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The Zambia Center for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) says it would be disastrous to go for the presidential election re-run under the current political tension in the country. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says his organization is worried that if political parties go into the rerun under the current political environment, things maybe bad. Mr. Chilando feels this is the ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has endorsed the candidature of Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi in the August 11th elections Speaking during a media briefing this morning, Mr Mulongoti says he had time to scrutinize all the candidates contesting the elections and is convinced that Ms Nawakwi stands out as the best candidate to be elected ...

Forty Seven (47) deaths were recorded during the heroes and unity holidays due to road traffic accidents compared to 29 deaths recorded during the same period last. Police deputy spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says a total of 282 road traffic accidents were recorded during the period as compared to 285 recorded last year indicating a decrease of three road traffic accidents. ...

The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has implored all qualified teachers to register with the Teaching Council of Zambia. ZNUT General Secretary, Newman Bubala says the council was not established to create problems for the teaching profession, but to ensure teachers abide by certain ethics of the teaching profession. Mr. Bubala says the teaching council will enable unqualified teachers ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been called upon to realize the importance of addressing issues of concern being raised by stakeholders ahead of the August elections. The ECZ is being reminded that the interest of stakeholders is to see to it that Zambia has free, fair and credible elections. UPND Lusaka District youth vice Secretary Otis Bwalya says ...

The Rainbow party says there is need for all political party taking part in the August 11 general election to take responsibility and ensure there their members do not engage in political violence. Party campaign manager Sikwindi Situla says the violence that has characterized this year’s campaigns must be condemned by all stakeholders especially political party leaders. Mr. Situla says ...

 Hope for Human Rights is happy with the contents of the bill of rights which will be subjected to a referendum on August 11. Executive Director Smart Chanda notes that the bill of rights has progressive articles which are good for the general populous. He has since encouraged people to vote yes in the referendum in order to expand their ...

The Civil Society Organization-Scaling Up Nutrition has urged politicians to resist falling in the temptation of drifting away from issue based campaigns. Acting National Coordinator Eneya Phiri says his organization is calling upon politicians to concentrate on bringing out ideas that will address the problems that the Country is faced with. Mr. Phiri has implored politicians to particularly bring out ...

The Confederation of Trade Unions in Zambia (COTUZ) has called on all the workers in the country to vote ‘Yes’ to the referendum  on the Bill of Rights. Union president Joe Kamutumwa says the Bill promotes workers’ rights. Mr. Kamutumwa says the labor provisions in the Bill will also help workers in Zambia to enjoy better conditions of service. He ...

The ruling PF has described as fallacy and faulty thinking the suggestion that the closure of the Post Newspaper amounts to political persecution. The ruling party thinks that as people debate the issue of the closure of the newspaper they are failing to distinguish between the Post as media house and the Post as a business entity. PF Deputy spokesperson ...