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Zambian President Declares State of Emergency
"As president, I will not tolerate this lawslessness," President Edgar Lungu said in a national address on both radio and television. He was speaking following a fire that destroyed Lusaka's City Market.
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Zambia: President Lungu Declares State of Emergency
Zambia Reports, 5 July 2017
President Edgar Lungu has declared a State of Emergency by invoking Article 31 of the Zambian constitution. Read more »
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Zambia: Lungu Warns of Possible State of Emergency
Zambia Reports, 4 July 2017
President Edgar Lungu has given the clearest indication that he is on the verge of declaring a State of Emergency following the fire that has destroyed City Market. Read more »
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Zambia: State of Emergency Should Be Last Resort
Zambia Reports, 5 July 2017
The call that the country should be placed under a State of Emergency deserves a lot of thought. It is very clear that the country is slowly sliding into very dangerous waters. It… Read more »
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Zambia: Government to Compensate City Market Traders
Zambia Reports, 4 July 2017
President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has assured Lusaka City Market traders who lost their property in an inferno on July 4 that government will look into their plight and compensate their… Read more »
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Zambia: President Lungu Calls for Calm After City Market Inferno
Zambia Reports, 4 July 2017
President Edgar Lungu has urged for calm in the wake of the fire that gutted the City Market in the early hours of Tuesday. Read more »
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Zambia: Biggest City Market On Fire
Zambia Reports, 4 July 2017
The suspicious outbreak of fires to public property has continued with City Market also adding to the long list of places being damaged. Read more »
