CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY IN ZAMBIA-CAPIZ NEWS ITEM 1.    APPOINTMENT OF EMMANUEL MWAMBA AS PS AND MWANSA KAPEYA AS INFORMATION MINISTER: We congratulate his Excellency President Michael Sata for appointing these gallant workers in the name of Emmanuel Mwamba as PS, great hard worker indeed and Mwansa Kapeya as minister of Information, a veteran and hard worker with vast experience in the Journalism fraternity. We believe they will bring great changes in the ministry of Information especially spearheading the implementation of freedom of information bill. I believe the PF government can be comfortable now to table the freedom of information bill in parliament....

“Happy are those who hunger and thirstfor what is right; they shall be satisfied” (Mathew 5: 6) 1. To the Catholic faithful in Zambia and all people of good will. 2. We, the Catholic Bishops of Zambia, greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 3. INSPIRED by deep insights from the Word of God and the Social Teaching of the Church and our prophetic call to uphold the dignity of every person as well as the need for our political leaders to promote and defend the rights of all Zambians regardless of their political persuasion, creed, colour...

By Derrick Sinjela NATIONAL Restoration Party (NAREP) has learnt with deep sadness of the accident that happened at the Kavalamanja area in Luangwa area on Sunday evening involving some members of the United Party for National Development (UPND) campaign team. Reports indicate that nine people have lost their lives while a number are seriously injured. Our deepest condolences go to the leadership of the UPND and the families that have lost their loved ones, we also pray for the recovery of those that have been injured in this accident. NAREP National Secretary Reverend Jevan Kamanga expressed regret over the increased...

The United States and Zambia Partnering Together EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LUSAKA, ZAMBIA NR/1233/06/04/2020 CONTACT: Sean McIntosh FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Affairs Officer June 4, 2020 Phone: 021357000 DREAMS Young Women Sewing and Business Skills Help Protect Communities from COVID-19 LUSAKA – IN five provinces across 40 sites, 240 young Zambian women are using their sewing skills to make face masks in response to COVID-19. THESE young women are members of the U.S. government’s Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Kozo Initiative. ORIGINALLY trained to sew reusable menstrual hygiene products, the Kozo girls began...

Stand No. 128 Mwambula Road Jesmondine P.O. Box 37475 Lusaka, Zambia Website: www.tizambia.org.zm Monday 8th June, 2020 For Immediate Release The News Editor TI-ZAMBIA REMINDS PARLIAMENTARIANS TO USE THEIR MORAL CONSCIENCE AND REJECT BILL 10 TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) believes that the number one duty of our parliamentarians is to protect the Republican Constitution and abide by what is enshrined in it. We believe that the Constitution, being the living embodiment of the aspirations of the Zambian people, should not be fundamentally altered in ways that seemingly promote partisan interests or that do not assure consensus-building around all or any...