Political historian Bizeck Phiri has noted the need for stakeholder consensus in the current constitution refinement process. Professor Phiri says there is need for all stakeholders to work together regardless of whether a political party is in opposition or in power. He tells Q-News that this means that views of political players that are in the minority in the legislative ...

Alliance for Community Action Executive Director, Laura Miti says the evidence of the people who are corrupt in government is sitting with those who hold power. Responding to the challenge by the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) for the Yellow Card Campaign Organisers to provide evidence of corrupt government officials to relevant authorities, Ms Miti says the Anti Corruption Commission ...

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has recorded an essay about climate change for The 1975’s new album, Notes on a Conditional Form. In the essay, which she recites over ambient music from the Manchester band, Thunberg calls for “civil disobedience” and says “it is time to rebel”. “There are no grey areas when it comes to survival,” she adds on the ...

Australian rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped a woman last year. Mr Hayne, 31, is accused of attacking a 26-year-old woman in Newcastle, north of Sydney, last September. He was arrested in December and charged with aggravated sexual assault and inflicting actual bodily harm – offences with carry a maximum 20-year jail ...

Boris Johnson’s new cabinet will meet for the first time on Thursday morning, before the new prime minister addresses the House of Commons. On Wednesday, Mr Johnson gave key roles to leading Brexiteers. Dominic Raab and Priti Patel returned to government as foreign secretary and home secretary respectively. And Sajid Javid became chancellor – as more than half of Theresa ...

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services has clarified that there is currently no Access to Information (ATI) Bill, but a draft of what the legislation should be. Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says the ATI Bill has therefore not gone missing as some people are claiming but that the Ministries of Information and Justice both keep a copy of the ...

Sixteen (16) upnd officials and members who were remanded in the Chinsali correctional facility have been released after meeting the bail conditions. the detainees who included upnd northern province chairman Nathan Ilunga were released on Wednesday around 17:00hours after spending 13 days in detention. they were arrested in Shiwang’andu district on 11th July and stand charged with being in possession ...

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has given the developers of the infrastructure around Woodlands Stadium Seven days to show cause why legal action should not be taken against them after interim inspections revealed that the developer was conducting demolition works for alterations to the existing structure without a permit from the council. Council Public relations manager George Sichimba says the ...

The Economics Association of Zambia leadership has been advised to remain an objective and neutral player in safeguarding the economy from further deteriorating by avoiding making alleged careless comments that are misleading. Commenting on the recent statement attributed to EAZ President Dr. Lubinda Habazoka in which he called on government to consider nationalizing the mines without compensation, MMD youth Prince ...

Republican Vice President Inonge Wina says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) cannot reschedule the District Delimitation sittings, as this will have an adverse impact on other key electoral activities such as voter registration. The Vice President said this in a Ministerial Statement in Parliament on a point of order raised by Leader of the opposition Jack Mwiimbu on Friday, ...