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Justice Minister Given Lubinda says government is happy so far with the submissions received on constitution provisions that need to be changed. Mr. Lubinda says the majority of institutions his ministry wrote to have made submissions to the process. He says this process is important for the country especially with the challenges in interpreting the constitution. Mr. Lubinda has since ...

Former Transport and Communications Minister William Harrington says it is unfair for the church to attack opposition political party leaders who have refused to acknowledge President Edgar Lungu as president. Mr. Harrington says the Church should instead engage the political leaders and finding out why they have decided not to accept President Lungu as president. He states that it is ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) says there is need for stakeholders to carry out a proper assessment of the impact of sexual reproductive health education. PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga says sexual reproductive health education can have serious moral implications on the pupils and on society as a whole, and thus the need to look at its implications ...

The Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) is concerned that the meeting it had with government on the concerns raised by doctors that almost led to a strike has not yielded any tangible results. RDAZ President Dr. Francis Mupeta explains that what the Doctors were asking for was something within government’s reach such as the normalization of salaries, settling arrears, ...

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has cautioned government against making any reversals of what was announced in the 2017 national budget. EAZ president Chrispin Mphuka says government should be mindful that the inertia in implementing its pronouncements can send serious negative signals to the market. Dr. Mphuka says failure, for example, to leave the market for the procurement of ...

Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda is saddened by the illicit activities taking place in Lochinvar National Park. Speaking after touring the wildlife sanctuary yesterday, Mr. Banda noted that there are a lot of illegalities taking place in the area. Mr. Banda also observed that the park is highly encroached coupled with a poaching problem. He says it is for ...

Youth and Sport Minister Moses Mawere says government is committed to addressing the challenges facing youths in the country. Mr. Mawere says government is aware that young people are facing a number of challenges and is coming up with interventions to support young people so that they turn out to be responsible adults. He says some of the programmes the ...

Gender Minister Victoria Kalima says Zambia has made notable achievements in ending child marriage from the time the campaign against the practice was launched in 2013. Speaking during an orientation workshop on child marriage for ministries in Lusaka this morning, Ms. Kalima however, notes that despite the achievements made, child marriages have continued with 31 percent of girls being married ...

ZESCO Limited has dismissed social media reports suggesting that the country will experience a total blackout for three days this month to pave way for routine maintenance. ZESCO National Spokesperson Henry Kapata has described the memo circulating on social media as fake and misleading. Mr. Kapata says to the contrary, the power utility is in fact stabilizing in terms of ...

All People’s Congress (APC) president Nason Msoni has charged that the action of the police at post newspaper in liquidation editor-in-chief Fred M’membe’s residence last evening was barbaric. Mr. Msoni says what the country witnessed yesterday at Mr. M’membe’s residence can only be likened to the infamous Criminal behavior of the Janjaweed militia of Sudan invading and attacking the innocent ...