Archive: 17 August 2017
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Mandatory HIV testing unconstitutional – PePPatriots for Economic Progress leader Sean Tembo says the Constitution has to be amended for President Edgar Lungu’s compulsory HIV testing policy to stand. And Tembo says the court should not have dropped Hakainde Hichilema’s […]
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Ndola Police stop “HH freedom” celebrationsPolice in Ndola have stopped a group of United Party for National Development supporters from conducting a procession to celebrate the release of party president Hakainde Hichilema. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga confirmed this development […]
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ZANASU drags Luo to court over threats to ban students unionsThe Zambia National Students Union has asked the Constitutional Court to declare Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo’s intentions to disband students unions illegal, null and void. In his petition in which Prof Luo and […]
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Cattle disease breaks out in SinazongweA cattle disease has broken out in Nakoba village of Sinazongwe District in Southern province claiming between 30 and 40 animals so far. According to one of the farmers Chimuka Ngilazi, once an animal is […]
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I told police to add me to the treason case, claims GBMIn this audio, UPND vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says he asked police why they left him out when they decided to charge Hakainde Hichilema with treason because he was also with the opposition leader in […]
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PF donates K60,000 towards rebuilding City MarketThe Patriotic Front (PF) has donated K60,000 towards the reconstruction of City Market which was burnt down last month. PF Secretary General Davies Mwila presented the cheque to Vice-President Inonge Wina yesterday, and called for […]
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UNZA students celebrate HH’s releaseScores of University of Zambia students last evening abandoned their books to celebrate UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s release from detention. In this video, excited students, who are preparing for exams, are seen singing and dancing […]
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Minister explains mandatory HIV testing policyMinister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says 81 per cent of admissions at the University Teaching Hospital which result in death are HIV related because of allowing voluntarism to take precedence over the need to know […]
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HH’s release first step towards restoring democracy in Zambia – MaimaneSouth Africa’s Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane says Hakainde Hichilema’s release is the first step towards restoring democracy and ensuring maintenance of the rule of law and entrenchment of human rights not only in Zambia […]
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HH’s release not a result of international pressure – KampambaChief Government Spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says the release of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his co accused is not a sign that government bowed down to international pressure but it is symbolic of the independence […]
