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Political analyst Alex Ng’oma has cautioned people against assuming that Chishimba Kambwili was dismissed as Information and Broadcasting Services Minister for alleged involvement in corrupt activities. Dr. Ng’oma says this especially that President Lungu had earlier warned that he would fire corrupt Ministers in his government. He says it will be wrong for anyone to suggest that Dr. Kambwili has ...

Parliament yesterday approved a motion urging Government to amend the constitution so as to provide for membership of Members of Parliament to local councils and also to remove lacunas there in. The motion moved by PF Mwansabombwe Member of Parliament Rodgers Mwewa was decided by a vote with 91 members voting in favour of the motion, while 52 voted against ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) party has commended former Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili for pledging his loyalty to the party despite his dismissal by President Edgar Lungu. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says appointments come and go, but that Dr. Kambwili will always remain one of the founding fathers of the party. He says Dr. Kambwili joined the PF as an ...

Patriotic Front Mwansabombwe Member of Parliament Rodgers Mwewa has moved a motion in Parliament seeking to amend the constitution. In his private member’s motion, Mr Mwewa wants Parliament to urge Government to amend the constitution so as to provide for membership of Members of Parliament to local Councils and also to remove lacunas in the constitution. Mr Mwewa has proposed ...

The Zambian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa has advised Zambians traveling to South Africa to ensure that they book themselves in reputable hotels and other forms of accommodation to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous people. In an advisory, the High Commission says it has noted with concern the frequency in which Zambians are victims of crime especially to those ...

A 21 year-old woman of Kanyama West has murdered her 46 year-old boyfriend Francis Zimba of Garden house. Police Spokesperson Mwata Katongo says the incidence happened in the early hours of today, 9th November, 2016 at around 01:00 hours. She says this was after the two allegedly picked up a quarrel which led to the suspect picking a knife and stabbed ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has observed that the increasing levels of youth unemployment are a ticking time bomb likely to cause a revolution if not addressed. YALI governance advisor Isaac Mwanza says there is need for government to quickly address youth unemployment. Mr. Mwanza says youths play a vital role in the development of the country and deserve ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia is alarmed by the high rate of divorce cases in Lusaka Province which have risen to 8, 500 in just nine months. EFZ Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says the figures reflect the instability in marriages today and the lack of family love and unity in modern day Zambia. He says this scenario should not ...

Government says the 2017 national budget will have a provision for emergencies across the country. Responding to a question from Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Martin Malama who wanted to know whether government is aware that some classroom blocks and staff houses in kanchibiya collapsed in September 2016, and what measures they have put in place to mitigate the problem, Office ...

The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has advised against the unilateral removal of subsidies on maize, fertilizer, fuel and electricity without putting safety nets for the vulnerable as government seeks the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout facility. ZUFIAW President Ackim Mweemba recalls that since the 1970s when government has been engaging the IMF to ameliorate Zambia’s ...