ZAMBIA will require amendments to the Constitution to create special seats where women can contest among themselves, says veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga. In a statement, Mwaanga said numbers from the August 2021 tripartite elections clearly showed that 53 percent of the registered voters were women. “Zambia will require amendments to the current Constitution to create special seats where women can contest among themselves in addition to those who are elected as at present. Numbers from the August, 2021 tripartite elections clearly show that 53 percent of the registered voters are women. Just before the transformation of the OAU to the African Union, it was decided that there should be a department established to deal with Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. ...

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