namukolo Kasumpa, a spokeswoman for [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/zambia-arrests-ex-president-over-nigerian-oil-deal.html/feed 0 Civil Society Groups Request Review of Human Rights in Zambia http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/civil-society-groups-request-review-of-human-rights-in-zambia.html http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/civil-society-groups-request-review-of-human-rights-in-zambia.html#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:43:10 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=16384 AS the Zambia Police arrest and charge Zambia’s opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, seven (7) Civil Society Organisations in Zambia have called upon the Zambia’s Human Rights Commission, Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, The Commonwealth and other human rights defenders to review Zambia’s human rights records and denounce the violation by the Zambian [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2013/03/civil-society-groups-request-review-of-human-rights-in-zambia.html/feed 0 Zambia to Integrate 10,000 Angolan Refugees into Local Society http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/zambia-to-integrate-10000-angolan-refugees-into-local-society.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/zambia-to-integrate-10000-angolan-refugees-into-local-society.html#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:44:40 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=15455 Zambia, residence to 48,000 fugitives, Tuesday authorized the integration of 10,000 Angolan asylum candidates. The southern African country, which has since its independence in 1964 been pretty calm ,has  48,000 refugees of who 23,000 are from its European next-door neighbor Angola. “The federal government has actually provided the alternative condition to former Angolan refugees based [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/12/zambia-to-integrate-10000-angolan-refugees-into-local-society.html/feed 0 Zambia set to Wipe-out HIV/AIDS http://newsofafrica.org/2012/10/zambia-set-to-wipe-out-hivaids.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/10/zambia-set-to-wipe-out-hivaids.html#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:08:45 +0000 Bunmy Bami http://newsofafrica.org/?p=13943 Zambian Government will begin medical tests next month to establish whether a natural herb called Sondashi Formula could treat HIV/AIDS. About 20% of the Zambia adult population is infected with the virus in Zambia. Patrick Chikusu, Zambia Deputy Health minister pointed out that the formula contains “active ingredients that obstruct the virus that causes AIDS [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/10/zambia-set-to-wipe-out-hivaids.html/feed 0 Zambia’s Ex-President, Kenneth Kaunda, Hospitalized http://newsofafrica.org/2012/09/zambias-ex-president-kenneth-kaunda-hospitalized.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/09/zambias-ex-president-kenneth-kaunda-hospitalized.html#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:09:22 +0000 Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=12573 Zambia’s ex-leader Kenneth Kaunda was on Saturday hospitalised due to undisclosed condition, forcing a requiem mass for his late wife to become cancelled, an official stated.                       “The family people have made the decision the chapel service be postponed because of Kenneth Kaunda’s sudden illness. [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/09/zambias-ex-president-kenneth-kaunda-hospitalized.html/feed 0 Zambian miners kill Chinese supervisor over pay http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/zambian-miners-kill-chinese-supervisor-over-pay.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/zambian-miners-kill-chinese-supervisor-over-pay.html#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:15:41 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=9255 Zambian miners killed a Chinese supervisor and seriously wounded another on Saturday in a pay dispute at the Collum coal mine, labor minister Fackson Shamenda said on Sunday. Chinese companies have invested more than $1bn in copper-rich Zambia but animosity towards them is growing as Zambian workers accuse firms of abuses and underpaying. Workers at [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/08/zambian-miners-kill-chinese-supervisor-over-pay.html/feed 0 Chinese firms to inject $100m in Zambia copper project http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/chinese-firms-to-inject-100m-in-zambia-copper-project.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/chinese-firms-to-inject-100m-in-zambia-copper-project.html#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:33:24 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=7960 A Chinese company plans to invest $100 million in a Zambian mining project that will produce 600 tonnes of copper cathodes a year, a government agency said on Thursday. Zambia’s environmental management agency, which has to approve all major infrastructure projects in Africa’s biggest copper producer, said China Copper Mines Ltd had applied to build [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/chinese-firms-to-inject-100m-in-zambia-copper-project.html/feed 0 BBA Update: Zambia and Malawi Up For Eviction http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/bba-update-zambia-and-malawi-up-for-eviction.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/bba-update-zambia-and-malawi-up-for-eviction.html#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:07:44 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=6999 Zimbabwean Big Brother Stargame housemate Maneta Mazanhi, who sneaked into the country from South Africa last Friday, opened up yesterday and described her relationship with Rockford “Roki” Josphats as “cordial”. The 21-year-old Bulawayo-born young lady and the popular urban groover Roki were booted out of the 91-day reality show after a sensational altercation that shattered [...]

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]]> http://newsofafrica.org/2012/06/bba-update-zambia-and-malawi-up-for-eviction.html/feed 0 Zambia: Former Labour Minister Austin Liato handed Just 2 years in jail with hard labour http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/zambia-former-labour-minister-austin-liato-handed-just-2-years-in-jail-with-hard-labour.html http://newsofafrica.org/2012/05/zambia-former-labour-minister-austin-liato-handed-just-2-years-in-jail-with-hard-labour.html#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:01:45 +0000 News of Africa Staff Writer http://newsofafrica.org/?p=4683 Former labour Minister Austin Liato with his wife and sympathyser s at the Lusaka magistrate court Former Labour Minister Austin Liato has been handed a two year sentence with hard labour in the K2.1 billion case by a Lusaka Magistrate court. This is in the matter in which Mr Liato was facing one count of [...]

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