ZAMBIA NEWS

The Zambia Association of MusicianS of has pleaded with political party leaders to dialogue and make peace with each other for the sake of unity and the country’s development. ZAM president Njoya Tembo is concerned that the country has continued to record cases of political violence eight months after going to the polls. Mr Tembo says political party leaders should ...

The opposition UPND says it’s open to dialogue with the ruling Patriotic Front for the sole purposes of promoting peace and unity in the country. In a statement made available to QTV News today,UPND National Chairperson Mutale Nalumango says the party has decided to heed to the advice by various stakeholders to dialogue with the ruling PF. Ms Nalumango says ...

The Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) has advised political parties to act within the law to avoid coming into confrontation with law enforcement agencies. ZCID Acting Executive Director Rosemary Phiri says her organization has learnt of the recent violence that took place in Kanyama with great sadness. Ms Phiri has since urged the Zambia Police Service to ensure that ...

Government has dismissed assertions that Zambia is slowing being turned into a Police State under President Edgar Lungu’s administration. Chief Government Spokesperson, Kampamba Mulenga says it is also uncalled-for for anyone to liken Zambia to a banana republic. Ms Mulenga who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Minister says Zambia remains a democratic state. In an interview by telephone, Ms. ...

The Law Association of Zambia has clarified that the fees stated in Statutory Instrument no.6 of 2017 on legal practitioners’ costs are expressions in fee units and not in Kwacha denomination as reported in some sections of the media. In a statement, LAZ President Linda Kasonde says it’s common knowledge that for any figure to be called a sum of ...

PATRIOTIC Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says President Edgar Lungu will never impose his will or that of the ruling party on the Zambian people. Mr Mwila says Zambians should be guaranteed that President Lungu is a democrat who values dialogue. He says this is why government has embarked on consultations on whether Zambia should leave or maintain its membership ...

The ruling PF and opposition UPND have both ruled out the possibility of them reconciling anytime soon. Various stakeholders have been calling on the two rival parties to bury their political differences and move ahead in the spirit of oneness, with the latest call coming from the Human Rights Commission. UPND Secretary General Steven Katuka has told QTV News that ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has instituted legal proceedings against United Progressive Party (UPP) President Dr. Saviour Chishimba for Malicious Falsehood. The authority is demanding K100 billion in reputation damages. On Friday, 31st March, 2017 and Tuesday ,4th  April , 2017,  Dr. Chishimba issued statements purporting that the Authority dubiously and by corrupt means awarded a contract for the Design, ...

The opposition UPND has shifted back the blame to the ruling Patriotic Front and the Zambia Police for the loss of life in Kanyama on Sunday were Police stopped the party from going ahead with its planned rally. UPND Secretary Genera Stephen Katuka says this is especially that the PF had warned of bloodshed if the UPND was allowed to ...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) is confident that the reduced hours of load shedding will lead to increased production by manufacturing companies in the country. ZAM President Rosetta Chabala has told QTV Business News that when load shedding was at its peak, production in the sector reduced by about 40 percent. Ms Chabala says if the current trend of ...