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Chituwo. Masebo was instrumental in politically defending the reversal of the health reforms in Parliament. Her tenure, however, was cut short when she decided to formally cross over to the MMD, forcing her to vacate her seat in Parliament and her ministerial position. This allowed her,
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In July 2015, the Anti-Corruption
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however, to defend her seat on an MMD ticket in the 2006 elections. Following the elections, she returned to her old post as
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third-term ambitions, Masebo had led a large group of dissatisfied MMD members out of the party. By the time of the 2001 elections, she had joined the newly established
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after being appointed firstly in
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came to power in 2008. She failed to be appointed minister for opposing Banda’s succession of
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However, there was a by-election in
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Acquits Former Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo on Charges of Abuse of Authority.
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Deputy
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