Zambia News

“A new Constitution and not only amendments before the 2011 elections”

Following the presidential elections undertaken on September 28th 2006, while the democratic regime was in full swing, the outgoing President Levy Mwanawasa of the "Movement for a Multi-party Democracy" in ... via IntelliBriefs

“We asked him to temporarily surrender his passport because it was issued without following procedures”

Zambia has temporarily withdrawn the passport of opposition leader Michael Sata, an arch critic of Lusaka's key ally Beijing who has been lobbying against the Chinese juggernaut in Africa, a minister said on ... via Independent Online

Main Category: HIV / AIDS News Article Date: 09 Nov 2007 - 11:00 PST newsletters HIV-positive women who are pregnant and receive the antiretrovirals tenofovir and emtricitabine during childbirth could reduce ... via Medical News Today

Single-dose tenofovir and emtricitabine at delivery reduces HIV-viral resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor drugs in women given intrapartum nevirapine for perinatal HIV prevention. via MediLexicon

“Minister Ekandjo, please stick to issues at hand”

TEMPERS flared in Parliament yesterday as a Cabinet Minister publicly insulted a fellow MP, calling him a 'traitor', although the person was arrested and thrown into prison by the 'Swapo machinery' and had to ... via The Namibian

“There is a deficit. Production cannot run from local produce. Our production is very low compared to the consumption.”

The closed border period between Namibia and Zambia opened last month with Namibia's largest miller, Namib Mills importing thousands of tonnes of maize from that country. via AllAfrica.com

African Affairs 2007 106 :611-637; doi:10.1093/afraf/adm058 Miles Larmer is Lecturer in Post-1945 Global History at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. via African Affairs

“Two ladies came to the bank before 10p.m. (on Saturday night), befriended the guards before they offered them dry cocoa powder and mince meat which is likely to have been adulterated”

ROBBERS broke into Stanbic Bank's Bundibugyo branch and made off with at least Shs1.2 billion, most of it meant to buy cocoa from producers in the district. via AllAfrica.com

“I think he means well. We have met him several times on this issue and he comes out convincing to the extent that he wanted to resign”

Lusaka - Moves to finally provide Zambia with its first post-independence constitution have stirred up a political hornet's nest, with President Levy Mwanawasa's accusations of treason failing to silence ... via Independent Online

“As police we condemn such riotous behaviour because we feel it's not the best way of solving any problem and it is for this reason that we have instituted investigations to establish the truth into the brutal killing of Mr Halwindi”

AT least seven people were yesterday apprehended and detained as residents in Lusaka's Chaisa Township fought running battles with the police whom they accused of aiding a group of armed robbers who shot dead a ... via AllAfrica.com

“The World Bank is now doubling its commitment in Africa's broadband infrastructure development in the next five years by investing $1 billion in broadband infrastructure development”

Product Review World Bank's $1 billion to spur Africa IT By: Michael Malakata IDG News Service The World Bank's private arm, the International Financing Corp. via ITWorld Canada

“Together we will work to support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict, and inspire hope where there is despair”

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has rejected overtures by former South African president Nelson Mandela and other international statesmen for him to retire ahead of next year's elections to avoid further deterioration ... via AllAfrica.com

“If the UPND can't stand the heat in the kitchen, they better move out.”

UNITED Party for National Development president, Hakainde Hichilema has said Zambians should desist from harassing foreign investors as that amounts to racism and goes against modern world trends. via AllAfrica.com

“I find him (Funjika) guilty on both counts and sentence him to two years imprisonment with hard labour on each count”

A Zambian court sentenced a former senior military officer to jail and hard labour on Wednesday for involvement in graft during the 10-year rule of Frederick Chiluba, court officials said. via Independent Online

“It's important also that at the summit, European countries should tackle Mugabe and put him in his place”

Organizers of the Euro-Africa summit say Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe would this week receive an invitation to be part of their conference despite protests by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other ... via Voice of America

A media survey conducted by the office of The Chronicle in Takoradi among journalists in the Western Region, numbering eighty-three on the impending presidential primary of the ruling New Patriotic Party has ... via AllAfrica.com

Four Missouri wastewater treatment plants are the first in the region to begin fixing sewer discharge problems under a strategy for small cities developed by Region 7 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... via WebWire

“The cassava ethanol project has restarted the debate on how the country should use its agriculture land”

JOHANNESBURG, 26 October 2007 - CONTENTS ZAMBIA-ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe's sex workers look to their neighbour for business SWAZILAND: Food or biofuel seems to be the question ZIMBABWE: "The Mother of all farming ... via IRIN

Maize farmers in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia districts have appealed to the Government to open National Cereals and Produce Board stores in the area. via AllAfrica.com

“We have had numerous reports and concerns over Zimbabweans engaging in commercial or illicit sex”

An influx of Zimbabwean sex workers into the Zambian capital, Lusaka, is testing the government's patience with its neighbour. via IRIN