The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set Thursday, 6th August,2015 as the date for the Bangweulu parliamentary by-election and seven local government wards. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna in a statement says the filing of nomination papers will be on Thursday, 9th July,2015 , between 09L00 hours and 15 hours. Mr Akufuna adds that aspiring candidates in the ...

Green party President Peter Sinkamba says the proposed enactment of the dual citizenship law is long overdue. Mr Sinkamba has since urged Parliament which reconvenes today to support the enactment once the clause is tabled by government. He has told QFM News that the current constitution is rigid on citizenship. Mr Sinkamba says a good number of Zambians in the ...

Government has disclosed that 274 suspected cases of typhoid have been detected as a result of the screening process conducted in Kanyama, of which four cases tested positive for Salmonella, the causative agent for typhoid. And the World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged US$20,000 and two vehicles towards efforts to combat the outbreak of typhoid in Lusaka. Health Minister Joseph ...

MMD Chembe Member of Parliament Mwansa Mbulakulima has bemoaned the bad state of the road that runs from Mansa into the chiefdom of senior Chief Milambo. Mr. Mbulakulima is also concerned about the bad state of another District road that runs from Milenge District to the turn-off of Tuta- Serenje Road which he says has not been worked on for ...

Chicago Blackhawks claimed their third Stanley Cup in six years with a 2-0 win against Tampa Bay Lightning that gave them a 4-2 series victory. Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith were on target as Chicago clinched the title at home for the first time since 1938. It was the only match of the series not to be decided by a ...

British singer Ed Sheeran has surprised a young girl in Canada by performing an impromptu duet at a shopping mall. In a video on YouTube, which has been viewed around 90,000 times, Sheeran was in a music store when he overheard a cover of his hit Thinking Out Loud. The voice belonged to 13-year-old Sydney Bourbeau, performing at a fundraiser ...

EU interior ministers are to discuss how to deal with tens of thousands of migrants trying to enter Europe each year by crossing the Mediterranean. A key issue at the talks in Luxembourg is a plan to distribute asylum seekers more evenly across all 28 EU states. The crisis has put a huge strain on Italian, Greek and Maltese resources. ...

Chief Liteta of the Lenje people of Chibombo district has hailed government efforts in reducing child marriages in his chiefdom. Chief Liteta says government has shown leadership and commitment to ensure that the future of the girl child is protected at all costs. He says he is impressed to note that government through the ministry of gender and child development ...

The National Water and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) has observed that illegal water connections has become prominent. NWASCO Director Kelvin Chitumbo has since warned perpetrators to stop such unlawful acts. Mr. Chitumbo says perpetrators of illegal water connections will be dealt with accordingly once the law catches up with them perpetrators. He adds that the council will continue to undertake inspections ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has called on teachers throughout the country to uphold professionalism and defend the interests of pupils. Commenting on the story of a Choma female teacher impregnated by a pupil, PROTUZ Deputy Secretary General Charity Kampamba says the teacher union believes teachers should be in the forefront of helping pupils finish their education without ...