The Zambia National Women’s Lobby has urged political parties to honor their commitment in promoting gender equality by using the zebra approach in the adoption of candidates in future elections so that there is equal representation of both female and male candidates. Speaking during the launch of the ZNWL 2021 Gender Analysis Elections Report, Publicity Secretary Sylvia Nyambe says most ...

Government has called on private entities to come up with innovations that seek to mitigate the prevailing effects of Covid-19 and other challenges on the economy. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Technology and Science, Dr Brilliant Habeenzu has noted that the country just like other parts of the world has not been spared by the effects of the pandemic. ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has been holding a series of side events at the ongoing European Union- African Union summit taking place in Brussel,Belgium. President Hichilema has met Prime minister of Finland Sanna Maria on the sidelines of the EU-AU summit. In a Facebook post, President Hichilema says Finland has among the best education systems globally that Zambian youth can benefit ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a Zambia National Service (ZNS) Director of Operations for corrupt practices involving the exportation of Mukula logs. Anti-Corruption Commission Spokesperson Queen Chibwe has named the officer as Colonel Maliwa Muwanei aged 45, of ZNS Makeni in Lusaka. Mrs Chibwe says Colonel Muwanei has been arrested and charged with one count of Abuse of Authority of ...

Ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) youths have warned the opposition Patriotic Front to stop inciting youths to insult President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND administration. Speaking at a press briefing held at the UPND Secretariat in Lusaka today, UPND North Western province Youth Chairperson Bruce Kanema says the party is aware that the PF is using youths to ...

The Intersex Society of Zambia is demanding that Zambian laws recognize intersex as a third sex after male and female. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics including genitals,gonads and chromosome patterns that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. Speaking during a media dialogue in Lusaka, Intersex Society of Zambia Executive Director Mphatso Sakala says ...

Canadian based Zambian lawyer and political activist Elias Munshya says the UPND Alliance government has done great things in the last six months which the PF regime failed to do in 10 years. Dr Munshya has told a media briefing in Lusaka that this is despite several challenges the UPND Alliance government has faced. He has cited some of the ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia chapter says the Supreme Court ruling on the liquidation of the Post Newspaper raises new hope for democracy. In a statement, MISA Zambia Chairperson Fr. Barnabas Simatende says this development has instilled confidence in the judicial process and an assurance that proper administration of the law will be upheld, which is important ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. The two heads of state held talks yesterday on the sidelines of the EU-AU summit being held in Brussels,Belgium. Their discussion centered around trade and investment opportunities including Zambia’s potential of being a viable investment destination and ultimately job and business opportunities creation. In a Facebook posting, President ...