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Gemstones and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (GAWUZ) President Sifuniso Banda bemoaned the difficulties Gemstone mine owners are facing in accessing loans from banks and other lending institutions. He has since appealed to the Government to help create an enabling environment for Gemstone and other small scale mines to access loans from banking institutions. Mr. Banda notes that once the ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders has advised political parties without membership cards to come up with membership cards as part of efforts to end political violence in the country. Mr. Saunders notes that it is difficult to know genuine members of certain political parties in times of political violence considering that some political parties do not have membership cadres. He says ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama has ruled out the possibility of President Edgar Lungu calling early election in 2016. Mr. Chama says it is the ruling party’s absolute intention to govern for a full five-year term. He says those suggesting that President Lungu intends to call early elections are merely being malicious and jittery. Mr. Chama says the ruling ...

Government has identified partnership among stakeholders as key in dealing with the challenges in the water and sanitation sector. Local Government and Housing Minister Steve Kampyongo says government remains dedicated to providing a conducive environment for stakeholders to effectively implement activities aimed at improving the quality of life of the Zambian people. Speaking during the launch of the National Urban ...

The Airways Allied Workers Union of Zambia (AWUZ) has welcomed the decision by government to defer establishment of a national airline. Union General Secretary Neddy Banda says the union is happy that the establishment of a national airline has not been abandoned altogether. Mr Banda says while the AWUZ understands the importance of establishing the national airline, it believes it ...

Government has been commended for creating a conducive business environment that has made it possible for Multi-choice Zambia to flourish and deliver the best television programming to its customers for the 20 years it has been operating in Zambia. Multi-Choice Zambia Acting General Manager Ngoza Kasunga Matakala has pledged the company’s continued delivery of quality content. Mrs. Matakala says the ...

The Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection has with immediate effect suspended the issuance and renewal of forest concession licenses. This is in order to facilitate the review of the old regulation and the development of other regulations to enhance sustainable management of Zambia’s Forest resource following the passing of the Forest Act No. 4 of 2015 which ...

Government has called for an accelerated, coordinated and scaled-up response in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic among adolescents in the country. General Education Minister Dr. John Phiri says the success of this response would depend on developing strategic partnerships with actors such as civil society, faith-based organizations, law and policymakers and especially persons living with HIV and key affected ...

A study conducted by ZAMBART, the University of Zambia (UNZA) and the University of Toronto has revealed that health services in Zambia have focused on HIV testing, commencement of treatment and adherence, with very little attention to the health and social support needed for living with HIV as a chronic and episodic condition. The study shows that HIV care and ...

US Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will visit Zambia on a week-long trip to the continent at the end of December. Dr. Carson announced on Monday that he will also visit Nigeria and Kenya. He told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he will visit Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia, in part because of the strategic importance of these regions and ...