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Disability Rights organizations have lauded president Hakainde Hichilema for appointing Christine Chama, a physically challenged woman as a Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission. They say the appointment is a demonstration of president Hakainde Hichilema’s commitment to including persons with disabilities in governance and decision making. Disability Rights Watch National Coordinator, Bruce Chooma tells Q-News that the decision by the ...

Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) Director General, Quince Mwabu has called on the Anti-Corruption Commission to take interest in the possible existence of ghost workers in Ministry of Health which has led to some Directors being sent on forced leave. In a ministerial statement made in Parliament last week, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said her ministry had unearthed ...

Economist and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communication Advisor, Chibamba Kanyama Economist Chibamba Kanyama is confident Zambia will not have difficulties in restructuring its debt before securing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) package because the government has so far demonstrated good will to this cause.   Mr. Kanyama has observed that Zambia has already gone past the Staff Level Agreement which he ...

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has welcomed the renewal of the term of office for its chairperson and the appointment of the new Vice Chairperson and Commissioners by President Hakainde Hichilema, subject to ratification by the National Assembly. Commission Director Sindiso Ngatsha Sichone says the appointment of the chairperson, vice-chairperson and commissioners who are all known human rights defenders, will ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on all trade unions, civil society organizations and other stakeholders not to allow the strong arm of those who are ruling to control and bring undemocratic tendencies in Zambia. ZCTU Secretary General, Cosmas Mukuka says the stakeholders should endeavor to protect the democratic space and be good ambassadors by questioning anything ...

The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has called on Education Minister Douglas Syakalima to immediately resolve the impasse at the Copperbelt University to avoid agitating students. The Copperbelt University and Academics Union has rejected a 4 to 5 percent salary increment demanding an increment of not less than 12 percent across board. NAQEZ Executive Director, Aaron Chansa ...

Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary in-charge of Technical Services, Joel Kamoko is hopeful that all the 30,000 teachers who are earmarked to be recruited by government this year will report for work in term two. Mr. Kamoko says all the 30, 000 teachers once employed will be put on the payroll. And Mr. Kamoko has cautioned those applying as teachers ...

Stakeholders have disapproved government’s resolve to subject the Access to Information (ATI) Bill to further scrutiny following a stakeholder consultative and validation meeting that was held last month. The Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia says in as much as it values consultative processes, it is of the view that the ATI Bill has already undergone enough scrutiny over ...

Government says the country’s progress so far, is insufficient to realize the aspirations contained in the vision 2030 of becoming a prosperous middle-income nation.   Speaking at the National Development Coordinating Committee meeting on the validation of the eighth national development plan in Lusaka today, Acting Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says strides have been made towards achieving the socio-economic ...

Social scientist Innocent Kolala is hopeful that Zambia will soon undertake electoral reforms to curtail the holding of by-elections which have proved to be time consuming and costly. During his address to the nation on morals and principals of national values, president Hakainde Hichilema said his government is working towards ensuring ways that will help curb unnecessary holding of by-elections ...