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Minister of community development and social services Doreen Mwamba has reassured retirees who have been staging protests at the ministry to push for the payment of the benefits that her ministry is doing everything possible to ensure they receive what they worked for. Mrs Mwamba has however explained that the retirees issue was only referred to her ministry because the ...

The Zambia National Public Health Institute is actively understanding the nature of the current outbreak of the Monkey pox disease which has been recorded in some parts of the world. The disease has so far been detected in fifteen (15) non-endemic countries across Europe, Australia, Canada and part of the Americas and as of May 21, 2022, the World Health ...

Former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba and former Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji have pleaded not guilty to ten counts of Willful failure to comply with procedure and being in possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. Mr. Yamba and Mr. Malanji took plea today before Lusaka Magistrate Jennifer Bwalya after the State submitted an amended ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has disclosed that Cabinet has approved the review of the Public Order Act. In his Facebook post, President Hichilema says the new dawn government continues to reject political violence and refuses to back down in the fight against corruption no matter the opposition encountered. The Head of State has vowed that he will not rest until he ...

Political analyst and human rights defender Ngande Mwanajiti has charged that Collum coal mine in Sinazeze has become a total governance embarrassment and an indictment on successive governments. Mr Mwanajiti notes that the safety standards at the mine are a serious health hazard and yet government is doing very little to ensure an effective caring response for its hard working ...

The Zambia Tourism Agency says it has so far graded about 33 accommodation facilities and licensed about 2,000 tourism enterprises. Agency Acting Chief Executive Officer, Chavunga Lungu says the exercise has continued and is currently being conducted in western Province. Speaking in Lusaka today during a two day workshop for the 116 Councils in the country on the Licensing and ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has noted the lack of understanding by some consumers who borrow from financial institutions that interest rates can either increase or reduce depending on the changes in the Bank of Zambia monetary policy rate. CCPC Executive Director Chilufya Sampa notes with concern the challenge of flexible interest rates when consumers borrow money from ...

The Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) is optimistic that the launch of the Pro-Bono Policy Framework by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) will change Zambia’s human rights profile. The LAZ pro-bono policy framework obligates all its members to provide at least one free legal representation annually. PRISCCA Executive Director Dr Godfrey Malembeka says his association appreciates the importance ...

An economist has called for more investment in alternative energy sources in order to reduce the demand on ZESCO’s products and services. speaking in an interview with Q-News, Emmanuel Zulu notes that investing in alternative sources of energy such as solar will be a very positive move especially when consumers begin to appreciate having solar connectivity in their homes. Mr. ...

The Tobacco Free Association of Zambia TOFAZA has noted the need for Zambia to be more practical in enforcing laws that protect children from child labour in tobacco farms considering that Zambia is a signatory to numerous treaties against child injustices. TOFAZA executive director Brenda Chitindi says child labour in tobacco farming is worse as the activity is labour intensive ...