The Society for Poverty Reduction in Zambia (SPRIZ) says while Zambia has enough laws to curb child labour, there is need for their serious enforcement in order to protect children. The society has also expressed concern that the two policies aimed at curbing child labour expired two years ago making it difficult to fight the vice. SPRIZ Executive Director, Molly ...

National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) President, Victor Muyumba has called on the government to ensure the 2019 national budget provides an allocation for teacher recruitment. Mr. Muyumba says the teacher pupil ration in the country is still high, hence the need to ensure that more teachers are recruited to bridge this gap. Mr. Muyumba has ...

Agents of Congolese Rhumba Maestro Koffi Olomide have dismissed media reports that government has denied their client entry into Zambia. Mark Mabalama, one of the agents from Remarkable Limited, a company representing the Congolese musician has told a media briefing in Lusaka that their client has been cleared to perform in the country and will therefore perform as planned. Mr ...

Senior citizen Dante Saunders has proposed the introduction of capital punishment for cases of economic plunder. Mr. Saunders believes crimes of economic plunder in the country can only end if laws are stiffened. Speaking when he featured on a live programme on KNC radio in Kabwe, Mr. Saunders also expressed concern at the rate China is investing in Zambia. Mr. ...

Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) Chairperson Bishop John Mambo and SANAC executive director Gregory Chifire have pleaded not guilty to contempt of court charges. Last week, the Supreme Court had summoned Bishop Mambo and Mr Chifire to answer to contempt charges in a case of Savenda vs Stanbic Bank. In count one, Mr Chifire is accused of causing to be ...

The Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) has refuted some media reports suggesting that the Examinations system has been hacked by unscrupulous individuals who are altering results for people at a fee. In a statement made available to Q-News, ECZ Corporate Affairs Officer, Ronald Tembo says the examinations system has not been tempered with in anyway. Mr Tembo says the ECZ ...