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- By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

ADESPITE FRICAN the civil UPND society boastoring about ganisation­s many (CSOs) achievehav­e ments to their name, their opporTHE High regretted Court has the dismissed lost

ILLEGALtun­ityinthemi­nersfirstw­eekhaveofs­tart-negoa case formula in which has not a Lusaka improved betthe sued living Bolabet standards Zambia of Zamdetor edtiations­mobilsinga­ttheon-equipmentg­oingCOP-in27

bians, outstandin­g Shiwang’andu Sheikharea­of payment inChibom-Egypt. MP manding Chinyongol­ainSharmaE­l of bo Stephen K780,

Pan-African with 000 intentions Kampyongo, from Climate what of Justice has conhe claimed ducting

Alliance said. to large (PACJA) have scale own. Executive mining. DirectorTh­is High Mr Court Kampyongo

is Mithikades­piteMwenda­thegovern-said Judge Susan who asked Wanthe dismissed Vice-President the matter thisthe in ParEgyp-year on jelani mentdelega­teshavinga­rrivedearl­ierin

liament that yesterday Mr Isaac on ground bannedtian­resortallc­ityminingw­ith aactivitie­slotofexCh­ipulu what

measures George Township the andHewasev­ictedspeak­ingillegal­on new in dawn Matero adof atpectatio­ns.thesite

ministrati­on had of has COP-27. failed put in to place furconstit­uency miners.thesidelin­es ther to KeembePACJ­Ais prosecute reduce the Wardanetwo­rkCouncill­or,ofmore the cost matter of living since

for commenced the Mweenda1,000CSOshas­fromexpres­sed48Afric­itizens, it on said August the peo31, he Giftthan

ple in the country illegal are suffermin2­022. concerncan­countries.thatsome ing. record shows that the ersDrhaveM­wendastart­edsaidmobi­lisingthef­irst “The

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ised steps that to once prosecute the old the stock matther intentions­onNovember­toconduct6,was aminingdis­ap

of since essential filing commoditie­s the writ of sumfinter onpointmen­talargesca­leasaspira­tionsinChi­nyongo-ofAf

ished, and the statement prices were of claim, going mon laricaarea­beinginrec­ognisedChi­bomboasdes­pitearegio­n

to a go period down. of over 60 days,” for government’swithspeci­alneedseff­ortsandtoc­ircum-stop

Mr Wanjelani Kampyongo said GovJudge them.stances was dropped said. at agenda ernment premise should and pursuant make some to stageMr “In asMweendaw­asthecases­aidininGla­sgow,ateleassur­ance provisions on of order what that XIX is being (8) some of the phoneScotl­andintervi­ewlastyear.

done High to Court ease membersthe­agendarece­nt-stage Rules the burden as amendon the community“Evenat

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He said for andlevel.mineralOur­agendadete­ct-of there lack of is progress. need to dismissed excavatori­tatthat

cushion plaintiff the is hardships at ZamThe ingthe recognitio­nequipment ofonAfrica­site liberty to asandthe re

bians have the miningspec­ial been matter subjected withoutnee­dsanda subject commence hadregions­tartedwith

to, the caused statutory by limitation the increase in to licence.circumstan­ces was dropped peri

fuel she pump prices. od,” againHe assaiditha­ppenedheen­gagedinGla­sgowothord­ered.

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UPND formula uponarejus­tbeingthin­kinginwon saying the K800, pricChipul­u thebe there.minersWe never

es he of claims essential aboutwasEu­ropethe and should commoditie­s 000 formedthat­ifit develop-withthat in fact

have back relatively the come 000 down pay ment.agenda, it would K20, not have illegally been

following from the its reduction account. since apin withdrawn dropped,”MrMweendah­esaid.has the inflation company tostatemen­tthegovern­mentinShar­mato rate. argued that the pealedIna The

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that prices designated had gone as winup, erroneousl­y thehadarea­itbeentost­optheanyUn­itedillega­lStatesac

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“We online Africans, sports betting are helpless and in their pricing after on essenimmed­iately because we could the not walk games out.

tial commoditie­s including a conwere We just played, accepted he received to listen and to

Divorce cases

firmation mealie meal. on his phone with the

follow Ms as Nalumango followers. The loss the and notificati­on that he had said won

damage new dawn which government is also a will manK800, 000. in

swell Eastern

ifestation of our oppression. to He continue stated that working no sooner hard had We improve want reparation­s and comhe received the the economy. confirmati­on

Province

pensation She for Africa because of than his account said economic was credited hard

the problems which we did not with ship K800, is not 000, aligned evidence to which Zam

cause,” bia he said but that while describing World he would alone adduce at trial. it’s

Africa as being” under intensive

By He over said adding on August Zambia 24, was 2022, docare SYLVESTER unit.” CHISHIMBA

he ing proceeded far much to better withdraw than K20, oth

A TOTAL Dr Mwenda 1, 401 said divorce millions cases of 000 er leaving many countries K780, 000 in into Africa. his

between African women January and and their August chilaccoun­t. dren, in 2022 38 were million granted of them by in the the “Surprising­ly when the courts horn of in Africa Eastern right Province. now are fac

Fuel price ‘indaba’

plaintiff intended to further

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weresion KALUNGA hasnot granted.beenpostpo­ned MWAPE until defendant withdrew the plaintiff’s ENERGY 2024,”Chipatahes­aid.was monies expert amounting topping Johnstone the to list K780, Chikwanda afterDr 000 Mwendareco­rdingsaid9­51whendivo­rceitwas without says there his consent is need or for casesaccep­tedfiledin­underEgypt­thethatsam­ethey notificati­on,” government he stated. and the priwerepe

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