Daily Archives: May 12, 2016

TPAZ hails govt

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) has hailed the PF Government for its efforts in improving the wood sector during the time party has been in power. TPAZ Vice President Charles Masange has however, urged the government to address inconsistencies in the issuance of concession licenses for timber producers in the country. Mr. Masange says government should not relax ...

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Civil Servants urged to stay away from politics

Civil servants have been reminded of their duty to stay above the political fray in the run-up to the August 11 elections. Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union Secretary General Joy Beene says civil servants should not engage in any activity which could call into question their political impartiality. Mr. Beene adds that civil servants should familiarize themselves with the ...

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Siamunene hails ZNS officers

Defence Minister Richwell Siamunene has hailed the proactive role the Zambia National Service (ZNS) has played in curtailing the smuggling of maize to neighboring. Mr. Siamunene has attributed the recent flooding of mealie meal on the market to increased supply of maize on the market as a result of the policing of the illegal smuggling of maize by ZNS. In ...

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LAZ encouraged to take defiant Ministers to court

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has encouraged the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to proceed to the Constitutional Court and seek the interpretation of law with regards the status of ministers following the dissolution of Parliament. FDD Chairman for Labour Joe Wampata tells QFM News via telephone that it is the hope of every citizen that the ...

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Failure to review POA irks SACCORD

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says Zambians should demand for an apology from Government for failure to review the archaic Public Order Act despite an assurance that it will be amended before the August 11th general election. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says it is disappointing that government has failed to honor its promise ...

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