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The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions has bemoaned the low representation of women in decision making structures at all levels in society. Speaking he officially opened a Participatory Gender Audit workshop in Lusaka today, ZCTU president Nkole Chishimba said women only represent 27.3 percent of the board in the labour movement and only 2.3 percent of the ZCTU executive committee. ...

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has welcomed government’s decision to revise Statutory Instrument (SI) 76 of 2016, lifting the ban on the night-time movement of freight and goods vehicles. In a statement, FQM Country Manager General Kingsley Chinkuli says the ban on the night-time movement of freight and goods vehicles was hampering the mine’s operations, as well as damaging the economic ...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has applauded government for its commitment to scale up Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and sexual and reproductive health services for young people. UNESCO Regional Advisor for HIV and Health of Bilateral Development Cooperation, Dr. Patricia Machawira notes that Zambia has set the pace for other countries in terms of scaling up the ...

Freedom fighter and former vice president Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe’s widow Salome Kapwepwe has died. Mrs. Kapwepwe passed away in her sleep last night at the age of 90. And President Edgar Lungu says Zambia has again lost a great icon who was an epitome of what women ought to be to their families, society and the nation as a whole. ...

Patriotic Front Kaputa Member of Parliament Maxas Ng’onga has advised farmers in the area not to sell all their produce this year to avoid starvation. Mr. Ng’onga says farmers should ensure that their homes are food secure before thinking of making money. He says it is always important that farmers remember that food security starts with their households. Mr. Ng’onga ...

Works and Supply Minister Matthew Nkhuwa says his ministry is in the process of compiling a list of government infrastructure with a view of renovating old infrastructure in 2018. Mr. nkhuwa has told Q-news that the cost of upgrading the infrastructure will then be presented to the ministry of finance to be included in the 2018 national budget. He says ...

The opposition UPND has called on the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to consider the rural populace in deciding on whether or not to hike electricity tariffs. UPND Chairman for Rural Development, Moono Mapani says most people in Zambia live in rural areas and that any increase in electricity tariffs will affect them the most. Mr. Mapani says government should feel ...

Government has disclosed that it has decided to redraft the Mental Health Bill which was drafted in 2012 in order to suit the prevailing conditions of mental patients in the country. Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya explains that this is why it has taken this long for the bill to table in parliament. Dr. Chilufya has told QTV news that ...

Civil Society Constitution Agenda Chairperson Bishop John Mambo has advised government to engage the Zambian people on which clauses in the constitution should be amended through a constituent Assembly. Bishop Mambo says as government begins identifying clauses in the review process of the current constitution, it is important that it calls for an Indaba in order for various stakeholders to ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has charged that it preposterous for government to ask political parties to submit recommendations on the review of the Public Order Act. Party Secretary General Wynter Kabimba says his party is not interested in making such recommendations as it is a waste of time. Mr. Kabimba says what needs to be amended in the Public Order ...