Youth and sports Deputy Minister Ronald Chitotela says there is no need for young people in the country to entertain any thought of changing government. Mr. Chitotela says the Patriotic Front has delivered to the expectations of the young people by empowering them. He says young people should renew the PF’s mandate so that the party can finish what it ...

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) says there is need for massive sensitization on the referendum if it is to be a success. PMRC Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, Salim Kaunda says the people have to be educated on the referendum so that they know what they will be voting for. Mr. Kaunda says as things stand, people do not ...

Works and Supply Minister Yamfwa Mukanga has reassured Zambians that going forward ballot papers will be printed locally. Mr. Mukanga says 98 percent of works have so far been done at the Government Printers to enable the facility print ballot papers. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the decision by the Electoral Commission of Zambia to print ballot papers for August ...

The Zambia Development Agency has signed a US$186 million Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Mpande Limestone Limited for the setting up of a cement manufacturing plant in Chieftainess Nkomesha’s area. Speaking during the signing of the agreement in Lusaka today, ZDA Director General Patrick Chisanga says the cement plant is expected to produce one million tons of cement per ...

  The ruling Patriotic Front has charged that MMD president Dr. Nevers Mumba has decided to endorse UPND President Hakainde Hichilema out of frustration after President Lungu declined to adopt him as his running mate. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says Dr. Mumba was positioning himself as President Lungu’s running mate so that he can boost his chances of becoming ...

President Edgar Lungu has launched the first ever Public Private Partnership (PPP) driven construction of Correctional facilities at Mwembeshi with a combined capacity of 3,300 at a total cost of US$21 million. Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony in Mwembeshi today, President Lungu says the two projects which are as a result of a partnership with the private sector are ...

MMD president Nevers Mumba has endorsed UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s candidature in the August 11 elections. Speaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for a UPND/MMD alliance in Lusaka today, MMD president Nevers Mumba says the UPND leader is ripe for the presidency this year. Dr Mumba says his party has opted to work with UPND because it ...

Every Home for Chris Regional Director Dr. Bishop Richard Kakuwa has urged political players to stop pulling down campaign materials for their opponents as it is a recipe for confusion in the country. Bishop Kakuwa says it is saddening to see that some campaign materials are being pulled down saying that kind of behavior is retrogressive. Bishop Kakuwa states that ...

Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda has encouraged casual workers in the country to report to his office as government banned casualization in the country. In January this year, government made a landmark commitment to end casualization as President Edgar Lungu assented to the revised employment act to ban casualization and unjustified termination of employment. Mr. Shamenda says it is unfortunate that ...

British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane Dyet says it is incumbent upon political leaders in the country to keep their followers in check during the campaign period. Mr. Dyet says it is every ones prayer that the country will not see more violence involving political cadres has the country has already seen so far. He says it is important ...