ZAMBIA NEWS

President Edgar Lungu says government is on course in its social economic transformational journey aimed at achieving prosperity for all, enhancing national unity and anchored on the national motto One Zambia, One Nation. In a wide ranging speech during the ceremonial opening of the 2nd Session of the 12th National Assembly, President Lungu says it therefore remains for the nation ...

  President Edgar Lungu says government is resolved to reduce poverty by 20% by the end of the 7th National Development Plan (7NDP). The country’s poverty levels currently stand at 54.4%. Speaking during the ceremonial opening of the second session of the 12th National Assembly, President Edgar Lungu says poverty levels in the country have remained unacceptably high. President Lungu ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has advised President Edgar Lungu to use his address to parliament to tell the nation how he intends to reunite the nation. FODEP Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says people need to know what government is doing to ensure the nation is reunited. He says FODEP is also anxious to hear the practical steps the ...

The Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has been meeting to discuss whether its Members of Parliament should attend tomorrow’s ceremonial opening of the National Assembly by President Edgar Lungu. UPND Members of Parliament have in the recent past boycotted President Lungu’s address to Parliament following the 2016 disputed elections. The boycott by the majority of the opposition lawmakers ...

The Non Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has objected to the President being the appointing authority of the Political Parties Board. Speaking when the NGOCC made eight submissions towards the Political parties Bill to Justice Minister Given Lubinda, Executive Director Engwase Mwale said the board should not be appointed by the President owing to the fact that he is coming ...

Fourth Revolution party President Eric Chanda has called on Parliament to amend Article 60 Sub-section 3 by removing the aspect of funding political parties in the country. Mr. Chanda says it is unfair and irresponsible to start talking about funding political parties at the expense of the poor people. He says leaders are there to offer a service to the ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has disclosed that a bill which will compel Nurses to prescribe drugs and medicines for patients is set to be enacted. Dr. Chilufya says this is in line with government’s commitment to fight HIV. He says nurses have in the recent past been incapacitated in the prescription of drugs for patients because they are not protected ...

The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has welcomed government’s decision to revisit the K60 maize price set by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). In a statement, ZNFU President Jervis Zimba says the intervention by President Edgar Lungu is timely. He says farmers look forward to the intervention, which gives them fresh hope of making investments that will help them grow ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has demanded that the creation of new districts in the country be halted forthwith. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says the creation of new districts is putting more pressure on an already strained treasury. He says any additional creation of these unplanned districts will put pressure on the meager resources in the treasury ...

The Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) is calling on the Minister of Finance to consider granting tax relief to workers through reduction in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax rates, and widening the tax bands for purposes of taxing income for salaried workers. ZICA Technical and Standards Manager Bruce Mwewa has observed that Zambia’s salaried employees are presently the ...