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President Edgar Lungu has declined to give his position on the suspension of 48 UPND Members of Parliament by Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini, saying it is a matter for Parliament and not for the executive. The Head of State said this in response to a question by journalists at KK International airport shortly before he left for ...

Government says it is in the process of introducing electronic pay slips for public service workers. Smart Zambia National Coordinator, Dr. Martine Mulenga says government spends about 7.2 million dollars per year on printing pay slips. Speaking during the launch of the Ministry of National Development Planning Website today, Dr. Mulenga says the contractual obligations with the suppliers for paper ...

Political analyst Alex Ng’oma says the suspension of 48 UPND Members of Parliament by the Speaker should send a message to all parliamentarians that that there are consequences for un-parliamentary conduct. Dr Ng’oma has since backed the Speaker’s decision to suspend the UPND members of parliament. He says the actions of the UPND Members of Parliament left the Speaker with ...

Energy Minister David Mabumba says government is in the process of setting up a 130 Megawatts wind power plant in Serenje. Mr. Mabumba says the 130 megawatt wind plant will be financed by the American government. He has stated that government in collaboration with the private sector and the international community is exploring all avenues that will diversify the energy ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has described as cruel and unfit for human habitation conditions under which its incarcerated leader Hakainde Hichilema is being kept at Mukobeko maximum correctional facility in Kabwe. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Mr. Hichilema was made to spend a night in an overcrowded cell of about 179 people on the day he was ...

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) has appealed to government to rescind the decision to ban the export of timber. Yesterday, Lands Minister Jean Kapata announced the ban on the export of all types of timber. But TPAZ Vice President Charles Masange feels this decision will rob the nation the much needed revenue from timber export. Mr. Masange has ...

Non –Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has welcomed the decision by President Edgar Lungu to appoint Cecilia Mbewe as the acting Clerk of the National Assembly following the retirement of Doris Mwiinga. NGOCC Executive Director Engwasi Mwale says the decision resonates with the NGOCC’s advanced calls for the need to balance power between women and men whenever making new appointments ...

Vice President Inonge Wina says Zambia has done well in enhancing child survival as evidenced by the reduction in the under-five mortality rate from 119 per 1, 000 lives births in 2007 to 75 per 1,000 live births in 2014. Ms. Wina says Zambia has also made progress in reducing the infant and neonatal mortality rate from 75 to 45 ...

Opposition Green Party president Peter Sinkamba has called on President Edgar Lungu to consider dissolving Parliament not only to save the decorum of the house, but also to promote national values and principles. Mr. Sinkamba says the on-going circus in Parliament since September last year undoubtedly shows that the Executive cannot effectively govern the country. He says the suspension yesterday ...

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela says K236.9 million was collected in road toll fees from January to May 2017. And Mr Chitotela has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that country now has five operational inland toll stations. He says about 141 direct and permanent jobs have been created under the national tolling programme have been created ...