Over 60 Parliamentary Seats Petitioned
Sixty-eight constituencies countrywide have had their September 20, 2011 parliamentary results petitioned. Notable among those petitioned are Muchinga, where former Vice President, George Kunda is the Member of Parliament. The other notable is Chasefu, where Vice Chairperson of Parliamentary committees, Chifumu Banda is area Member of Parliament. The ruling Patriotic Front has petitioned the results in at least 50 constituencies [...]
Zambia was one of the countries which abstained during the controversial vote inUNESCO in which the majority of the member-states of the UN agency voted to admit the Palestinian Authority as a member. The vote taken at the UNESCO General-Assembly on Monday allowed Palestine in even though the Palestinian Autyhority has not been internationally recognized as a sovereign state. It created an international diplomatic [...]
Continue reading …Zambia won’t make pro-gay laws to get money from Britain – minister Lubinda
November 2, 2011 99 Comments
Zambia will not make laws to recognise homosexuality in order to get money from Britain, government spokesperson Lubinda has said. British Prime Minister David Cameron this week said Britain will consider withholding aid to countries that do not recognise gay rights, after leaders of the 54-nation Commonwealth meeting in Australia failed to adopt reforms on [...]
Continue reading …Former Local Government and Housing Minister Brian Chituwo has described Patriotic Front (PF) Kanyama Member of Parliament (MP) Colonel Gerry Chanda as naughty for alleging that he and former Vice President George Kunda misappropriated Constituency Development Funds meant for the construction of drainage systems in the constituency. Speaking in Lusaka, Chituwo said there is no [...]
Continue reading …United Party for National Development (UPND) Gwembe Member of Parliament (MP) Brian Ntundu has charged that the opposition will boycott the constitution making process if the Patriotic Front (PF) does not consult the parties on the process. Ntundu said there is need for government to consult widely so that the constitution is inclusive of divergent [...]
Continue reading …Mines minister Simuusa given education on which ministry handles money from ZCCM-IH
November 2, 2011 27 CommentsFORMER Minister of Mines Maxwell Mwale says his successor, Wylbur Simuusa, should seek guidance from the Ministry of Finance to establish what happened to the US$167.5 million obtained from the sale of 2.28 percent stake in Lumwana Mining Company (LMC) by the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine-Investment Holdings. On Monday, Mr Simuusa alleged that US$167.5 million [...]
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