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The Young African Leaders Initiative is concerned that some political parties have begun inviting applications for the position of councilor in this year’s general election. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says political parties doing this are going against the spirit of the amended republican constitution. Mr. Mwanza has told QTV in an interview that the republican constitution in Articles 60 ...

Government has been advised against fiscal indiscipline by giving an indication that it is planning to go into more borrowing. Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba says this is especially that the Country’s economic fundamentals are signaling uncertainty in the business community. Dr. Kalumba says this is however, not to say that it is bad for Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda to ...

Political parties in the country have been advised to disband all political vigilante groups in order to ensure the August 11th elections are peaceful. Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia Executive Director, Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says the existence of such groups is inconsistent with modern democratic governance. Reverend Mwanza says political militia or vigilante groups are not compatible with the 21st century ...

Mpulungu’s Isoko Primary School Head teacher Ivor Mwewa has bemoaned the shortage of teachers and desks at the school. Mr. Mwewa explains that the school only has 10 teachers against 735 pupils who have to share 84 desks. He has however, expressed happiness that the school has been connected to the electricity grid which he says will help pupils especially ...

Patriotic Front candidate for the anticipated Kasama Central by-election Kelvin Sampa says he will have boring campaign now that incumbent Geoffrey Mwamba has opted not to defend his seat. Mr. Sampa says he was looking forward to facing Mr. Mwamba in the by-election. He says he will now go to sleep as he does not think Mr. Mwamba’s daughter who ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says the Patriotic Front Government’s continued domestic borrowing is crowding out local businesses by driving up interest rates for loans. Mr. Hichilema says while President Edgar Lungu’s acknowledgment of the importance of increasing access to banking services for stimulating business activity and development is welcome, the President must recognize that his government’s actions have had a ...

Zambia’s Copper production is projected to be around 700,000 tonnes this year and next year before rising to 1 million tonnes in 2018. Ministry of Mines Permanent Secretary Paul Chanda has told Reuters that this is because the pricing of copper has been consistently low and some mines have halted production. Mr. Chanda says copper production is expected to increase ...

MMD Muchinga Member of Parliament Howard Kunda says he is confident of retaining his seat based on his track record and great achievements during his five years in Parliament. Mr. Kunda believes his performance in his yet-to-end first tenure as MP had won the people’s heart. He says he has lobbied for and initiated a number of projects mainly in ...

Government has been commended for the infrastructure development that is taking place in the Country. The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) President Chingati Msiska says his union is happy that schools, health institutions and roads are being constructed in the Country. He has appealed to Zambians to support the government irrespective of their political affiliations in ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has observed that discrimination and negative perception of women still remains hindrance for women to aspire for leadership positions. ZNWL Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe says traditional believes is also another barrier that prevents women to become leaders. Ms Katebe says women participation in politics in the country is thus disheartening because women are in ...