The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has noted the need to put in place a mechanism of accountability in the execution of Article 59 of Zambian constitution. FODEP says such a mechanism should also be transparent. Executive Director Macdonald Chipenzi states that his organization of the view that the uproar that has arisen following the pardoning of convicted defiler musician ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has urged the Human Rights Commission and other human rights organizations in the country to be proactive in condemning human rights abuses. Mr Hichilema notes that human rights violations in the country are in the public domain and that it is the duty of human rights organisations to act on such ...

Action Aid Zambia says there is no need for Government to investigate the cause of the damage to machinery at Indeni Oil refinery because government already knows what has caused damage to key installations. Action Aid Country Director Pamela Chisanga says government should state the long and short term implications the damage will have on the country. Ms Chisanga has ...

State House has dismissed as useless a subject the growing debate questioning President Edgar Lungu’s continued role as Defence Minister. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has contended that President Lungu’s holding on to the position of Defence Minister is most likely making him less effective and efficient in executing his duties as Head of ...

The Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) anticipates a reduction in the country’s GDP for 2015 owing to internal shocks ravaging the economy. EAZ President Chrispin Mphuka has cited the 2015 national budget deficit, the hike in fuel pump prices and the power deficit as the internal factors having a bearing on the economy. Mr Mphuka has told Qfm News in ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has warned that his ministry will not tolerate acts of political violence regardless of who is involved. In a ministerial statement on the incident in Kitwe in which suspected PF cadres attacked UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s entourage, Mr Mwila says this is evident by the action the Police took throughout the incident including the arrest ...

Medical Stores workers have been awarded a 10% salary increment. Speaking during the signing of the collective agreement with the Natinal Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers in Lusaka today, Medical Stores Managing Sirector Dr. Boniface Fundafunda says the lowest paid unionized worker will get a basic salary of K3,310 with the highest paid getting K6,506 besides housing and transport ...

Three people died on the spot after being hit by a Toyota Vista Registration number ACP 1880 in Mbala as they were walking along the road. Police Spokesperson Charity Chanda in a statement says two others who include a nine months old baby sustained injuries in the accident. Ms Chanda says the baby was on the back of one of ...

President Edgar Lungu has been challenged to tell the nation whether he is drawing a salary as he continues to serve as Defence Minister. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says it does not understand why it has taken the President long to appoint a Defence Minister. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization believes ...

The Non Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says it has been vindicated by reports that pardoned child defiler Clifford Dimba alias General Kanene has been involved in a Gender Based Violent (GBV) case. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale says the revelation proves that Dimba needed to reflect on his actions and face the consequences of his action since the courts ...