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- ↑ Zamrocker – a close look at the Sentries Times of Zambia, 10 January 2014
- 1 2 Mwanawasa's potential challenger shut out Panapress, 11 July 2005
- ↑ Key witness in Zambian misappropriation trial shot dead Panapress, 6 July 2001
- ↑ Zambia's dual nationality law traps its architect Panapress, 15 October 2001
- ↑ Austin Chewe Reprieved Times of Zambia, 11 February 2006
- ↑ Zambia Election Passport
- ↑ RB, Lungu Bring Kapiri to a Standstill Zambia Reports, 13 January 2015