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Zambia: Banda says ready to contest next year's elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/13/2010 01:01 PM

Zambia?s President Rupiah Banda said Saturday he was ready to contest the 2011 elections and challenged members of his party to contest his candidature at the party?s convention.

Conservationists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia (Science Daily)
03/12/2010 04:21 PM

An international team of conservationists says relaxing a current moratorium on ivory sales to allow one-time sales by Zambia and Tanzania could lead to increased slaughter of elephants for their ivory throughout Africa.

Treaty Panel Urged To Reject Ivory Sale By Tanzania, Zambia (redOrbit)
03/12/2010 07:08 AM

An international convention will meet next week to decide whether to grant requests from Tanzania and Zambia to lower the protection status of their elephants, allowing them to conduct one-time sales of stockpiled ivory.An international team of 27 conservationists, writing in the March 12 edition of Science, says allowing the sale could lead to increased slaughter of elephants for their ivory ...

Zambia turns to China for loans (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/11/2010 11:12 AM

Zambia has turned to China for financial help because of its attractive interest rates, President Rupiah Banda said on Thursday.

Zambia : The Changing Role of Catholic Church, State (AllAfrica.com)
03/12/2010 03:49 AM

IF the Catholic Church does not control some of its priests, it will become more likely that the power of the Church - to control events in Zambia will become even more diminished.

Zambia : Siliya Counsels PF Leader (AllAfrica.com)
03/12/2010 03:50 AM

MMD Spokesperson Dora Siliya has said opposition Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata should not cry foul when he is criticised in the media because he set the trend through his malice and hatred for the MMD Government and its sympathisers in his radio appearances across Zambia.

Zambia : ZNBC Bill Through to Second Reading (AllAfrica.com)
03/12/2010 03:50 AM

PARLIAMENT on Wednesday night passed the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Amendment Bill to the second reading after a heated debate between the Government and opposition members of Parliament (MPs).

Catholic priest arrested in Zambia (Sydney Morning Herald)
03/13/2010 12:19 PM

Zambian police say they've arrested a Roman Catholic priest, accusing him of calling for the removal of the government of President Rupiah Banda.

Conservationists Urge Treaty Panel to Reject Ivory Sale by Tanzania, Zambia (Newswise)
03/11/2010 01:19 PM

A team of conservationists writing in Science says relaxing a current moratorium on ivory sales to allow one-time sales by Zambia and Tanzania could lead to increased slaughter of elephants throughout Africa.

Conservationists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia (EurekAlert!)
03/11/2010 12:33 PM

( University of Washington ) An international team of conservationists, writing in Science, says relaxing a current moratorium on ivory sales to allow one-time sales by Zambia and Tanzania could lead to increased slaughter of elephants for their ivory throughout Africa.