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Posts published in “Day: December 10, 2007

Zambia asks Vedanta not to increase copper mine stake

The Zambian government has asked London Stock Market-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, owned by Indian-born entrepreneur Anil Agarwal, not to purchase the 28 percent shares held…

China in Africa

One of the biggest current affairs dynamics of recent times has been China's burgeoning presence and interest in Africa. Chinese migrants to Africa total about…

Our country has become a Christian nation

Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa (mwah-nah-WAH-sah), made this statement during an interview with me for ANS and also Safe Worlds IPTV at the recent 3rd Annual Global…

The neverending Celtel surge…

Reuters report that Celtel is now on course to achieve its 2007 target of 2m users, and projects that its subscriber base will reach 2.7m…

Landless Chinese Head to Zambia

Jacques Cassiman, a famous European geneticist with a heart for Africa, was once asked what the future has in store for Europe's youth, who live…

Reporter goes all the way…

A "southern African radio correspondent has been receiving a flood of text messages and cell phone calls – some from offended listeners and readers. All…

Journalists need training here too

I am a journalist at a local Community radio station right here in Zambia. I am involved in reporting on and making radio programmes on…

Ministry of Finance, Zambia

In Zambia, the Jubilee group visited NGOs, Ministers of Parliament, a rural hospital and the Ministry of Finance to learn how debt cancellation is aiding…

An Unwelcome Guest Has Taken Root

"It's a national disaster," a consultative meeting of stakeholders in the nearby town of Monze concluded in its final report last month. According to Highvie…

Zambian Project Turns Poachers into Jewelers

Turning weapons into jewelry – that's one of the goals of an NGO that is helping Zambian poachers become jewelers. The raw materials are 750…