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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... in campaigning for their leaders, how can you explain that? " he asked.And MMD spokesperson Benny Tetamashimba said he was confident of the ruling party's victory in the North-Western Province in the forthcoming presidential by-election.Mr Tetamashimba said that owing to his popularity in the province, the MMD presidential candidate, Rupiah Banda would emerge victorious.Speaking at...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... Services Minister, Catherine Namugala and Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister, Benny Tetamashimba.Thanking the province for making the difference in the 2006 elections when it seemed like the opposition had taken the vote, he commended the people of North-Western Province for not being gullible.Appealing to the people of North Western Province to continue working hard, he said there...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... by MMD national secretary, Katele Kalumba, chairperson, Michael Mabenga, party spokesman, Ben Tetamashimba, elections chairperson, Mike Mulongoti, and former Information minister, Vernon Mwaanga.Others on hand to receive him were former vice-president, Nevers Mumba.Mr Banda said that Zambians had shown the world that they were united especially during the State funeral of the late president,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
... be in charge of administrative and logistical issues of the campaign and MMD spokesperson, Bennie Tetamashimba has been appointed Mr Banda's election agent."The committee has been constituted and they will be working very closely with the office of the national secretary and the party chairman," Dr Kalumba said.He said the national structure had been established and individual coordinators...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... me to succeed him," he saidBut acting President, Rupiah Banda's campaign team chairperson Benny Tetamashimba said that the anointed candidate was Mr Banda because he is the one the late president handed over power to before he left for Egypt.Mr Tetamashimba said at a Press briefing yesterday that Mr Banda was already one foot into State House and that it would be risky to replace...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
MMD spokesperson, Bennie Tetamashimba has advised that people who are wishing the first lady well should not tempt her into joining politics at the time that she has lost her husband.
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... the job to vice-president Banda or widowed First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa.MMD spokesperson Benny Tetamashimba this week proposed Banda’s candidature, but another senior member of the party, and a minister in charge of northern province in Mwanawasa’s administration, Lameck Chibombamilimo, threw his weight behind the first lady. It is not yet known whether the two have filed their applications...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
MMD spokesperson Bennie Tetamashimba has advised party members to leave First Lady, Maureen Mwanawasa, out of the presidential succession talk saying she is a person of high calibre who cannot go back on her word.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Zambia: Four File for Presidency comments VICE-President, Rupiah Banda is among four prominent MMD members who have applied to stand on the party ticket to be floated for the Republican presidency for the forthcoming by-election.Others are former vice-president, Enoch Kavindele, former Works and Supply minister, Ludwig Sondashi and Finance Minister, Ng'andu Magande.MMD spokesperson, Bennie Tetamashimba...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
The ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) should adopt acting President Rupiah Banda as its candidate for the forthcoming presidential by-election, MMD chairperson for information and publicity Benny Tetamashimba has said, Times of Zambia reported Monday. But Northern Province Minister Lameck Chibombamilimo has proposed First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa as the ideal candidate. Tetamshimba...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... of who will succeed him to centre-stage.Sensitive topicDeputy Minister for Local Government Ben Tetamashimba had provoked harsh reprimands in Zambian political circles when he suggested that the succession question be discussed in light of Mwanawasa's hospitalisation. Veteran politician and former cabinet minister Vernon Mwaanga later added his voice even as the government treated the sensitive...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Zambia's ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) has asked members wishing to contest the party presidency to lodge in their application letters before August 26 with the secretariat, according to Saturday Post. In an interview here Friday, MMD spokesman Benny Tetamashimba said the party's national executive committee (NEC) resolved after their meeting on Thursday that members should...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... the question of who will succeed him to centre-stage.Deputy Minister for Local Government Ben Tetamashimba had provoked harsh reprimands in Zambian political circles when he suggested that the succession question be discussed in light of Mwanawasa's hospitalisation. Veteran politician and former cabinet minister Vernon Mwaanga later added his voice even as the government treated the sensitive...
