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Patriotic Front deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the PF is determined to stop all UPND adverts were they are mentioning PF. Mr. Bwalya says the UPND are failing to talk about what they can do for the Zambian people and are instead talking about PF. He says the PF will soon be engaging the electoral commission of Zambia (ECZ) so ...

Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu has advised candidates taking part in the elections to subscribe to the provisions of the electoral code of conduct to ensure fair play. Justice Chulu said this in Lusaka this morning when he met the ten presidential candidates that have so far paid the nomination fees. Speaking during the same meeting ...

The Youth Movement for Leadership (YML) has encouraged young people who have been left out in the adoption process not to despair but turn their focus to the 2021 general election YML President Charles Mwelwa says he is aware that the adoption process in most political parties has been marred with corruption, disadvantaging young people who do not have the ...

The National Council for Construction (NCC) says there is urgent need to look into the aspect of skills development in the construction sector even as the country focuses on industrialization. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota says contractors have a big role to play in the industrialization program, thus it is important that those in the industry are trained so that ...

German Ambassador to Zambia Bernd Finke says Zambia should maintain its peace even as the country heads towards elections. Mr. Finke says Zambia is well known for its peace thus it is important that the people of Zambia try by all means to desist from anything that threatens the peace of the country. He says it is also his hope ...

Union leaders at the Times of Zambia, Kitwe and Ndola Chapels of the Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ) have been suspended for allegedly inciting their members to stage a sit-in protest to push for the payment of their four months’ salary arrears. Sources have told QFM News that two union executive members received letters of suspension on Thursday following the ...

ZCS Commissioner General Percy Chato says the draft bill has since been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs for approval. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, Mr. Chato is hopeful that the draft bill would be passed in the next sitting of parliament. He states that the current Prison Act is archaic to respond to the modern ...

Patriotic Front Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says some party members who left to join the UPND are planning to return to the ruling party. Mr Bwalya has since appealed to PF members not to harass such members once they return to the party. He says the returning party members should be treated with kindness. Mr. Bwalya says the ruling party ...

The 51st Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings which drew hundreds of delegates have closed in Lusaka today. Speaking during the closing session, AfDB President Dr. Akinwumia Adesina reassured the delegates that the bank will support African countries to use fossil fuels in an environmentally sustainable manner. Dr. Adesina says the bank will provide financing for all African counties to ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says Zambia should heed the advice from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to diversify its economy towards the agriculture sector. CSPR Information and Communications Officer  Maxson Nkhoma says the emphasis from the African Development Bank on the need for Zambia to take the agriculture sector as business could not come at a right ...