HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has announced that the mobile registration exercise will commence in August to October this year, adding that the ministry has projected to issue approximately 1.5 million new National Registration Cards (NRCs). Rendering a Ministerial statement on the 2020-2021 Mobile Issuance of NRCs in Parliament, Friday, Kampyongo reported that 748,818 NRCs...

UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo says the Patriotic Front is being crooked in the manner it is handling the timeframe on the mobile issuance of national registration cards. Commenting on the announcement by Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo that the mobile registration process would commence in August and end in October, Nkombo in an...

CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Li Jie says China will consider cancelling interest on Zambia’s debt to that country maturing by the end of 2020 as a way of cushioning the impact of Covid-19 on the African copper producer. And President Edgar Lungu has assured the people of Southern Province that he will continue working for...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says Parliament is not an avenue for settling political battles occurring outside the House and that they should be concluded outside the Legislature. Speaking when rendering a ruling on the point of order raised by Livestock and Fisheries Minister Professor Nkandu Luo against Sesheke UPND member of...

VICE-President Inonge Wina says the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 will deal with the continued discrimination in the application of the rule of law in Zambia. Speaking during the Vice-President Question Time in Parliament, Friday, Vice-President Wina said government had administrative matters to deal with before resuming with the disbursements of the Social...

HIVOS Southern Africa regional advocacy manager for sustainable foods William Chilufya says the high cost of living prevailing in Zambia has the potential to reverse the gains the country has made in fighting malnutrition. And Chilufya says government should extensively roll out the COVID-19 rescue package to the informal economy to ensure the majority of...

RAINBOW Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba has asked President Edgar Lungu to intervene in the conflict between Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini and the Constitutional Court, saying if left unchecked, there will be a direct conflict between the Legislature and the Judiciary in the near future. And Kabimba says America-based Zambian law...

UNIVERSITY of Zambia lecturer Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa says a “Hichilema-Kambwili” combination on the ballot paper will be enough to defeat the ruling Patriotic Front and deliver victory for the opposition next year, provided Bill 10 fails. In an interview, Saturday, Dr Sishuwa observed that PF was afraid of the success of the UPND-NDC alliance and...