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The review National Council for Construction (NCC) Act has now reached an advanced stage. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota says so far 3 drafts have been produced with several validation exercises held across the Country. Mr. Mushota has disclosed to QTV News what is being down now is compilation of inputs from the NCC board which will be submitted to ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has hailed the boldness of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to condemn acts of political violence in the Country. FODEP finds it gratifying and encouraging for the ECZ to come out in the open in condemning the vice especially that the commission has a major role to play in stopping acts of political ...

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the traffic accident that happened last night in Choma in which 4 pupils and a teacher of the same school died was caused by overspreading. A report by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) suggests that the accident happened when the driver of the Mitsubishi Rosa registration number AJC 5110 in which the pupils ...

The opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has added its voice in welcoming government’s announced upward adjustment to the maize floor price. APC president Nason Msoni says his party thinks says government should be commended as it has responded at an appropriate time. Mr. Msoni notes that the adjustment should give impetus to farmers to produce more. In an interview with ...

The  Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been called upon to consider  suspending the ruling PF and the opposition UPND from contesting the August general elections. The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president  Edith Nawakwi says it is these two political parties her party has observed are clearly the most violent. Ms. Nawakwi says it is a well known ...

Government has been challenged to unveil to the nation the findings of the legal and justice reforms commission which was tasked to receive submissions from the public on legal and justice reforms. Electoral expert Macdonald Chipenzi is concerned that from the time the commission concluded its public hearings, the nation has not been informed of its findings. In an interview ...

Former Prime Minister under the UNIP Government Malimba Masheke has added his voice in cautioning political parties against engaging in politics of violence. General Masheke says political parties must heed to the counsel given to them by various stakeholders on need to end violence. He says political parties should focus on issues and not violence, stating that politics of violence ...

The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) has reminded the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition United Party for National Development that they are not at war. The ZCID has since appealed to the two parties not to turn the country into a war zone. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says the two political parties must not behave as if ...

Lusaka Aspiring Mayoral candidate Fisho Mwale has called for proper management of market places by local authorities. Mr. Mwale who is an independent candidate says the fire at Kabwata market in which three people died should serve as a reminder on the need for proper management of markets in the capital city. He says there is also need to seriously ...

Traditional leaders in Muchinga Province have commended President Edgar Lungu for increasing maize floor price from K75 to K85 per 50 kg bag for the 2016 crop marketing season. Traditional leaders in Muchinga have told ZANIS in Chinsali in separate telephone interviews from their palaces that they are happy with the move by President Lungu to increase the maize floor ...