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Lungu fetes heads of State

CHOMBA MUSIKA, CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu yesterday hosted a State banquet in honour of African heads of State and other high-profile delegates attending the ongoing African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings in Lusaka. The guests included President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, Chad’s Adriss Deby, former Ghanaian President John Kufuor and former United Nations (UN)

Togo will fall, says Lwandamina

MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola THE national team yesterday left for Togo with coach George Lwandamina confident of beating Guinea Bissau in the 2017 Gabon Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on June 4. In an interview at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola before departure for Lome, Togo, Lwandamina said his expectations are not different from

FDD, UPND mute over running – mate

KELVIN MBEWE, Lusaka THE United Party for National Development (UPND) and the Forum Democracy and Development (FDD) have said they are not in a rush to name their running mates for their presidential candidates in the August 11 general elections. The two parties said this in separate interviews through their spokespersons yesterday. UPND spokesperson Charles

RB congratulates Lungu on peace

NANCY SIAME, Lusaka FORMER President Rupiah Banda has congratulated President Lungu and the people of Zambia on reaching another milestone on the political calendar in the successful struggle for freedom and peace on the continent. In his Africa Freedom Day message, Mr Banda wishes the people of Zambia and the entire Africa joy and prosperity

Nevers’ nomination valid – ECZ

CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Lusaka THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the nomination application of Nevers Mumba as MMD presidential candidate in the August 11 elections remains valid. ECZ public relations manager Crispin Akufuna said in an interview yesterday this is because the ECZ had received 50 percent payment for the nomination fee before the court

Ministers not on the list of adopted candidates

Some Ministers are not on the list of the August election adopted parliamentary candidates for the ruling Patriotic Front (PF).   So far according to the list seen by Zambian Eye, from the Copperbelt province, the following prominent Ministers have been left out.   Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda from Ndola Central, Community Development Minister Joseph Katema from
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