A Coalition Of Civil Society Organizations (CSOS) Is Advocating For A Formalized Mechanism That Will Secure Better Political Inclusion And Bring Marginalized Groupings Closer To Decision-Making Platforms Through A Mixed Member Electoral System (Mmes). The Mmes Coalition Comprises The Zambia National Women’s Lobby, Centre For Young Leaders In Africa And The Zambia Federation Of Persons With Disabilities (ZAFOD). In A ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- says all motor vehicles, excluding trucks, tankers and heavy-duty vehicles transiting through Zambia as cargo by road, will be required to be transported using a truck called a carrier effective January 1, 2022. ZRA Corporate Affairs Manager Topsy Sikalinda says this is in an effort to support local companies in the clearing and forwarding sector ...

The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTAT) Has Called On The Local Media For More Engagements With The Agency To Foster An Increased Interest In Statistics Because They Play A Major Role In National Development. Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa Has Noted That There Is Less Coverage Of Statistical Aspects By Most Local Media Which Deprives The Public From Appreciating The Value ...

President Hakainde Hichilema Has Challenged The Local Government Authorities To Utilise The Increased Constituency Development Funds (CDF) To The Betterment Of Their Communities. President Hichilema Says The New Dawn Government Saw It Fit To Increase The Funds And At The Same Time Implement The Decentralisation Policy To Allow Local Authorities Have More Say On What Projects Should Be Implemented Under ...

The Center For Constitutionalism And Legal Justice Has Commended President Hakainde Hichilema On His Choice Of Chief Justice Of The Republic Of Zambia. Centre Director Isaac Mwanza Says Justice Mumba Malila, State Counsel Is Among The Oldest Serving Members Of The Supreme Court Bench Who Joined The Supreme Court Bench Much Earlier Than Even The Current Acting Chief Justice. Mr. ...

Former Ruling Pf Senior Member Chishimba Kambwili Says The Opposition Political Party Will Not Condemn Everything The New Dawn Government Will Do But Praise Good Things In The Name Of Offering Checks And Balances. Mr. Kambwili Has Since Congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema Over His Choice Of The Candidate For The Position Of Chief Justice Mumba Malila. He Says The Choice ...

Vice President W.K. Mutale Nalumango has Urged Women in Various Professions to Take Keen Interest in Politics to Push for Their Agenda. Mrs. Nalumango is concerned with the Low Levels of Women Representation at Parliamentary and Local Government Level. She Says It Is Disheartening That Zambia Is Among The Countries With The Lowest Representation Of Women In Politics In Southern ...

Kabwata Member of Parliament Levy Mkandawire has died in a fatal road traffic accident this afternoon. It is reported that Mr. Mkandawire was hit by a speeding vehicle near his residence in Lusaka’s Woodlands area. Kawata MP was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced died. Mr. Mkandawire body has since been deposited in UTH mortuary. UPND ...

The National Union For Small Scale Farmers Association Of Zambia Has Appealed To Government To Quickly Look For Funding To Pay Off The Farmers Who Supplied The Extra 400,000 Metric Tons Of Maize To The Food Reserve Agency Fra. Speaking In A Telephone Interview, Union Executive Director Ebony Lolozi Noted With Concern That Some Farmers Have Not Been Paid Despite ...

Zambian DNA Spokesperson Spuki Mulemwa Has Charged That The Application Of Justice In Zambia Must Be Fair And Non Discriminatory.  Mr. Mulemwa Has Expressed Concern Over The Current Happenings Where Named Politicians Are Detained For A Longer Period Of Time Without And Denied Police Bond Contrary To What The Law Stipulates And What The New Dawn Government Aspires For As ...