ZAMBIA NEWS

The ruling PF says it finds the silence that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has kept over President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to seek reelection in 2021 to be too loud. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party would have liked LAZ to give its view of such a matter of national debate before it was taken to the ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called on the Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila to retract his worrisome statements on running of bus stations, markets and the allocation of land. The association is further calling on elected public officials and those in public service to work within the confines of the law. In a statement issued to QFM ...

Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) president Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has described the statistics on reported cases of abused children in the country as a tragedy. And the ZCCB President has called for the protection of Children and minors. Speaking on behalf of other Catholic Bishops of Zambia during the opening of a one day workshop on Child protection held ...

The Human Rights Commission says it is investigating reported cases of sexual abuse of pupils at Kasama Girls Secondary School in Northern Province to establish their authenticity and ensure that culprits are dealt with accordingly. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya in a statement says the commission is also investigating allegations of sexual abuse of female police recruits are Lilayi Police College ...

The ruling PF has described as unfounded fears that it will not hold intraparty elections ahead of its 2018 national convention. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party remains democratic and has no intentions of abandoning the tenets of democracy. Mr. Bwalya states that the ruling PF believes that charity begins at home and therefore it will continue bringing ...

The opposition united progressive people (UPP) has demanded a forensic audit of the operations of the road development agency (RDA) in the last 5 years. UPP president Savior Chishimba has charged that if the auditor general’s office does not act upon this demand, his party will seek a court order to cause the execution of the audit. Dr. Chishimba notes ...

Zambians have been advised against making the debate on whether President Edgar Lungu qualifies or not to seek reelection in 2021 turn politics into an overly important issue. People in the Country are being urged to realize that this debate is only dissipating their energies and that of government from focusing on what is important to the nation. Opposition Zambians ...

President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to ensure that all timber extraction and other forestry-related activities are conducted within the provisions of the Forests Act of 2015. The Head of State says perpetrators of illegal forestry-related activities must be brought to book. Speaking during the tree planting ceremony in Lusaka today, President Lungu says ...

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia will continue to play an active role within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region and beyond to promote and maintain peace and stability. The Head of State says he will continue to reach out to his fellow leaders on the continent and all other heads of state and government in his collective efforts towards ...

Government has ruled out delinking the House of Chiefs from the Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs. This is in spite of the concern earlier raised by the House of Chiefs during its last meeting with President Edgar Lungu in December last year in which it asked government to detach it from the Ministry. Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Lawrence ...