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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says Members of Parliament and Civil Society Organizations will be blamed if the Constitution Amendment Bill which is coming up tomorrow in parliament fails. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza is of the view that shooting down or abstaining from voting on the current Constitution Amendment Bill will only  contribute to retention of the 1996 ...

The ruling PF in Southern Province has called on the opposition UPND to engage in issue based politics and desist from engaging violence. The ruling party is worried that the opposition UPND is taking a wrong route of attacking opponents just to get into office. PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says the UPND has become the most violent political ...

Western province Minister Poniso Njeulu has condemned in the strongest terms the violence perpetrated by the UPND in the province. Mr. Njeulu says the people in the province will not be forced to belong to the UPND. He says the opposition party is shocked that people in the province are supporting the ruling Patriotic Front. Mr. Njeulu states that people ...

Christians against Poverty in Zambia (CAPIZ) is saddened by the continued laying off of workers by mining company. CAPIZ President Evangelist Gregory Chileshe says the continued laying off of workers is eroding the efforts by the government and other stakeholders of reducing the high levels of poverty in the country. He says the miners who are losing jobs have families ...

The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has condemned the continued political violence by the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition UPND. SACCORD Acting Executive Director Edgar Mainza has since advised the two political parties to settle for dialogue. He SACCORD is concerned that the political violence if allowed to continue has the potential to plunge ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has urged Members of Parliament to have the interest of the Zambian people as they begin to debate on the Constitution Bill this week. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi says what the people of Zambia want is a people driven constitution and not piece meal amendment of the constitution. Mr. Chipenzi says Zambians must ...

UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani has called on government to pay retirees their retirement packages on time. Mr. Mapani says retirees are struggling to survive under the current economic situation because they have not yet been paid their benefits. He has recalled that President Lungu in the run up to the January 15th presidential by-election assured ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders has demanded that PF Secretary General Davies Chama apologizes to Zambians for telling them to urinate in Lake Kariba in order to fill up the lake for power generation. Mr. Saunders says Mr. Chama ought to know that his remarks are tantamount to insulting Zambians including elderly people. He has told QFM News that it is ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has called on the police to ensure peace and stability continues to prevail in the country. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says police should ensure that all those involved in perpetrating violence are brought to book and dealt with regardless of what section of society they belong to. Rev Mwanza says by now, political ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to effectively dealing with recurring disease in the livestock industry of the Country. Livestock and Fisheries Deputy Minister, Lawrence Evans says government wants to drastically improve the livestock industry through interventions such as intensified vaccination exercises. He says government is thus working at improving infrastructure and providing logistics to veterinary assistant to help farmers with ...