Monthly Archives: June 2015

Lungu advised to address youth unemployment

President Edgar Lungu has been advised to put more effort in addressing the high unemployment levels among the youth in the country. Ndola’s Church of God Ministries International Apostle, Chris Mulenga says the lack of jobs for the youth in the country has led them to engage in illegal and dangerous activities simply to sustain their livelihoods. Apostle Mulenga says ...

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Hamaundu tells govt to be open

Financial Analyst Mambo Hamaundu has charged that the challenges the country’s economy is facing are as a result of lack of openness by those in government. Mr. Hamaundu says it’s clear for everyone to see that the economy is facing a lot of challenges and running away from that fact would result in very serious consequences. He says the sooner ...

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HH is UPND Presidential candidate in 2016

United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed as dream thinking the suggestion by its former vice president Richard Kapita that the opposition party should brace itself for more defections because party member do not want party president Hakainde Hichilema. Party vice president for politics Canicius Banda says contrary to Mr. Kapita’s suggestion that party members are not happy with ...

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Govt preparing Bill to protect constitution making process

Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula says a bill to protect and guide the remaining phases of the constitution making process is being prepared and will be table in next sitting of Parliament which resumes later this month. Dr. Simbyakula has told QFM News in an interview that government through his ministry is carefully handling the process of the constitution bill to ...

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Lungu tips Zambians on constitution consultations

Evangelical Youth Alliance International Executive Director Moses Lungu has urged stakeholders in the constitution making process to take advantage of government consultations on the new constitution to speak out. Reverend Lungu says government has given a chance to the stakeholders and the people of Zambia to speak out on the enactment and adoption of a new constitution. He however, states ...

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Five political parties pledge to uphold integrity of gender equality

Five political parties have pledged to uphold the importance of gender equality as key to the political social and economic development of the country and democracy. And Gender and Child Development Minister Nkandu Luo has expressed concern about the continuing gender inequalities in the country and in political parties. Professor Luo has lamented the failure by successive governments and political ...

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Zambia can learn from australia’s mineral royalty tax – Visiting Deputy Premier of Western Australia Hames

COMESA Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya says addressing regional human and institution capacity challenges still remains the key to improving efficiency of the mineral sector. Mr. Ngwenya says COMESA also believes that limitation of capacity with respect to contract negotiations and the management of mineral revenue is what accounts for the high levels of illicit financial flows from the sector. He ...

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