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Maputo Fails to Meet Grain Production Target
04.11.2008 16:03
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Maputo province has failed to meet its grain production target for the 2008 harvest.
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Renamo Candidate Will Not Take 'Dishonest' Money
04.11.2008 16:03
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Eduardo Namburete, the candidate for mayor of Maputo from Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, on Tuesday said he would never accept "dishonest money" to finance election campaigns.
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Frelimo Launches Its Maputo Campaign
04.11.2008 16:03
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The candidate of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party for mayor of Maputo, David Simango, formally launched his campaign on Tuesday with a promise to fight against urban poverty.
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Mozal Helps Expand Irrigation System
04.11.2008 16:03
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The Mozal Community Development Association, set up by the Mozal aluminium smelter, on Monday handed over an expanded irrigation system to the farmers of Manguiza, in Boane district, some 40 kilometres west of Maputo.
Mozambique
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No Money From CNE for Election Candidates
04.11.2008 16:03
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The chairperson of Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE), Joao Leopoldo da Costa, on Monday reaffirmed that the CNE will not provide any funding for political parties or candidates in the municipal elections scheduled for 19 November.
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Renamo Candidate Detained
04.11.2008 16:03
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A candidate of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, in the forthcoming municipal elections has been arrested for allegedly forging the signature on his residence certificate.
Mozambique
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Teachers and Pupils Flee Diarrhoea Outbreak
04.11.2008 16:03
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Teachers and pupils at the Chinda Primary School, in Guro district, in the central Mozambican province of Guro, have fled from the area to escape from an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease that has so far claimed at least 37 lives, reports Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Mozambique
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SA to Host SADC Summit on Zimbabwe
04.11.2008 12:03
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Southern African leaders are set to meet in South Africa on Sunday, hoping to bridge the gap and reach an agreement between the country's political parties. Both Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF and Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC remain worlds apart, even after signing the power-sharing deal on 15th September.
South Africa
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Banda Sworn in As President
04.11.2008 10:05
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Mr Rupiah Banda was sworn in as Zambia's President yesterday after a narrow election win that was immediately rejected by the main opposition party.
Zambia
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No Evidence of Manipulation
04.11.2008 10:05
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THAT the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has not found any evidence of result manipulation in the just-ended Presidential election shows that the democracy that Zambia has embraced is growing and should be nurtured.
Zambia
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Fodep Nods Poll Process
04.11.2008 10:05
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THE Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has said there is no evidence of result manipulation in the just-ended presidential election.
Zambia
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RB Reaches Out
04.11.2008 10:05
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PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has invited the three losing presidential candidates to work with him and help move the country forward as elections should not divide Zambia.
Zambia
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Banda Pledges to Fight Poverty Among Zambians
04.11.2008 10:04
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PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has pledged to fight poverty and improve the living conditions of all Zambians irrespective of their political or religious affiliations.
Zambia
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President Banda's Inaugural Speech
04.11.2008 10:04
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MY LORD THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HONOURABLE JUSTICE ERNEST SAKALA,THE SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, HONOURABLE AMUSAA MWANAMWAMBWA, MP, ESTEEMED HEADS OF STATE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, YOUR EXCELLENCIES, THE FIRST AND SECOND PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA, MRS JUSTICE FLORENCE MUMBA, HONOURABLE JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE HIGH COURT, MY COLLEAGUES THE LEADERS OF POLITICAL PARTIES, YOUR EXCELLENCIES, AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS ACCREDITED TO ZAMBIA, YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESSES, TRADITIONAL LEADERS,
Zambia
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14 Nabbed for Rioting
04.11.2008 10:04
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FOURTEEN suspected opposition political party cadres have been arrested in Lusaka's Mandevu and Chipata townships after they rioted as MMD candidate, Rupiah Banda was leading in the presidential race on Saturday night.
Zambia
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