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Low copper prices to hit Zambia's income

http://af.reuters.com/article/zambiaNews/idAFLV69139220081231
Friday, January 2, 2009
Zambia's tax revenues will be hit badly in 2009 unless copper prices rebound, the country's revenue authority (ZAR) was quoted as saying on...
copper, tax, mining

ZAMBIA: A slow start to saving the trees

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81797
Saturday, December 6, 2008
LUSAKA Wednesday, December 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Zambians are gradually turning to greener energy technologies to save trees after suffering years of...
saving, irin, gradually, technologies, extensive flooding, droughts, impact, climate

ZAMBIA: Dr Muzinga, "Many people are demon possessed"

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81661
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
LUSAKA Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Traditional healers are often the first line of care in Zambia, helping to fill the gaps in a public...
muzinga, people, demon possessed, gaps, public health, chronic drug, lack, shack

ZAMBIA: Coping with less and less water

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=80700
Saturday, November 22, 2008
KAOMA Wednesday, October 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Deforestation has affected the water cycle in one of Zambia's largest charcoal-producing regions, forcing...
kaoma, irin, cycle, charcoal producing, forcing, adopt, farming, perennial

ZAMBIA: Powering up, at last

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81115
Saturday, November 22, 2008
JOHANNESBURG Friday, October 24, 2008 (IRIN) - The Zambian government signed a US$75 million financing agreement with the World Bank this week to...
irin, financing, services, customers, cuts, norm, project, existing distribution

ZAMBIA: Hoping for a free and fair election

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81158
Saturday, November 22, 2008
LUSAKA Tuesday, October 28, 2008 (IRIN) - Widespread allegations of pre-poll irregularities has cranked up tensions in Zambia ahead of presidential...
hoping, election, irin, allegations, cranked, tensions, elections, elect

ZAMBIA: Border closed to DRC refugees

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81186
Saturday, November 22, 2008
LUSAKA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - The Zambian government has closed its border to any refugees arriving from the Democratic Republic of...
drc refugees, irin, its, refugees arriving, democratic republic, congo drc, intensifies, violence

ZAMBIA: A successful democratic election

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81272
Saturday, November 22, 2008
LUSAKA Monday, November 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Zambia cemented its democratic credentials on 30 October in an election that observers judged free and...
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ZAMBIA: Refugees facing food shortages

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81333
Saturday, November 22, 2008
LUSAKA Thursday, November 06, 2008 (IRIN) - A funding shortfall is jeopardising food supplies to about 3,000 of the most vulnerable refugees living...
irin, funding, food supplies, refugees, camps, senior, communications, wfp

ZAMBIA: Lower copper prices will hurt the poor

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81367
Saturday, November 22, 2008
LUSAKA Monday, November 10, 2008 (IRIN) - Lower copper prices will hurt the poorLUSAKA, 10 November 2008 – The fall in international copper prices is...
lower copper, copper, economic, bantubonse, manager, chamber, irin its, pricing