All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE news that Zambia's poverty levels have reduced from 80 per cent to 64 per cent should be taken as a big achievement for the country that has for many years been fighting poverty.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
ZAMBIA recorded reduced poverty levels from 80 to 64 percent midway through the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) but the country failed to achieve the target average economic growth rate Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has said.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
VICE-PRESIDENT George Kunda has told Parliament that the Government has approved a new organisational structure for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) that will expand and strengthen the institution's capacity to fight corruption.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
SPECIAL assistant to the President for political affairs, Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika has said that he is not fighting the Litunga of the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) or blaming him for the alleged weakening of the MMD in Western Province.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
LUANSHYA Pastors Fellowship says it is happy that Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili has recognised the goodness of the new Chinese investment and urged politicians not to condemn anything conceptualised by the Government.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
VIOLENCE that characterised the campaigns for the Solwezi Central constituency parliamentary by-election recurred yesterday in an election that registered a low turnout of voters partly due to the rains.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Kenya coach Twahir Mihiddin has said Harambee Stars must be wary right from the group stage following the release of the Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup draw on Thursday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The drawing of lots for group pairings in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola took place in Luanda on Friday. Tunisia is in group D, alongside Cameroon, Gabon and Zambia.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
ZAMBIA arrived in Dar es Salaam today, ready for the Africa Under-19 women cricket tournament that starts at Annadil Burhani ground in the city tomorrow.
92Y Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A pattern seems to be developing here. Choire Sicha, previously editor of Gawker , and current Los Angeles Times columnist and proprietor of The Awl , wrote a blurb for Tina Brown ‘s The Daily Beast: Smart People Recommend . The premise being having an insider in their field offer one recommendation. Spending his days online, Choire wrote: When you find an entrancing Web site that offers something...
Rabbiting On (Free subscription) | yesterday
We call their tents pimples. They usually show up late and leave very early, and they make such noise that they wake every honest sleeping camper. They travel from Nairobi to Cape Town in 6 weeks and stop to take group photos at the equator. Their big trucks are orange, but manly with huge wheels and customised storage for kitchen equipment and tents. They are the overland trucks, carting the gap year...
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bennie van Zyl says they're needed back home, and they would be crazy to go The fact that South Africa has farmers to export is somewhat bizarre - the country's population is 48 million and rising, while a small coterie of 37 000 farmers provides fo od not only for this number of people but for the surrounding African states as well. It is a very thin line. This achievement is arg uably unsurpassed...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has developed three mini-renewable energy resources projects aimed at reducing the global green house emissions and boost the delivery of electricity to rural areas.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE donor community has urged the media in Zambia to be more proactive on reporting on the plight of children if the world and the country are to be safer places for children.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa has reaffirmed Parliament's commitment to upholding and enhancing democracy.
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