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The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People Driven Constitution has vowed to aggressively de-campaign the ruling Patriotic Front in 2016 for refusing to respect the wishes of the Zambian people over the enactment of the new republican constitution. Speaking during a media briefing on behalf of the Coalition today, Operation Young Vote Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says the ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has advised stakeholders not to waste time to continue crying over spilt milk but soldier on as some progress has been made in the Constitutional making process that the country has been failing for many years. The organization has also called on stakeholders to now focus on ensuring that they have a campaign that will ensure ...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo has charged that the new constitution passed by Parliament is without doubt flawed. Mr. Chipimo has however, noted that the new constitution contains elements that are good and its enactment is generally a step in the right direction. He explains that it is a good constitution in the sense that it will reduce ...

The Zambia Chamber of Mines says Zambia’s economic recovery lies in the resumption of global economic growth. Chamber President Nathan Chishimba says he is hopeful about the global prospects for mining especially for the two important commodities for economic growth namely steel and copper. Mr. Chishimba says the good news for Zambia is that the long term outlook is positive. ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati says 2015 will be remembered as one of the most difficult years for Zambia economically in the last 10 years. Mr. Mutati has observed that 2015 has proved to be a year where all economic fundamentals were unclenched. In an interview with Qfm News, Mr. Mutati says this means that the country has failed to ...

Government has described the ending year 2015 as one full of turbulences for Zambia more especially in the mining and energy sectors. Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili tells QFM News via telephone that the turbulences were as a result of the change in the weather pattern and low copper prices on the international market. Mr. Kambwili says the power outages ...

Former President Rupiah Banda has called for reconciliation among Zambians in order to foster economic and social development. Mr. Banda says Zambians only have one country and must therefore work together to find solutions to the challenges being faced. He notes that the problems of unemployment, youth agitation, hunger and power shortages among others are not peculiar to Zambia and ...

Government has dismissed reports suggesting that it has introduced a policy to compel teachers to wear uniforms. Addressing journalists in Lusaka today, Ministry of General Education Spokesperson, Hilary Chipango says these social media reports have resulted in agitation and anxiety among teachers in the country. Mr. Chipango says the ministry is concerned with these social media reports that have not ...

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) President Andrew Nthewewe says the passing of the constitution bill marks the beginning of a new constitution order. Mr. Nthewewe says the constitution amendments will bring about change with regards the country’s governance system and structures. He says this is in view of some progressive clauses that have been adopted by Parliament. Mr. Nthewewe notes ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has dismissed as nonsense reports that it has been mobilising Malawian nationals to register as voters in the just ended mobile voter registration exercise in Eastern province. PF Central Committee Chairperson for Information Frank Bwalya says such reports are only a perpetration of political parties that have foreseen their defeat in the 2016 general election. Father ...