Zambia : News

[Zambia Reports]Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba has once again trashed yet another progressive clause in the draft constitution saying he personally believes the 50 plus one clause is not suitable for Zambia. (AllAfrica)

[CAF]The symposium for the analysis of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 and 2013 resumed for the second day in Cairo, Egypt. The second day started with a session including Stephen Keshi, coach of Nigeria, Herve Renard Zambia coach and three football committee members, Ben Koufie (Ghana), Mohamed Abdullah Mazda (Sudan) and Mallouche Belhassan (Tunisia). (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Henry Banda, the son of the former President Rupiah Banda, has been cleared by Interpol and removed from their system after the government of Zambia failed to present charges or evidence over the past 16 months, according to a an article published in the Mail & Guardian newspaper. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Street vendors in Livingstone are angry with Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo for removing them from the streets without providing alternative jobs or decent trading spaces as promised by the Patriotic Front government. (AllAfrica)

[CAF]Hereve Renard led Zambia to win the Orange CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. He is currently in Cairo to attend the Symposium for the analysis of the last two editions of the continent's showpiece. Cafonline.com spoke to the Frenchman on the margin of this event. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Human rights activist Brebner Changala has described the Supreme Court judgement on the setting up of a tribunal to investigate three judges as a sham of an event that would not last in the books of law. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Agriculture minister Bob Sichinga is slowly facing up to the inevitability of an increase in mealie meal prices by saying government will meet the millers to agree on the percentage. (AllAfrica)

[SW Radio]President Mugabe met Zambian Vice President Guy Scott at State House in Harare Thursday to finalise an agreement for Zimbabwe to import 150,000 tonnes of maize from that country. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]THE European Union (EU) will today sign a 44 million euro agreement with the Zambian Government to support mother and child health issues, which are stipulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]MMD president Nevers Mumba has dissolved the Luapula Province executive committee of the party. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]PRESIDENT Michael Sata has withdrawn the recognition of Henry Sosala as Senior Chief Mwamba of the Bemba people in Kasama following confusion surrounding his installation. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]THE Supreme Court has ruled that President Michael Sata was within the law to appoint a tribunal to probe the conduct of three judges he suspended last year. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald]THE cobwebs will come off Jamie Whyte's Subaru Impreza when the seasoned Zimbabwean motor rallying driver takes part in next weekend's Zambia International Rally in Lusaka. Whyte, one of the most decorated motor racing drivers in Zimbabwe, last took part in a motor rallying event May last year when he competed in the same Zambia International Rally where he had fellow Zimbabwean Gareth Dawe as his navigator and the duo did well to finish in third place. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald]FC Platinum say they are ready for the big showdown against Highlanders when the top two teams in the Castle Lager Premiership battle in a clash of Zambian coaches at Mandava today. The home side are unbeaten on home soil while Bosso are also unbeaten on their travels so far this season. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Lameck Mangani, the embattled Patrotic Front (PF) parliamentary candidate for Chipata Central who recently won a Supreme Court nullification of the seat has said he would apply to be adopted in the forthcoming by-election. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]THE Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communications has approved the proposed site for the construction of a modern international airport in Ndola. (AllAfrica)

[AI London]The Zambian authorities must immediately release two young men who have been denied bail after being arrested on charges of having sex "against the order of nature", Amnesty International said. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has threatened to hold nationwide demonstrations against continued PF induced by-elections and the recent fuel increase. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -Ministers of Transport of Angola, Augusto Tom?s, and Zambia, Christopher Yalumabwala, analysed Tuesday in Lusaka, Zambia, the implementation of bilateral cooperation project, mainly on fluvial mobility in Changongo/Rivungo channel, in common border of south-eastern Kuando Kubango (Angola). (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]THE Kwacha traded flat against the greenback on Wednesday as it opened the day's trading session at Tuesday's closing levels of KR5.305/5.325. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]AS the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa gets under way, African countries have been urged to boost long-term competitiveness and integrate regionally for the continent to ensure sustainable improvements in people's living standards. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald]PRESIDENT Mugabe met Zambian Vice President Mr Guy Scott at State House in Harare yesterday to finalise the government-to-government agreement for Zimbabwe to import 150 000 tonnes of maize from that country. The discussion at the highest level shows the President's commitment to ensure that no Zimbabwean starves after the drought that hit some parts of the country. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald]WITH the clock ticking away slowly towards the first ever hosting of the world's biggest tourism event in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly (August 24-29 2013), the tourism and hospitality industry in Victoria Falls has gone full swing in its preparations. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]DRAMA characterised the Kapiri Mposhi magistrate's court yesterday when two men alleged to have been in a homosexual relationship appeared for plea. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Many parts of Zambia are faced with acute shortage of food this year following the poor management of the agriculture sector by the Patrotic Front (PF) government. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]Court bailiffs on Wednesday May 8, 2013 pounced on Dr. Martin Mtonga and siezed various household property to recover an undisclosed amount of money over a loan obtained from a local financial organisation. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]PROFESSIONAL golfer Kelvin Phiri is targetting to finish in the top 10 bracket at the Zambia Sugar Open golf championship set for Lusaka Golf Club next week. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]EMPLOYEES of a Chinese-owned company engaged to build houses for residents who will be relocated during the construction of Mufuchani Bridge in Kitwe yesterday protested against alleged poor conditions of service. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]ANOTHER coach has been fired, Eish! I guess it will go on until all the coaches win the same one title. (AllAfrica)

[Times of Zambia]LUANGENI Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Zulu has donated KR100,000 to women's clubs in the area. (AllAfrica)

The African Development Bank has called for US$40 billion per year over the coming decades to be provided to African countries to address development issues directly related to climate change. This study addresses a key component of these issues, the effect of climate change on the road infrastructure of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, all located within the Zambezi River Basin. The study incorporates a stressor-response approach to estimate the effects of projected precipitation, temperature and flooding changes on the paved and unpaved road infrastructure of these countries. The paper highlights the result of running 425 climate scenarios for each road type and policy option from 2010-2050. Based on a resulting database of over 1.4 million data points, the three countries are facing a potential US$596 million price tag based on median climate scenarios to maintain and repair roads as a result of damages directly related to temperature and precipitation changes from climate change. (eldis.org)