{"id":36018,"date":"2022-12-08T21:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/upnd-govt-chooses-to-give-more-money-to-the-mines-hon-miles-sampa"},"modified":"2022-12-08T21:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:35:11","slug":"upnd-govt-chooses-to-give-more-money-to-the-mines-hon-miles-sampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/upnd-govt-chooses-to-give-more-money-to-the-mines-hon-miles-sampa","title":{"rendered":"UPND Govt Chooses To Give More Money To The Mines- Hon. 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