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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER CRIMES BILL, N.A.B. NO. 2 OF 2021 FOR THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Published by the National Assembly of Zambia REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER CRIMES BILL, N.A.B. NO. 2 OF 2021 FOR THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TABLE...

Market Announcement – CEC Judicial Review Application In accordance with Section 3.4(b) of the Lusaka Securities Exchange Listings Requirements (“LuSE Listings Requirements”), the Board of Directors of Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (“CEC” or “the Company”) wishes to inform shareholders and the market that following the Minister of Energy’s declaration of CEC’s transmission and distribution lines as common carrier through the promulgation of SI No. 57 of 2020 dated 29th May 2020, and the subsequent decision of the Energy Regulation Board of 31st May 2020, directing a wheeling tariff equivalent to 30% of CEC’s standard network tariff, the Company took the decision to...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda and Derrick Sinjela AFRICA Directions Executive Director Mark Chilongu has appealed to parents in Zambia and globally to help their biological children and young people under their care to juggle school and an extra talent as ‘putting all eggs in one academic basket’ is not good. The Africa Directions Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who  has passion for children’s welfare said though  many children have a good direction and focus on academic and theoretical activities, young people still have the convincing ability to excel and succeed in recreational and vocational use of hands in performing arts and...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda and Derrick Sinjela UPCOMING Actress Zoe Ngwira says parents must support children who attend to extra activities that are constructive and beneficial to society apart from academic theories as it is would be a pathway to potential leadership in the near future. Zoe Ngwira who is popularly known as Tionangi ‘or Tio’ in short plays daughter to Shupiwe, one of the wives to polygamist, wealthy farmer, Mr.Nguzu, played by Mutale Monde, in Mpali, a Zambian soap opera film that depicts the benefits of agriculture to the economy, has hit international air waves through DSTV. Ngwira says...

  Born Short Living Tall Youth Day Friday 12th March, 2021 Press Statement By Ntalasha Chisha Executive Director BSLT Zambia, Lusaka As youths celebrate their day today slated under the theme _*“Enhancing Development through Sustainable Youth Partnerships”,*_ we would like to urge them to work together so as to contribute immensely to the growth of our nation. Our appeal to the government is that it should create a platform on which sustainable youth partnership will be reality. It is sad to note how  each year is celebrated under powerful themes that just remain on paper and not effective on the...