20101008
africanews

A team of technocrats tasked to review the 2006 Electoral Code of Condcut in Zambia have adopted a revised Code of Codunct less than 12 months before that country heads for a elections. Critics had blamed the 2006 Electoral Code of Conduct of containing a number of flaws which had resulted in unfair electoral practices.

20100927
africanews

More than 3,000 former employees of Macha Mission's Brethren of Christ Church, in remote area of Chief Macha of the Tonga people of Southern Zambia in the rich farming District of Choma, have been displaced; and more than 100 of these, have their houses burnt to ashes, to give way for large scale production of Jatropha cultivation.

20100924
africanews

The Zambian government is planning to close two camps for refugees from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo over the next month which holds over 40,000 people, UN refugee agency has said.

20100914
africanews

A family of six from the undesignated township of Malota in Zambia's tourist capital Livingstone died Tuesday afternoon after a taxi driver who lost control of his car slammed into their seating room killing them on the spot. The family was having lunch at the time the car crashed into their mud house.

20100903
africanews

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's main opposition leader on Friday said the government should restore mining agreements with foreign investors which it cancelled and reinstate tax concessions, in a major u-turn from his previous position.

20100827
africanews

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) said on Friday that the construction of a new copper mine in Zambia, which it is developing with Brazil's Vale, has begun in August, with full output eyed in 2015.

20100827
africanews

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian President Rupiah Banda has accused Western donors of labelling his government as corrupt ahead of next year's election, state radio ZNBC said on Friday.

20100821
reuters

LUSAKA (Reuters) - The United States questioned Zambia's commitment to fighting corruption on Saturday after authorities said they would not appeal a court's refusal to allow recover funds from former President Frederick Chiluba.

20100817
reuters

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's opposition criticised on Tuesday a court's refusal to allow the government to recover funds from ex-president Frederick Chiluba, describing the decision as a step back in its fight against corruption.

20100813
reuters

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer, signed an agreement on Friday with two Chinese companies to build a 600 megawatts plant expected to cost $1.5 billion, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said.

20100727
africanews

Zambia's new coach Dario Bonetti said his new job is 'a wonderful challenge'. The Italian, 48, took over the role on Monday, along with his three assistants - who include his brother Ivano. Bonetti, who won two caps for Italy as a player, declared his main ambition was to qualify the Chipolopolo for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

20100628
allafrica

Zambian President Rupiah Banda is under fire after his denunciation of international donors claiming that nobody asked them for help and that they should not blackmail Zambians.

20100628
africanews

In the sandy streets of Namuskekende village in remote western Zambia, hundreds of people gathered around a giant projection screen to see television for the first time in their lives. The 10-foot screen, powered by a generator and receiving broadcasts by satellite, flickered on with commercials before the Ghana-US match.

20100626
africanews

Zambia President Rupiah Banda on Saturday accused donors of blackmail after the Global Fund suspended health assistance and the European Union halted aid for road construction citing corruption in the country.

20100618
africanews

The Zambia Government has with immediate effect reduced the Visa Fees from US$ 50 to US$ 25 for single entry world Cup bound tourists.

20100618
africanews

The Zambia Government has with immediate effect reduced the Visa Fees from US$ 50 to US$ 25 for single entry world Cup bound tourists.

20100608
africanews

The Zambia national soccer team coach George Lwandamina has been fired due to the country's failure to qualify for the African
Nations Championship finals scheduled for Sudan next year.

20100527
press tv

The national secretary of the Zambian ruling party has been sentenced to five years imprisonment after being convicted of corruption.