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JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says government has started the process of consultation with stakeholders on holding another referendum on the enhanced Bill of Rights following the failure of the one held alongside the elections. Mr Lubinda has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that once consultations have been concluded, a comprehensive statement on the way forward will be issued with ...

Patriotic Front Member of the Central Committee Paul Moonga has proposed the extension of the tenure of office for elected officials from the current five to seven years. Mr Moonga has told a media briefing held at the PF Secretariat today that the five-year tenure is insufficient for a President to implement most of his policies. He adds that holding ...

United Progressive People (UPP) president Saviour Chishimba has charged that poor Zambians will bear the burden of draconian economic policies which the ruling Patriotic Front thought will be convenient implementing after the August 11 elections. Dr Chishimba says it is unfortunate that leaders change and begin to do things that hurt those who vote for them shortly after winning elections. ...

A total of K1.1 billion has been collected in form of toll gate fees at all toll collection points which constitute ten border points and two inland toll stations. Works and Supply minister Ronald Chitotela has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that on average, the national tolling programme is accounting for monthly collections amounting to K39 million. He ...

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia’s longstanding peace record is dependable on the African continent. Speaking this morning before departure for Luanda, Angola to attend an extra ordinary United Nations Great Lakes Summit on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the great lakes region, President Lungu says Zambia will be there to share best practices in terms of maintaining peace. He ...

One Police officer has died while two others are nursing injuries after a shooting incident which happened this morning at about 07:00 hours at the Great East road barrier a few meters from the Airport round about in Lusaka. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the incident happened when four Chipata based Police Detectives who had gone to ...

The National Union for Small-scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) has welcomed the move by government to ban the exportation of maize. NUSFAZ president Frank Kayula says the rate at which maize is being taken out of the country is worrying, and that banning its export is the best move for now. Dr Kayula says if the act is left unchecked, ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) says it is illogical for the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) to claim that the PF are planning to send their cadres to attack President Lungu in order to frame the UPND. Patriotic Front Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says it is disappointing that such a comment can come from a man who is ...

Visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged Zambians to remain and maintain peace saying many countries envy Zambia’s peaceful nature. Speaking at State House this afternoon during the commemorations of Zambia’s 52nd Independence anniversary, President Museveni says no one should deceive the people of Zambia not to remain peaceful saying it will not benefit the nation in anyway. President Museveni ...

President Edgar Lungu and his visiting Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni today led hundreds of patriotic Zambians at the freedom statue in laying wreaths in remembrance of all departed heroes. Zambia attained independence from British government on 24th October, 1964. She has turned 52 years today. President Museveni who first layed the wreath at the Freedom Statue was then followed by ...