Daily Archives: August 3, 2015

Siavonga DC urges Simplification of forms of empowering women

Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has appealed to the Ministry of Gender and Community Development, Mother and Child Health to simplify the forms for women empowerment. About 7 groups comprising of 15 women each are expected to benefit from the women empowerment fund in Siavonga this year. But Mr. Kanyama says he has been receiving complaints from women that they ...

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UPND forewarns of harder times to come under PF

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the people of Zambia should expect more economic challenges as a result of the current power cuts experienced in the country. UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo believes that the economic hardships the people of Zambia have been subjected to are as a result of policy inconsistency by the PF Government. Mr. ...

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Activist explains why by-elections are never ending in Zambia

Governance Activist Maurice Malambo has observed that the high number of nullified parliamentary seats goes to show that political players do not respect electoral laws. Mr. Malambo says there is need for political players to desist from any electoral malpractices saying it is the people who suffer and not politicians. Mr. Malambo has however noted that during this parliamentary cycle, ...

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Keep Zambia Clean has not died- Govt

Government says the ‘keep Zambia clean campaign’ that was officially launched by late Republican President Levy Mwanawasa in 2007 has not died. Ministry of Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister Nicolas Banda says there is need to continue sensitizing citizens on how to keep their surroundings clean noting that this poses a health risk to the public once the country ...

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