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  • noun Plural form of Zambian.

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Examples

  • In addition, various sensitisation programmes including clubs in schools are contributing to building a strong anti-corruption culture among Zambians which is the most effective bulwark against the vice.

    AllAfrica News: Latest 2009

  • Zambians enthusiastically welcomed investment in 1998, when the China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Company bought a mothballed copper mine at Chambishi, near the Congo border, for $20 million and promptly invested $100 million in its rehabilitation.

    The Next Empire 2010

  • Meanwhile, Zambia's opposition politicians have accused China of taking away jobs from Zambians and subjecting their country to a new form of colonization.

    U.S. Seeks Greater Economic Role in Africa Peter Wonacott 2011

  • Zambians dismiss empty talk as more of the same "jaw-jaw."

    Dr. Paul Zeitz: Let Freedom Ring -- Now! Now!! Dr. Paul Zeitz 2011

  • Lungu said there are indications that Zambians are disappointed that President Banda seemed not to be doing enough to fight corruption.

    Zambian President’s Anti-Corruption Commitment Questioned 2011

  • In 2005, more than 50 Zambians were killed in an accidental blast at an explosives factory that served the mine; witnesses said that Chinese staff members had fled the scene moments before the explosion, failing to warn the African employees.

    The Next Empire 2010

  • Zambians rioted after at least 11 miners were shot, allegedly by Chinese bosses.

    What 2010

  • Obviously, while many Zambians are very passionate about issues regarding the origins and parentage of our president, they are questioning why the PF did not do this in 2008.

    Zambia Court Unlikely to Prevent Banda Re-Election Bid, says Activist 2011

  • Few Zambians have been lifted into the middle class by Chinese mining activity, and today, Sata remains unrelenting in his criticisms of China.

    The Next Empire 2010

  • Lee Habasonda, executive director for the Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, said Zambians do not think the judiciary is “totally” independent of the executive.

    Zambia Court Unlikely to Prevent Banda Re-Election Bid, says Activist 2011

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