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Posts published in “Day: September 26, 2007

Reviving low-tech solutions

Selling the idea to the Gates Foundation was a little like peddling computer punch cards to Microsoft. Sure, bed nets and bug sprays protect people…

Maxwell Chongo Feels the Heat

Zambia's Big Brother II housemate Maxwell Chongo has had a rough time of it in his home country. First, there were no welcoming fans at…

James Candelaria to aid Zambian legal system

Changes are coming to the Four Corners federal prosecutor's office. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Candelaria, who runs the office, will be leaving for at least…

Jia Qinglin meets Levy Mwanawasa

Chinese top political advisor Jia Qinglin met Tuesday in Beijing with former Zambian President Kenneth David Kaunda. Jia, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative…

A personal look at pills and poverty

I traveled through Africa in a bubble, thanks to money and Western medicine. Pills that cost $7 each protected me from malaria. At the first…

Is Mwanawasa Spending $1200 Per Night in New York

President Mwanawasa has arrived New York in the US ahead of a tight programme during this year's regular session of the United Nations (UN) General…