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- ↑ Cavendish University Zambia (11 October 2016). "Cavendish University Zambia: Academic Courses". Lusaka: Cavendish University Zambia . Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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- ↑ "The Copperbelt University School of Medicine: About Us". Kitwe: Copperbelt University. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Lusaka Times Staff (14 December 2018). "Operation of the newly established Levy Mwanawasa Medical University to start in the first quarter of 2019". Lusaka Times . Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "Mulungushi University".