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Economy-Zambia: Hard times on the Copperbelt

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:56:00 +0200

LUANSHYA: Nowhere in Zambia is the impact of the global financial crisis being felt harder than in the copper and cobalt-rich province of the Copperbelt.
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Invest in Zambia and get Real Africa's rewards

Fri, 29 May 2009 08:03:00 +0200

Zambians say their country is the Real Africa. The landlocked country might not be as superficially ‘flashy' as others, but the investment opportunities abound and can hit one in the face like a ton of bricks. Delegates attending the Intra-Africa Business Breakfast hosted by Upbeat Marketing at Joburg's Michelangelo Hotel yesterday, Thursday 28 May 2009, got a glimpse of Zambia's potential if they choose to head north.
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ZAMBIA: Media resists calls for state regulation

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:35:00 +0200

LUSAKA: After almost a decade of fighting for self-regulation, the Zambian media may finally have its wishes entrenched with constitutional protection. The new draft constitution of the country prohibits legislation that would undermine media freedom and administrative behaviour that could hinder the development of the sector.
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A better meal than maize-meal

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:19:00 +0200

SAMFYA: As food prices soar and stocks continue to fall, Zambians are finding it increasingly difficult to depend on maize and are being urged to look at a cheaper, drought- and pest-resistant alternative that already puts food on the table in the north of the country.
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ZAMBIA: Copper loses it shine and Copperbelt its jobs

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:55:00 +0200

LUANSHYA: The sharp fall in international copper prices is leading to huge job losses and deepening poverty in Zambia's economic heartland, Copperbelt Province.
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Brand Leadership leads Ghana's National Democratic Congress' successful election campaign

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:00 +0200

South African-based Brand Leadership Group has been central to the election campaign that ensured that Professor Atta Mills, the presidential candidate for Ghana's leading opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was sworn in as the next president of the Republic of Ghana.
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Ikalafeng to judge prestigious Rebrand 100 Global Awards

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:45:00 +0200

Thebe Ikalafeng, founder of the Brand Leadership Group will be part of the 10-man jury at the next prestigious Rebrand 100 Global Awards, which will take place in the USA in January 2009.
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Starfish Mobile forms strategic partnership with Global Media Alliance

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:06:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile International, the largest independent integrated mobile content service provider in Africa has partnered with Global Media Alliance Ghana Ltd (GMA) in order to access the Ghana mobile market with ease. This strategic partnership will lead to the country's local offices being renamed Starfish Mobile Ghana Ltd.
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Engen invests extra $10 million in Zambia

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:36:00 +0200

Engen has invested an extra US$10 million in Engen Petroleum Zambia Limited (EPZL). The South African company made the announcement at a red carpet event on Thursday, 27 November, attended by dignitaries including Zambia's Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry; the Malaysian Ambassador to Zambia and Zimbabwe; and the South African High Commissioner to Zambia.
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Zambia: MPs call for regulation of media

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:52:00 +0200

On 13 November 2008, the members of parliament in Zambia called for the regulation of media organisations through the use of statutory instruments as opposed to self-regulation because of the alleged biased media coverage of the just ended presidential by-election.
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