NGOCC Executive Director Anne Anamela says her organisation would like to see women holding 60 percent of Parliamentary seats, with 25 percent of those being young women. And Justice Minister Princess Kasune says it is time for Zambia to implement policies that mandate minimum representation for women in political offices. Speaking during the Centre for Young Leaders in Africa (CYLA) Zambia forum, Friday, Anamela said it is high time more women took up positions of authority. “There is need to be a clause that compel political parties to nominate young women affirmatively because this should not be left to whims of who the leaders are, who mostly are men right now. So, as long as we still have a situation...

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