ZAMBIA NEWS

President Edgar Lungu has been cautioned against allowing the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) turn into a voiceless association under his tenure. Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) is urging President Lungu to do so particularly that he is a lawyer. TIZ president Lee Habasonda says his organization wants President Lungu to appreciate that if LAZ is forced to operate amidst political ...

State House says it is too early for anyone to question whether or not government’s promise to create 100, 000 jobs this year will be attainable. The President’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has wondered why this promise by government can questioned a month into the 2017 financial year. Mr. Chanda has told Qfm News in ...

Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) has charged that Zambia will never have a proper democracy if its media remains compromised. ADD president Charles Milupi says his party does not also think meaningful development in the Country can take place with a compromised media. Mr. Milupi notes that the public media in the Country is one such media the ...

The ruling Patriotic Front is against subjecting the review of the amended Republican Constitution to public opinion. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says taking back to the people the process of cleaning up the Constitution will be costly. Mr. Bwalya states that the ruling PF believes that the review of the country’s supreme law should be left to Parliament alone. ...

A total 458 people died in 7,341 road traffic accidents recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says this is compared to 444 people who died during the same period in 2015. Ms Katongo says 1,479 people were seriously injured in during the fourth quarter of 2016 as compared to 1,032 in the same period in ...

State House has dismissed assertions that that President Edgar Lungu has deliberately delayed the appointment of a substantive Director General at the Anti-Corruption Commission. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has stated that the appointment of heads of institutions such as the ACC requires the approval of Parliament. Mr. Chanda has told QTV News ...

Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba says more Statutory Instruments aimed at enhancing road safety will be introduced. In an interview with QFM News, Mr Mushimba says government will not ignore the carnage happening on Zambian roads. He says this is why government in November last year introduced a statutory instrument banning the movement of long distance buses at night. ...

Police have charged Shabu Benos the woman accused of killing her 48 year-old boyfriend Reeves Malambo with murder. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Ms Benos, 38, has been jointly charged with her brother Mumba Mutanuka with one count of murder. She says the two will appear in court soon. Ms Katongo however, says Ms Benos’ daughter who was also arrested ...

An expert in the constitution making process has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to make the issue of the referendum on the bill of rights a priority. Simon Kabanda says while it is expensive to hold the referendum, the cost of holding this undertaking cannot outweigh its importance. Mr Kabanda points out that the country’s sustainable economic growth lies in ...

The Zambia Police recorded a total of 18,540 cases of Gender Based Violence countrywide in 2016 compared to 18,088 cases in 2015, representing an increase by 452 cases translating into 2.4%. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Copperbelt recorded the highest number of GBV cases with 5,554 followed by Lusaka with 3,751, while Northern Province recorded the lowest at 383. Ms ...