Daily Archives: March 26, 2017

UPPZ President welcomes plans to print ballot papers locally

United, Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charles Chanda has welcomed President Edgar Lungu’s pronouncements to print the ballot papers for 2021 polls but with reservations. Mr. Chanda says his party has welcomed this development given the fact that Zambia’s economy is limping. Mr. Chanda has however questioned why the Head of State is the one who has made that ...

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NCP Leader wants parliamentary code of conduct reviewed

New Congress Party President Peter Chanda has proposed that the parliamentary code of conduct should be revised to give powers to the speakers of the National Assembly to take serious action to erring Members of Parliament.  Pastor Chanda says what is happening in the Zambia parliamentary is worrying adding that members of parliament still need to do more to regulate ...

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ZCSD accuse govt of ‘hypocrisy’ on referendum

Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape has accused government of hypocrisy on the issue of holding the referendum. Mr. Mwape says this is because President Lungu is saying government has no resources to hold referendum and on the other hand Government has resources to make consultations on whether Zambia should pull out from the International Criminal ...

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