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Constitutional Making Expert Simon Kabanda has appealed to government to constitute a Referendum Preparations Committee tasked to prepare Zambians for participation in the National Referendum which he says should be held alongside the 2021 General Election. Mr. Kabanda says the Republican Constitution will only be complete with a complete Bill of Rights when the nation holds a National Referendum to ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved the application by ZESCO to increase electricity tariffs by 75%. The adjustment will be effected in two phases of 50 percent effective 15th May, 2017 and 25 percent to be effected on 1st September, 2017. ERB Acting Board Chairperson Professor Francis Yamba has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that notwithstanding the ...

THE State has enter a nolle prosequi against UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and five of his co accused on the charge of disobedience of lawful orders contrary to Section 127 of the Penal Code Act, Chapter 87 of the Law of Zambia. It was alleged that on 8th April,2017, at Limulunga district in Western province, Mr Hichilema and his co-accused ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it has not made submissions towards the review of the Public Order Act because it holds the view the Act is a good law. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the party still holds the view by late party and Republican President Michael Sata that the Public Order Act is a good law. In an ...

Freedom fighter and former vice president Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe’s widow Salome Kapwepwe has died. Mrs. Kapwepwe passed away in her sleep last night at the age of 90. And President Edgar Lungu says Zambia has again lost a great icon who was an epitome of what women ought to be to their families, society and the nation as a whole. ...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the similar goals and challenges Zambia and Togo share present an opportunity for both countries to work closely by exchanging useful information in areas of their expertise for the mutual benefit of the two countries. Speaking last evening at the State banquet hosted in honour of his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbe, President Lungu said Zambia and ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has charged that it preposterous for government to ask political parties to submit recommendations on the review of the Public Order Act. Party Secretary General Wynter Kabimba says his party is not interested in making such recommendations as it is a waste of time. Mr. Kabimba says what needs to be amended in the Public Order ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has today approved a $200 million International Development Association (IDA) credit under the IDA17 Scale-up Facility for Zambia to improve selected rural roads in six of Zambia’s ten provinces. Government will finance the remaining four provinces. According to the Rural Access Index, only 17 percent of rural population live within 2 km of ...

Transparency International Zambia has charged that the Patriotic Front government is the most politically intolerant government Zambia has ever had since the reintroduction of multi-party politics. TIZ Executive Director Wesley Chibamba says the PF has been clamping down on democratic space by attacking anyone with divergent views. Mr. Chibamba has reminded the ruling party that Zambia is still a democratic ...

Government has been called upon to consider terminating the contract between the Lusaka City Council (LCC) and Parkrite in the interest of the Zambian people. Arise Now Zambia wants government to take this action immediately. Executive Director Robert Mwale says this is especially in view of the partnership between LCC and Parkrite proving to be a failure. Mr. Mwale has ...