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ZAMBIA: Debt write-off brings no benefits, complain workers
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LUSAKA, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Zambia's debt write-off has not yet translated into benefits for ordinary workers, according to the head of the country's labour movement.Full report
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ZAMBIA: President Mwanawasa backtracks on constituent assembly
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LUSAKA, 3 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - In what has been described as a policy u-turn, Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa has declared that this year's general election will be held under the current constitution rather than a new document prepared by a Constituent Assembly as church and NGO activists have demanded.Full report
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ZAMBIA: Strengthening kwacha brings consumer joy and exporter woe
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LUSAKA, 31 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Zambia's annual inflation rate has fallen to 12.2 percent, the lowest level in four years, providing some rare good news for struggling consumers. Full report
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ZAMBIA: Media ignores drought affecting rural Zambians
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LUSAKA, 20 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The Zambian media has largely ignored the drought that has left more than a million rural Zambians in need of food aid.Full report
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ZAMBIA: Mwanawasa agrees to new constitution after sustained pressure
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LUSAKA, 18 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - In a surprise move, Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa has bowed to pressure and agreed that a constituent assembly would adopt the new constitution, as demanded by civil society and the opposition. Full report
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ZAMBIA: Ration cuts for refugees as food aid pipeline dries up
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JOHANNESBURG, 9 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that its assistance to refugees in Zambia is being jeopardised by a lack of funding. Full report
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ZAMBIA: 'Shamelist' lands Oasis Forum in hot water
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LUSAKA, 9 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - A parliamentary committee has found that the Oasis Forum, an influential civil society movement comprising church bodies and the Law Association of Zambia, has a case to answer regarding adverts denouncing MPs who voted against a bill backed by the forum. Full report
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ZAMBIA: Cholera outbreak claims six lives, more deaths expected
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JOHANNESBURG, 28 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Heavy rains have exacerbated a cholera outbreak in Zambia, where at least six people have died and more than a thousand cases have been recorded. Full report
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ZAMBIA: Bleak new year for refugees as ration cuts loom
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JOHANNESBURG, 23 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Congolese and Angolan refugees in Zambia face a bleak new year with the threat of a 50 percent cut in food rations from 1 January unless urgent funding is secured. Full report
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ZAMBIA: Govt extends maize importation
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LUSAKA, 22 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - The Zambian government has extended its commercial maize import programme by three months in a bid to ensure adequate tonnages to feed 1.7 million food insecure people. Full report
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