ZAMBIA NEWS

ICC has lost direction – VJ

Veteran politician Dr Vernon Mwaanga has charged that the International Criminal Court has lost direction for the purpose it was created. The International Criminal Court was created to prosecute serious crimes against humanity. Dr. Mwaanga explains that the reason why African countries have decided to pull out in en masse from the International Criminal Court is because it has been ...

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Zambia ICC withdrawal attracts mixed feelings

Stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings on whether the government should go ahead and withdraw the country’s membership from the International Criminal Court as per African Union directive to member states. Forum for Development Democracy (FDD) Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says Africa countries need to develop judicial systems were politicians especially presidents and former presidents can be prosecuted before leaving the International ...

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Water levels at Kariba still low – Zesco

Zesco Limited says water levels at Kariba, Kafue and Ithezhi Itezhi Dams are still low for load shedding to be reduced. National spokesperson Henry Kapata tells Qfm News via telephone that Kariba dam is 17 percent full generating about 470mega watts of power, while Kafue gorge is at 28 percent full generating about 650mega watts of power and Ithezhi Ithezhi ...

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Bible House goes up in flames

Bible House, situated along Lusaka’s Freedom Way this morning went up in flames destroying property worth thousands of Kwacha belonging to the Bible Society of Zambia and some auto shops operating from the same building. The fire which started at around 10:50 this morning also affected part of the Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) Hostels that are attached to ...

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Withdraw Zambia’s ICC membership, Govt encouraged

Government has been encouraged to withdraw Zambia’s membership from the International Criminal Court (ICC) without delay. The opposition Economic and Equity Party (EEP) is urging government withdraw from the owing to the biasness the ICC has allegedly exhibited since inception. Party President Chilufya Tayali says of the many cases the ICC has handled, most of them involve African leaders. Mr. ...

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Govt releases K2.1 billion towards domestic arrears

Minister of Finance Felix Mutati says government is committed to dismantling the stock of domestic arrears. The Minister said this in relation to the K2.1 billion which has been released by the Treasury between December, 2016 and January 2017 towards domestic arrears. And Government has today released K200 million for the 2016/2017 Farmer Input Support Programme [FISP], bringing the total ...

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EIB to set up Zambia office

Minister of Finance Felix Mutati says the decision by the European Investment Bank to set-up a country office is a clear endorsement by Europe that Zambia is one of the best investment destinations in Africa. And the European Investment Bank [EIB] is in the process of arranging blend finance comprising loans and grants to Zambia totaling Euro 320 million this ...

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Zambia to consult widely before pulling out of ICC – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia needs to consult widely before any decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is made. The African Union (AU) has called for the mass withdrawal of member states from the International Criminal Court. But President Lungu has told Journalists shortly before departure for Botswana this afternoon that he will need to ask ...

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PF reprimands Kambwili

The Patriotic Front (PF) Central Committee has resolved to sanction Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili with a written reprimand for acting disrespectfully towards another party official by using derogatory and demeaning language. Mr Kambwili was facing various counts of gross misconduct. He was also given seven days to state why he should not be disciplined for allegedly accusing Luanshya ...

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Lungu is giving lip service to Corruption fight – FDD

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has accused President Edgar Lungu of giving lip service to the fight against Corruption in Zambia. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says his party’s observation is that President Lungu has continued to talk about corruption but without following through with action. Mwanza says the people of Zambia were so expectant of President Lungu  ...

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