ZAMBIA NEWS

The Law Association of Zambia says the rule of law in the country is under severe threat. LAZ President Linda Kasonde says the manner in which the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the law enforcement agencies have gone against the Post newspapers appears to give credence to the argument by the newspaper that its closure was done in bad faith. ...

Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Affairs Linda Thomas Greenfield is hopeful that Zambia will have peaceful elections and that no one will die as a result of political violence. Ms. Greenfield says elections are not about who wins, but how they win through fair and non-violent political campaigning and how they govern afterward. She says Zambia has ...

President Edgar Lungu says government has nothing to do with the decision by the Zambia Revenue Authority to seize assets of the Post Newspapers in a move to recovered million of kwacha in tax arrears. Speaking today when he addressed Diplomats accredited to Zambia on the upcoming elections, President Lungu says it is important for cooperating partners and stakeholders to ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that most political party manifestos are shallow in speaking of poverty reduction. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says while there is a lot of talk on poverty reduction, how political parties will do this is not coming out in their messages. Mr. Nshindano has told QFM that political parties should have ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has observed the need to change the current amended constitution saying it has so many errors. Rainbow Party Deputy Secretary General Dr. Cosmas Musumali says Zambia has no constitution worthy talking about. Dr. Musumali, who is also Rainbow Party President Wynter Kabimba’s Running Mate, says Zambians made good recommendations towards the constitution making process but a ...

The MMD faction led by Felix Mutati has cautioned faction leader Dr. Nevers Mumba against tarnishing the name of the party by claiming that they are in an alliance with the opposition UPND. The party says Dr. Mumba does not hold any position in the former ruling party and therefore he should stop masquerading as MMD President. MMD Faction National ...

Police in Lusaka have disclosed that two barmen workers have died of suspected suffocation in George compound. Police Deputy Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says Thomas Mumbai of George compound unmarked house number also owner of Musoni Bar reported that two of his workers died inside his bar after using a brazier inside the bar. Mr. Hamoonga has since named the deceased ...

The opposition UPND says it is aware that the ruling PF and FDD want to enter into an alliance in an event that there is a rerun after the August 11th General Elections. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says it is very clear from the way the FDD Leader Edith Nawakwi has been coming out on ...

Kafue Steel Plant Technical Director Dr. Julius Kaoma says steel industry is the backbone of economic development in any country across the world. Dr. Kaoma said this today when President Edgar Lungu visited the Kafue Steel Plant. Dr. Kaoma says the company which is fully owned by Zambians has the capacity to produce world class metal and steel product. He says ...

ActionAid Zambia has called on the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to enforce and apply the tax collections fairly and independently on all entities including multinational companies who may be in arrears or engaged in tax avoidance practices. And the organization says the Post Newspapers should pay taxes and any tax arrears that they may owe to ZRA just like any ...