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Monkey urinates on Zambian president 
June 25, 2009 - 6:10AM 
A monkey urinated on Zambian President Rupiah Banda as he spoke to reporters 
outside his offices on Wednesday. 

"You have urinated on my jacket," a startled Banda told the monkey, one of many 
that make their home in the trees outside his offices. 

"I will give this monkey for lunch to Mr Sata," he joked, referring to 
opposition leader Michael Sata, who Banda defeated in last year's elections. 

Banda devoted much of his second news conference as president to reassuring 
Zambians over the dramatic economic slowdown resulting from plunging prices for 
copper, the country's main export. 

"Our growth prospects have diminished, such that the projected gross domestic 
product has now been revised downwards to 4.0 per cent or below. This reduction 
has implications for the domestic revenues, with both corporate and income 
taxes likely to reduce," Banda said. 

AFP


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