PF must apologise for failure to enact information law-Chipenzi
Electoral Expert McDonald Chipenzi says the PF Government must apologize to Zambians for failing to enact the Access to Information Bill. Last week, Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili announced...
View ArticlePresident Lungu expected in Muchinga tomorrow
President Edgar Lungu is tomorrow expected in Muchinga Province for a two-day official visit. Muchinga Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe disclosed this in an interview with the Zambia News and...
View ArticleStudents demand for the Student loans bill before parliament dissolves
Zambia National Student’s Union (ZANASU) has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to enact the Student’s Loans bill before parliament is dissolved. In a statement made available to ZANIS in Ndola...
View ArticleECZ starts training electoral officers ahead of the August 11 polls
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it has started training district electoral officers in Northern Province ahead of the August 11 general elections. ECZ Provincial electoral officer, Abel...
View ArticleRonnie Shikapwasha, Chanda Chimba found with case to answer
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has found former Information Minister Lt Gen. Ronnie Shikapwasha, Freelance Journalist Chanda Chimba III, and former Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary Sam Phiri...
View ArticlePresident Lungu expected in Kitwe for a two day visit
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is today expected in Kitwe on the Copperbelt for a two day working visit. According to Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) news monitored at 19:00 hours President...
View ArticleDon’t use freedom of speech to defame and abuse innocent people-Kambwili
GOVERNMENT has urged the media not to abuse freedom of speech to defame and abuse innocent people in the country. Meanwhile, Government has introduced a tax holiday for imports of broadcasting...
View ArticleGeorge Mpombo has been acquitted
FORMER Defence Minister, George Mpombo has been acquitted in a case in which he was charged with failure to secure a firearm. This was in a matter where Mpombo, 61, a farmer of plot number 10,...
View ArticleGovernment to construct seven new trades schools
Government has released K44 million towards the construction of seven new trades training institutions in districts that did not previously have any training institute. Ministry of Higher Education...
View ArticleVote’s Card will not be required for Referendum, only NRC to be used-Wina
Parliament yesterday heard that individuals will not require a voter’s card to vote in the Referendum on the Bill of Rights scheduled to be held simultaneously with the August, 11 general elections....
View ArticleLegal aid has not failed poor people-Ngulube
The Legal Aid Board has dismissed assertions that the organization has failed to provide legal services to the underprivileged in the country. Legal Aid Board Director Anderson Ngulube stated that his...
View ArticleKampyongo bans PF military regalia
The Patriotic Front (PF) has with immediate effect banned its members from putting on Military attires/uniforms. PF National Youth Co-ordinator Stephen Kampyongo said PF is a disciplined party and...
View ArticleGovernment continues creating jobs in Western Province-Emerine Kabanshi
Government says it will continue with massive developmental projects in the country. Community Development and Social Welfare Minister, Emerine Kabanshi, says the continuation of projects will create...
View ArticleZambia makes strides regional integration, migration-Davies Mwila
Home Affairs Minister, Davies Mwila, has disclosed that Zambia has made major strides in its quest to implement activities in line with regional integration as well as migration. Mr Mwila says as...
View ArticleGovernment revises NGO Act
Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Emerine Kabanshi, says government is revising the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Act No 15 of 2009 in order to enhance Civil Society...
View ArticleMedia challenged to change perception of bias reporting
Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Director General, Josephine Mapoma, says as the country prepares to go to the polls in August, this year, the media have an opportunity to change the perception...
View ArticleGovernment will only have 30 Cabinet ministers – Simbyakula
MINISTER of Justice Ngosa Simbyakula has maintained that Government will only have 30 Cabinet ministers as prescribed in the amended constitution. Dr Simbyakula said that this undertaking will now...
View ArticleMMD Convention will take place with or without Nevers Mumba-Mbulakulima
MMD National Secretary Mwansa Mbulakulima says the Party has reached the point of no return regarding the holding of the Party National Convention which he announced two weeks ago. And Mr Mbulakulima...
View ArticleGovernment says recent attacks on foreigners were not xenophobic
Home Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS), Mulenga Chileshe, has clarified that Zambia did not experience xenophobia. Dr Chileshe says it is wrong for journalists in Zambia to say there were xenophobia...
View ArticleState enters nolle in M’membe and Funga case
The state has entered a nolle prosequi in the case in which Post Newspapers Editor in Chief Fred M’membe and Reporter Mukosha Funga are charged with the case of publishing classified documents....
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