NAPSA AMENDMENT BILL TAKES EFFECT
President Hakainde Hichilema has signed into law, the National Pension Scheme Amendment Bill of 2023 which seeks to amend the 1996 NAPSA Act. Mr. Hichilema says the new law gives…
UNZA STUDENTS PROTEST NON-AWARDING OF LOANS
Some first-year students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) on Monday morning staged a peaceful protest for having been left out on the scholarship programme by the Higher Education Loans…
SUSPECTED ABDUCTOR NOT FIT TO STAND TRIAL, SAYS PSYCHIATRIST
An expert has testified that James Bwalya, one of the suspects in the abduction of Pamela Chisumpa and 12 others is not fit to stand trial due to personality disorder.…
COURT THREATENS TO REVOKE AMOS CHANDA’S BAIL
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has threatened to revoke bail of former Presidential Spokesperson, Amos Chanda, for not appearing before court. In this matter Mr. Chanda is facing two counts of…
ZCS, ZNS TO BOOST MEALIE MEAL PRODUCTION
The Zambia Correctional Service says it will continue to provide cheaper mealie meal to consumers as demand increases especially on the Copperbelt Province. Zambia Correctional Service Commissioner-General Mr. Fredrick Chilukutu…
PUBLIC ORDER ACT IMPEDES HUMAN RIGHTS, SAYS CSO
Civil Society Organizations have called for the enactment of the Public Gatherings Bill as the current law impedes on fundamental human rights. Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of…
NUMAW WANTS GOVT’S POSITION ON MOPANI, KCM TAKEOVER
The National Union of Miners and Allied Workers -NUMAW has expressed disappointment over government’s delay to give its position on the takeover of Mopani and Konkola Copper Mines-KCM. NUMAW President…
SOLWEZI RETIREES SEEK PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
About 89 retirees that had worked for the Ministry of Works and supply under Mechanical Services department in 1989 in Solwezi district of North-Western Province have cried foul over government’s…
MOTHER OF CHILD WITH CLOSED ANAL REGION IN DEEP FINANCIAL STRESS
Following continued hardships, 32-year-old single mother of a rectal malformation child has borrowed funds for capital, in order to earn a living. The condition has brought challenges in the child’s…
PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN RAISE VOICE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Some mothers of autistic children have called on society to be more tolerant and loving as many with the condition have continued to be misunderstood and mistreated. Speaking after the…