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The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged Zambians to stand up and say no to political violence. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale laments that political party cadres have continued to engage themselves in violent activities despite the many calls from the people of Zambia for them to desist from such acts. Ms. Mwale has wondered why it so ...

Three presidential candidates and their running mates have today successfully filed in their nomination papers to contest the August 11th elections. The candidates who filed in their nominations today are from the ruling Patriotic Front, United Progressive People and Green Party. PF President Edgar Lungu and his running mate Inonge Wina were the first ones to file in their nominations ...

33,509 girls aged between 9-11 years have been vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus since the vaccine was introduced on 27th May, 2013 on a demonstration basis in Chongwe,Kafue and Lusaka districts. 17,242 girls were vaccinated in the first round of the second cycle, while 15,267 were vaccinated in the second round. Health Minister Dr. Joseph Kasonde in a speech ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has urged ministers who have not been adopted as parliamentary candidates not to abuse public resources between now until the next government comes in. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says some ministers who have been left out might want to take advantage to plunder public resources especially that they will not be returning to their positions. ...

People’s party President Mike Mulongoti has observed that the sensitization messages on the referendum will be overshadowed by the election campaign messages. Mr. Mulongoti says the bill of rights is very important which is why the referendum needed to be held separate from the elections. He notes that even the Electoral Commission of Zambia itself has concentrated so much on ...

Government has been called upon to seriously consider the suggestion by electoral stakeholders to put on hold the referendum on the Bill of Rights. Operation Young Vote (OYV) says government and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should not rush the referendum without building consensus with other stakeholders. Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says his organization feels there is need to build ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi’s bid for the Presidency almost flopped after her running mate failed to produce his educational qualifications at the nominations center. Ms Nawakwi’s running mate Dr. Clement Mwanza failed to produce his original copies of his educational qualifications prompting a closed door meeting with the Electoral Commission of Zambia officials. Later, Ms ...

President Edgar Lungu has assured the visiting Emperor Mwata Yanvwa Mushidi the third of the Luba-Lunda Kingdom that Zambia will hold peaceful elections. President Lungu says the ruling PF is a party with a sense of justice and will therefore ensure rules are followed during the elections and peace is maintained. He notes that this means that when time for ...

Preliminary findings of a research conducted by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia on media coverage during the pre-election period has revealed that the ruling Patriotic Front received more coverage at 45 percent, followed by the opposition UPND with 23 percent. Speaking during the launch of the media monitoring report and the Zambia 2016 Elections Media Monitoring Project ...

The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has demanded that the referendum on the bill of rights should not be held until such a time when people are adequately sensitized. Speaking during a media briefing, NGOCC Chairperson Sara Longwe has observed that the referendum question is not clear. She says the Referendum question proposes two things in one question, explaining ...