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Posts published in “Day: August 6, 2013

Activist Questions Sustainability of Zambia’s HIV Funding Plan

[allAfrica]Zambia's government says it has met the challenge raised in the 2001 Abuja Declaration for African countries to spend at least 15 percent of their annual budgets on health care. Officials say part of that spending is helping keep a half mill...

Don’t Kill Devolution, Lusaka Tells Ruto

[The Star]Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka at the weekend told Deputy President William Ruto that the Jubilee government should entrench devolution as guaranteed by the constitution.

Activist Questions Sustainability of Zambia’s HIV Funding Plan

[IRP]Zambia's government says it has met the challenge raised in the 2001 Abuja Declaration for African countries to spend at least 15 percent of their annual budgets on health care. Officials say part of that spending is helping keep a half million HI...

Ndola Man Burnt to Ashes

[Times of Zambia]A THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD man of Ndola has been burnt to ashes while four others escaped unhurt after the house they were sleeping in caught fire.

Suspected Killer’s Family Faces Eviction

[Times of Zambia]HEADMAN Mtayachalo of Chama District in Muchinga Province has given the family of a woman accused of brutally killing a 17-year-old expectant mother a three-month ultimatum to vacate the village.

Mkushi North MP Promises More Development

[Times of Zambia]MKUSHI District in Central Province is well known for its immense agriculture activities yet it has remained undeveloped for many years.

High Chicken Meat Demand Hits Market

[Times of Zambia]THE poultry industry has recorded unprecedented demand for chicken meat and other products, resulting in players in the sector embarking on various expansion programmes.

MMD and Upnd to Partner for Sept 5 By-Elections

[Zambia Reports]Major opposition political parties MMD and UPND have indicated that they will not contest against each other in the September 5 round of parliamentary by-elections.

Kabwe Hit By Shortage of HIV Medicine

[Zambia Reports]A pharmacist at Kabwe General Hospital has bemoaned the critical shortage of anti retroviral (ARV) drugs across Zambia, saying HIV patients will suffer the consequences of missing drugs in future and the government must take responsibil...

Opinion – Hapunda’s Fall From Grace

[Zambia Reports]The dismissal of Southern Province Political Secretary Brian Hapunda did not come as a surprise; maybe the only surprise was how long it had taken to fire Hapunda. Hapunda's appointment to borrow from legal parlance was ab initio meanin...

Respect Coach Contracts, Kambwili Warns

[Times of Zambia]SPORTS Minister Chishimba Kambwili has warned sports associations against flouting contractual obligations entered into with coaches.

Govt Bemoans Slow Banking Sector Growth

[Times of Zambia]Government has observed that the banking sector in Zambia is not growing at the same pace as the population.

Mwamelo Tips Chan Squad

[Times of Zambia]FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) vice-president Boniface Mwamelo has expressed confidence that the African Nations Championship (CHAN) squad will become a formidable side in future.

Attract More Investors Into Gemstone Sector, Govt Urged

[Times of Zambia]THE Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has urged Government to help attract investors into the gemstone sector to revive dormant emerald mines.