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State House has dismissed as untrue suggestions by the opposition UPND that President Edgar Lungu is desperate to stay in power. The State House does not think there could be any desperation when President Lungu is still enjoying massive support of the Zambian people. The President’s Special Aide for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has also described as nonsensical ...

Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe is happy with the distribution of fertilizer in the district by Nyiombo Investments who have so far delivered 5,469 by 50 kilogrammes bags of urea. Mr Kabwe has however; urged Nyiombo Investments to speed up the process so that all the farmers in Kitwe can access the fertilizer on time. He says the Patriotic Front ...

Women have been urged to show more interest in politics to boost female representation in politics and governance. Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama has observed that women have all the qualities of leadership and that the only thing they need to do is to step into the political arena. Mr. Chama has urged Women organizations to encourage women participation ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says his party will introduce a government Index Linked Pension Investments Scheme when it forms government in which all pensions will be dollar-invoiced. Mr. Sinkamba says the Green Party will also review the real rates of return being paid on pensions noting that these are currently still very low. He says in the same regard, ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has advised political parties to avoid getting into confrontations with Police by doing the right things. Council president Suzyo Zimba says political parties will not lose anything by doing what the Police ask them to do instead of being confrontational. He says Zambians will be able to judge and act, stating that Police and ...

Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) says there should never be any place in Zambia where members of one political party should be banished from because an area is considered to be a stronghold of another political party. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando in a statement says no party owns a piece of land in Zambia. He says every citizen ...

President Edgar Lungu says Permanent Secretaries should interface with their Ministers efficiently. Speaking this morning when he swore-in Kayula Siame as Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent, President Lungu says a Permanent Secretary in a government Ministry is supposed to make his or her Minister know how programs in the Ministry are being implemented. He says this is besides informing the ...

State House says contrary to the story in the Post that President Edgar Lungu was booed during his visit to Livingstone yesterday, Livingstone residents cheered the Head of State as he motorcade made its way to AVANI Victoria Falls Resort. Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says State House will to this effect be releasing a video ...

The visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has recommended the resolute implementation of a credible package of measures to lower the fiscal deficit in order to bring stability to the economy. Speaking during a media briefing on the conclusion of the mission to Zambia, IMF mission Chief Tsidi Tsikata notes that the Zambian economy is under stress owing to the ...

Three fuel tankers have been impounded and about 37 people arrested in a crackdown on illegal fuel sites in Lusaka. The joint operation which involved the Energy Regulation Board, the Drug Enforcement Commission and the Zambia Police also resulted in the recovery of 140 drums of fuel from four raided fuel sites in the light industrial area. ERB Public Relations ...