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Be Vigilant About Crime
20.11.2008 06:03
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IT is the festive season again and with all the merry- making and glad tidings that come with the ending of the year- the joys of Christmas and the grand anticipations of the new year - also come the not-too pleasant realities of the rise in the crime rate and other related vices.
Zambia
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Zambian Teams Face Walkover
20.11.2008 06:03
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ZIMBABWE'S representatives at the Zone VI Men's Club Basketball Championships here are now expected to take on their Zambian counterparts this morning after the games were pushed by a day with the host association having failed to pay for the required organisational fees.
Zambia
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Country Report Ea Lla Koto to Fifa
20.11.2008 06:03
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The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) have written to football's world governing body, Fifa, complaining that Free State Stars refused to release goalkeeper, Kennedy Mweene for last night's friendly against Morocco in Casablanca.
Zambia
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Fuel Supply Chain
20.11.2008 06:02
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THE demand for fuel energy in the mining sector is likely to go up significantly again, a scenario that has made experts and analysts to call on planners to review the current supply scenario of not only fuel products but also other forms of energy.
Zambia
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Lusaka Police Shoot Dead Five Bandits
20.11.2008 06:02
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POLICE in Lusaka yesterday shot dead five suspected dangerous criminals in a fierce exchange of fire in which one officer was shot and wounded.
Zambia
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Nchelenge Woman Narrates How She Was Threatened
20.11.2008 06:02
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A FIFTY-three-year-old MMD official yesterday narrated in the Nchelenge magistrate's court how suspected Patriotic Front (PF) cadres threatened to cut off her legs after President Rupiah Banda won the October 30 elections.
Zambia
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68 Banned Zamtel Workers Pardoned
20.11.2008 06:02
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ZAMTEL has lifted suspensions slapped on 68 workers who were suspected to have masterminded a three-week strike.
Zambia
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FRA Ready to Offload Maize
20.11.2008 06:02
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THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is ready to offload more than 100,000 tonnes of maize onto the market to bring down mealie meal prices immediately the Government directs it to do so, board chairman, Costain Chilala has said.
Zambia
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MPs Slash Perks
20.11.2008 06:02
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PARLIAMENT has scrapped the responsibility allowance for constitutional office holders and drastically reduced the special and utility allowances in the revised emolument bills that were approved yesterday.
Zambia
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The joys of travelling
20.11.2008 04:01
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With less and less people travelling and the current economic situation fraught with uncertainties, is travelling still an enjoyable experience? The incidents recounted below took place at SSR International airport last Sunday. And they go to show that if things have changed, they are not necessarily for the better
Mauritius
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How can i help my child learn english? - The British Council's language clinic with "Dr Danny"
20.11.2008 04:01
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Hello and welcome back to the English Language Clinic. This week's question, and the title of this article, is one that I am asked more than any other. As a growing number of parents realise the immense importance of English to their child's future success and development, providing them with controlled and stimulating access to English is becoming a key concern.
Mauritius
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Squandering Education is No Option
20.11.2008 02:01
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Something very tragic is happening in our education system. Perhaps it is more serious than the nation has been made to understand.
Botswana
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Zimbabwe: Row Erupts Over Constitution Changes
20.11.2008 02:00
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AS ZIMBABWE's rival political parties drift further apart on the implementation of their power-sharing pact, a new row has erupted over the unilateral drafting of a proposal to amend the constitution by President Robert Mugabe's negotiation team.
Southern & Insular Africa
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TV Cameraman Harassed, Camera Confiscated
20.11.2008 00:01
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Phesheya Sibiya, a cameraperson employed by the privately-owned Channel Swazi television station, was harassed and had his camera confiscated by a traditional group performing "sacred" rituals for King Mswati III.
Swaziland
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