ZAMBIA NEWS

Government has been advised against introducing price controls on certain commodities, but allow the market to regulate prices. Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says Zambia’s economy is liberalized, and therefore such measures should not be encouraged in a growing economy. Mr. Nshindano states that the Statutory Instrument on price controls for mealie meal government intends ...

Government has agreed targets with the International Monetary Fund, preparing the way for a support programme by the fourth quarter of the year, Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said. Mr Yamba has said in a statement that proposals for a sliding scale to ensure mineral royalty taxes can respond to changes in metal export prices will be put ...

Government has directed all councils in the country to allocate 50 percent land to women. Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Christabel Ngimbu says all local authorities should adhere to this directive. The Minister disclosed this in parliament today shortly before the House adopted the Report on the Committee on Lands, Environment and Tourism for the Fifth Session of ...

The opposition UPND says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will only increase the level of suspicion if it insists on having ballot papers printed in Dubai. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the UPND has concerns on how Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing company was selected as the preferred bidder. He says the UPND has taken note that the ECZ did ...

MMD president Nevers Mumba says there is no consent order signed by the High Court directing the former ruling party to hold a convention. Dr. Mumba has since described as fraudulent and criminal the move by the expelled members of the party to set a date for the party convention. He has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that ...

President Edgar Lungu says it is shameful that some politicians and commentators have dismissed the recovery of the Kwacha and drop in the inflation as a political gimmick which will not last Speaking when he officially opened the sixth Zambia International Investment Forum in Lusaka today, President Lungu says no leader seeking prosperity for the masses must always programme their ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that the looting of shops belonging to foreign national in some townships in Lusaka goes to show the extent to which poverty levels in the country have risen. CSPR Information and Communications Officer Maxson Nkhoma says the looters are helping themselves to things such as mealie meal, salt, cooking oil and ...

President Edgar Lungu has ordered a special operation by law enforcement agencies to clampdown on ritual killings and the subsequent riots emanating from such killings. President Lungu says the order which he issued last night follows the realization that lawlessness begun crippling in after ritual killings took precedent in the Country. He has told Journalists at State House this afternoon ...

The Zambia Police Service says two people have been burnt to death following sporadic attacks on foreign owned shops in some Lusaka townships. Police Spokesperson Charity Chanda in a statement to QFM News says the two died after being burnt alive in Kanyama compound on Tuesday, 18th April 2016 by those who were rioting. And Ms. Chanda says Police are ...

Irish Ambassador to Zambia Seamus O’Grady is confident the Electoral Commission of Zambia will conduct credible elections. Mr. O’grady notes that this is especially that the Commission has a tradition of conducting peaceful and credible elections. And Mr. O’grady says the Irish government is ready to help Zambia conduct peaceful elections in August. Zambia goes to the polls on August ...