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UPND Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Gift Sialubalo has appealed to the government to urgently work on the damaged portion of the Maamba/Batoka road. Mr. Sialubalo says this is considering the economical value that the road has. He says what needs to be done is to put culverts on the damaged portion so that the same area is not damaged in ...

The UPND leadership has been advised against going ahead with their planned Kanyama rally on Sunday to avoid confrontations and possible loss of life. Governance Activist David Kapoma is advising the opposition party to cancel their planned rally and reschedule it to another date. Mr Kapoma says the Police will definitely not allow the UPND to go ahead with their ...

The African Consumers Union (ACU) is opposed to the application by the power utility company ZESCO to increase electricity tariffs by an average of 75 percent. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has confirmed that ZESCO has applied to increase electricity tariffs by an average of 75 percent with effect from 1st May, 2017. ACU First Vice President Muyunda Ililonga says ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) says as well as ensuring short-term economic stability, Zambia must plan to create more and better jobs in the long-term. In a new report, ZIPAR Senior Research Fellow, Caesar Cheelo says Central to any jobs plan should be agriculture and promoting access to new export markets for agri-businesses. He says this ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says his ministry has received an overwhelming response from various stakeholders including the Law Association of Zambia and civil society organisations who have made submissions towards the amendment of the Constitution. He says now that the submissions have been received, the ministry of justice will prepare an amendment bill for consideration by the public as well ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested an 18 year-old boy of Lusaka for trafficking in heroin. Commission public relations officer Theresa Katongo says the 18 year-old boy of Mandevu Township in Lusaka has been arrested for trafficking in 25 sachets of heroin. Ms Katongo says also arrested and jointly charged is Steven Ngoma, 25, Patrick Miti, 27, and John Sinkala, ...

The Police command has commended the seemingly drunk Police officer who had an altercation with Mazabuka central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo at Petroda filling station in Chilanga, for the discipline and restraint he displayed under extreme provocation. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has since warned members of the public against attacking Police officers while carryout their official duties. Ms Katongo ...

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has advised Members of Parliament to desist from using the house as a forum for party and personal fights at the expense of matters of national importance affecting the Zambian people. In a ruling in which he ruled Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe out of order for using offensive language against Mazabuka central ...

Police in Lusaka this morning stopped the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) from holding their media briefing at Chainama Hotel in Lusaka because they did not have a permit for such a public gathering. Police in full riot gear blocked the entrance to the hotel premises stopping anyone from going in. This left the opposition party with no ...

The Zambia Red Cross Society says it has this month recorded a total of 107 asylum seekers in need of humanitarian assistance through the northern transitory border posts of Chiengi, Kaputa, Mpulungu and Nsumbu. ZRCS Public Relations Manager Bruce Mulenga says this brings the total number of asylum seekers to 588. He adds that among the latest arrival of asylum ...