Lusaka

Type: City
Name: Lusaka
Country: Zambia
Latitude: -15.42
Longitude: 28.290001
population: 1,267,458
First reported 17 mins ago - Updated 17 mins ago - 1 reports

Chips for sex: exploring lives of Kenya’s hungry millions

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the slums of Nairobi and the picturesque Kenyan coastal town of Malindi, researcher Grace Lubaale found ugly stories of child prostitution and government neglect.His research is part of a four-year project by ... [Published TrustLaw - 17 mins ago]
First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Help us restore peace, Lusaka tells Bungoma

BUNGOMA County Governor Kenneth Lusaka said efforts by security officers to enforce law and order in the county are being thwarted by lack of cooperation from residents.The governor said the government is appealing to the residents to share information ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - 4 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Zambia risks breadbasket dream with subsidy cuts

LUSAKA (Reuters) - ZambiaThe southern African country reduced a subsidy on fertiliser to 50 percent from 75 percent, so farmers will now pay more for the vital input.Citing higher subsidy costs, LusakaZambia became a hot destination for regional buyers ... [Published Yahoo! News - 5 hours ago]
First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Beating a wife is sign of love - GBM

Geoffrey Bwalya MwambaA loving way of beating a wife is acceptable in my culture, says defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba.During a Brothers for Life corporate breakfast meeting in Lusaka yesterday, Mwamba said gender-based Violence in a 'mild' way ... [Published Zambia Post - 6 hours ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Police Claim Docket Against PF Cadres Opened

The Zambia Police say they have opened a docket against Patriotic Front cadres that beat up opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) Die Hard Youth chairperson Bowman Lusambo.Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Joyce Kasosa said the matter ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 7 hours ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Cathy to Fight Top SA Boxer

[Times of Zambia]WORLD Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) bantamweight champion, Catherine Phiri is this September set to fight South Africa's top boxer Gabisile Tshabalala in a vacant Africa Boxing Union (ABU) title fight scheduled for Lusaka.READ ... [Published Zambian - 7 hours ago]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

PF cadres thwart Nevers' trip to Kanyama

MMD Die Hard youth national coordinator Bowman Lusambo arrives at Lusaka Central Police after a fracas at City Market yesterday - Picture by Salim DawoodANGRY PF cadres yesterday thwarted MMD president Nevers Mumba's trip to Lusaka's Kanyama area to discuss ... [Published Zambia Post - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Lusaka Bus Drivers, Cops Clash

[Times of Zambia]BUSINESS came to a standstill on Freedom Way in Lusaka yesterday when angry bus drivers and their sympathisers blocked the road with a stationary bus, concrete blocks and tree branches in protest against police officers' alleged assault ... [Published Zambian - May 22 2013]
Entities: Lusaka, Zambia, Deadlock
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Govt doesn't target individuals in fighting corruption - Lungu

Lungu (r) welcomes Van Vlanderen at his office in Lusaka yesterday - Picture by Salim DawoodFOREIGN affairs minister Effron Lungu says the government does not target specific individuals in the fight against corruption.Dr Lungu said this to Netherlands ... [Published Zambia Post - May 21 2013]
Entities: Corruption, Zambia, Lusaka
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Plans IPO This Year as Index Rallies 38%

Zimbabwe’s stock exchange, whose main industrial index has jumped 38 percent this year, plans to sell shares through an initial public offering by the end of 2013, according to the country’s Securities Exchange Commission.The market value of shares listed ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

The foundation of human security in every society

The social fabric of a group is woven, in the first place, by the efforts of women. After war, the surest way to rebuild society is to protect and empower those who will re-weave the torn social fabric if given half a chance to do so: the women.In 2006, ... [Published Open Democracy - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Governor Calls for Roads Audit

Bungoma Kenneth Lusaka has called for thorough audit of all road projects done by the Kenya Roads Board in the county.Lusaka said the audit will help minimise duplication of projects while making officers in-charge of such projects accountable.He was ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]

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"If you produce 3 million tonnes where are you going to store the maize? We are embarking on the rehabilitation and construction of new storage facilities" Sichinga said
"It is not true that Mr Clayson Hamasaka was dismissed from employment on account of featuring an opposition party leader on a Hone Fm radio programme. He was dismissed after complaints of victimisation from members of staff who did not belong to his political party UPND" said Kabimba
...a regime of subsidies; it is economically unsustainable…this government is not there to preside over fiscal irresponsibility," Chikwanda said. "We are not getting anywhere with subsidies. Give us the money so we can subsidise but we can't subsidise fuel and like I have said, there is no price increase which is neutral; there are always consequences."

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VIDEO: Zambia's battle against drug addiction [Published BBC News Video - World - Jan 03 2013]
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