The Electoral Commission of Zambia has postponed the holding of nominations and elections for the Mongu District Mayoral by-election and two (2) Local Government Ward by-elections in Lukutu Ward of Luwingu Town Council and Katimba Ward of Monze Town Council. The Commission has since prescribed Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022 as new nomination date, with Thursday, 14th April, 2022 as the ...

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Country representative, Suze-Percy Filippin has reaffirmed the UN AGENCY’S RESOLVE to continue working with the Zambian government to respond to challenges experienced by smallholder farmers and continue contributing to the transformation of the agriculture sector. Speaking during the ongoing three day Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia (SIFAZ) Project review meeting in Lusaka ...

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by Patriots for Economic Progress (PEP) President Sean Tembo that President Hakainde Hichilema must have declared his assets before the 2021 General Election. The Court has observed that the omission by President Hichilema and other candidates in the 2021 General Election, to declare their assets did not contravene Article 52 sub-article three of ...

Freedom fighter Christine Mulundika has died. A family member has confirmed the death of Ms Mulundika who died yesterday,13th March,2022 around 18:00hrs. The funeral gathering is being held at her home in Northmead, Lusaka. In 1995, Ms Mulundika led seven others in challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Public Order Act Cap 104, especially section 5(4).

ABSA Zambia PLC has awarded its unionized workers a 1,950 kwacha salary increment across the board effective 1st April 2022. Speaking during the signing of the Collective Agreement with the Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) and the Bankers Union of Zambia, ABSA Zambia Managing Director, Mizinga Melu says the increment is well deserved as the workers ...

Integrated Community Anti Litter Initiative has called on the newly approved members of the Lusaka solid waste management utility board to quickly initiate policies which will promote value addition to waste through establishment of large scale recycling companies. Initiative Chairperson, Pascal Chikumbi says this will help change the city’s current status of uncollected garbage to clean, green and healthy. In an ...

Former Chreso University Vice chancellor Dr. Lawrence Mwelwa has challenged marriage counselors and religious leaders in the country to focus on building the moral fiber in marriages. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, Dr. Mwelwa observes that divorce statistics in the country have continued to increase despite having competent marriage counselors and religious leaders. He says there is need for ...

Several dignitaries and Zambians from all walks of life have continued to flock to Belvedere Lodge in Lusaka to pay their last respects to fourth republican President Rupiah Banda who died on Friday last week. Colonel Panji Kaunda, the eldest son of late first republican president Kenneth Kaunda has described the death of President Banda as a double loss for ...

Chairperson for the Zambian women parliamentarians’ caucus, Princess Kasune has challenged citizens and stakeholders across the country to help fight the scourge of child, early and forced marriage as well as gender based violence. Ms. Kansune has bemoaned the high levels of gender based violence, teenage pregnancies and early marriages which she laments have hindered the children from realizing their ...

North-western province permanent secretary, Grandson Katambi says government will soon start negotiating with people living within 50 meters of the Solwezi – Chingola road on resettlement agreements in readiness for the construction of the  dual carriage way. Col. Katambi discloses that government is facing resistance from people that are living along the road because most of the villages are within ...