Local Government Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga says it is unlawful for Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa to appoint a Councilor to act as Mayor in his absence. Mr. Malupenga says a mayor has no powers to appoint a Councilor to act in his/her absence. He has told Journalists in Lusaka that the decision by Mr Sampa is ultra-vires to Section 20 ...

The University of Zambia (UNZA) has procured an ultra-modern industrial printing machine at a cost of K10.5 million which is capable of printing ballot papers. UNZA Vice-Chancellor Luke Mumba says the UNZA printer machine which will be used for commercial purposes has the best practice capacity in printing at all levels of customer specification. Professor Mumba says printer once installed ...

The foreign affairs office of Shandong Province in China is ready to put in writing the intent to twin Shandong Province with Zambia’s Eastern Province. Shandong Province Vice Minister Ren Airong says they want to actively push forward cooperation between the two provinces and establish contact with the Eastern Province’s administration. Ms. Ren says with respect with the Zambian government’s ...

The Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) has commended the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) for facilitating the payment of teachers whose salaries were withheld on account that their transfers to various stations did not follow the right procedure. Recently, the Teaching Council of Zambia blocked salaries for 125 teachers who transferred from rural districts to Lusaka Province and did ...

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company has suspended water supply to Chirundu district as a result of high turbidity levels on the Zambezi River which is the source of the company’s water. In a statement, Company Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Patson Phiri says the high turbidity levels have rendered water treatment virtually impossible. Mr Phiri says all efforts have ...

Barclays Bank Zambia Managing Director, Mzinga Melu has disclosed that the bank has this year spent about $4.2 million in financing various projects in the various sectors of the economy. Ms. Melu has explained that the $4.2 million was spent on financing projects in Energy, Agriculture, and Mining among other sectors. She has pledged her bank’s support to key sectors ...

ZANACO has projected a positive economic outlook for the country for 2019 and 2020 with growth forecast for 2019 expected at 4.1 percent. Speaking at the end-of-year economic review breakfast meeting in Lusaka, bank Head Economic Researcher, Patrick Chileshe says in 2020 economic growth is projected at 4.3 percent. And Dr. Chileshe has revealed that the Kwacha was one of the worst performing ...

Minister of Justice Given Lubinda says the Public Order Act amendment bill will soon be ready. Mr Lubinda says his Ministry is waiting for the convening of a workshop for Member of Parliament and other stakeholders on the public order act by the inter-parliamentary union. He says his ministry is currently awaiting confirmation from the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the dates ...

BuyZed campaign has joined the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) in opposing the importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the country. Campaign founder Evans Ngoma says his organization finds it unfortunate that the country is allowing the importation of GMOs when it has capacity to produce a lot of agricultural products. Mr. Ngoma tells q-news that the people of ...