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The President’s Press Conference

This Press Release is intended to provide a few comments and observations on President Rupiah Banda’s speech presented during his Press Conference on June 24, 2009 at State House. *Cost-Cutting Measures*: President Banda has revealed that 50% of government’s domestic revenues are spent on 1% of the population, including Ministers, the civil police and soldiers, and wondered how provision [...]

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ZESCO to Complete Zambia Fiber Backbone

Zambia Electricity Supply Corp. (ZESCO) is set to invest US$43 million to start construction on the second phase of Zambia’s fiber-optic backbone network, built to provide connections with Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and countries in Europe. According to an article in PC World: The cable system, designed to offer a reliable telecommunications system for mobile, fixed [...]

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