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Zambia: Sata to Launch Construction of Palabana University

[Times of Zambia]PRESIDENT Michael Sata has said the Government is determined to establish a university in each of the 10 provinces of the country to improve access to tertiary education.

Zambia: State Rejigs FRA Role, FISP

[Times of Zambia]GOVERNMENT has announced changes to the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) as well as the role that the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will now play during the 2013/2014 crop marketing season following the removal of subsidies.

Zambia: Mulungushi University Joins UNZA, CBU in Subsidy Protest

[Zambia Reports]Students at Mulungushi University, the country's third public university, have joined in calling for government to reverse its decision to remove the fuel and maize subsidies.

Zambia scraps key food subsidy, risks ire

A decision by Zambia's president to slash a key food subsidy threatens to hit the poor, stoke inflation and spark a popular revolt against his government.        

Zambia Blocking Opposition Party Registration, Says Priest

A Roman Catholic priest has accused Zambia’s government of preventing him from registering his political party to challenge the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Party in the next general election. “The government is doing everything to frustrate our efforts to form a political party,” said Father Frank Bwalya. “But, we are very confident that very soon, our party will be born.” Bwalya says many share ...

Zambia: Gay-Supporting Politician Under Fire

[Times of Zambia]ROMAN Catholic priest-cum-politician Frank Bwalya has been roundly condemned for announcing that he would allow homosexuality if voted as Republican President in 2016.

Zambia: Subsidy Removal for Good of Zambians - Sata

[Times of Zambia]PRESIDENT Michael Sata has assured Zambians that the removal of fertiliser subsidies is aimed at distributing national resources to equally vital sectors of the economy and to improve living standards of the people.

Zambia: University Protests Escalate

[Zambia Reports]For several months now students at the University of Zambia have engaged in frequent protests and clashes with police over the conditions at the institution, raising some worries that the situation may escalate beyond control.

Zambia: Magande Says Zambia Slipping Into Dictatorship

[Zambia Reports]National Movement for Progress (NMP) president Ng'andu Magande says Zambia is slowly slipping into a dictatorship under the Patriotic Front.

Zambia: Zambia Facing Shortage of HIV Medications

[Zambia Reports]The Network of Anti Retroviral Users of Zambia is perturbed at the current shortage and rationing of the life-prolonging drugs used for treatment of HIV-positive citizens.

Zambia’s populist ‘King Cobra’ rattles business

FT.com | Populist’s crackdown on tax avoidance, transfer pricing sparks unease among investors.

Zambia’s populist ‘King Cobra’ rattles business

FT.com | Populist’s crackdown on tax avoidance, transfer pricing sparks unease among investors.

Zambia: Govt Removes Maize Subsidy

[Times of Zambia]GOVERNMENT has removed the subsidy on maize, a move likely to trigger an increase in mealie-meal prices.

Zambia: Seven Men Gang-Rape Woman, 26

[Times of Zambia]SEVEN men have gang-raped a 26-year-old woman in Chipata in yet another brutal form of gender-based violence (GBV).

Zambia: Frank Bwalya Backs Gays

[Times of Zambia]Johannesburg -CATHOLIC priest-cum-politician Frank Bwalya has publicly supported gay marriages and says he would not arrest those practising homosexuality if he was elected President.