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- ↑ Zed 24 News » UPND IS A PARTY OF CHOICE , NUMBERS DON’T LIE……UPND YOUTH LEAGUE [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Peacepact: Start of better things to come – Zambia Daily Mail".
- ↑ "PF, UPND youths in peace pledge – The Mast Online".
- ↑ "UPND youths in Kitwe challenge government on disbursement of Youth Empowerment Funds – Flava FM 87.7 Copperbelt | 96.9 Lusaka | 92.1 Solwezi".
- ↑ "Zambia : Continued closure of CBU should be ranked one of the biggest scandals under PF-HH".