MQHZ PRESS STATEMENT – MONDAY 23RD MARCH, 2020. MINISTRY OF HEALTH MUST STOP USING CLINICAL STUDENTS TO COMBAT CORONA VIRUS Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) is demanding that the Ministry of Health should stop using clinical students in trying to combat the spread of the Corona Virus.Using students is heavily compromising this crucial struggle against Covid 19 in Zambia. Instead of deploying students,MQHZ implores the Ministry of Health to recruit trained health workers who are currently jobless. We are aware that thousands of health workers all over the world have contracted the Corona virus in their course of...

By The Speech Analyst – Mike Sichula His names are #VernonMumba, a Zambian small scale Contractor, through this business, he provides employment to other locals who support their families and life goes on like that. By today, had it not been through this alertness to eminent danger, Mr. Mumba, could have died together with his first born son #ThokozaniMumba, at the hands of a mob injustice that has left several others murdered on suspicion of gassing homes. He narrates the ordeal….which happened two days ago. “We went to Kabwe, Central province with my Grade 8 Son from Arakan Boys Secondary School, Thokozani...

By Linda Kasonde Executive Director Chapter One Foundation Chapter One Foundation has heard of calls for the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Bill 10) to be passed on the basis that it will enhance the representation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in the National Assembly. Chapter One Foundation wishes to clarify our position on this matter. We believe that the representation of marginalised interest groups such as women, youth and differently-abled people in government is an important aspect of an inclusive democracy. We would like to highlight that the Zambian Constitution, which is the supreme law of the country, already provides that the...

By Office of the Fourth Republican President of Zambia LUSAKA, Saturday 16th March, 2013— His Excellency Rupiah Bwezani Banda, the Fourth President of the Republic of Zambia, wishes to thank all Zambians for the solidarity shown to him during the period leading to and after the lifting of his immunity. In a Press Release by Deputy Administrative Assistant, Kennedy Limwanya, the former Zambian head of State, whose immunity was lifted by 80 of the Zambian Parliament’s 159 members on Friday evening, says he is deeply touched by the support that has come his way since the debate over the subject...

Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) Member of Parliament (MP) Raphael Mangani Nakacinda, Patriotic Front (PF) Media Director Sunday Chilufya Chanda and Nakiwe Simpungwe on THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA (AMENDMENT)BILL 10, 2019 at PF Interactive Forum Longacres Lodge, Lusaka, Zambia Sunday 23rd March 2020 www.rainbownewszambia.com Posted by Derrick Sinjela on Sunday, March 22, 2020 Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) Member of Parliament (MP) Raphael Mangani Nakacinda, Patriotic Front (PF) Media Director Sunday Chilufya Chanda and Nakiwe Simpungwe on THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA (AMENDMENT) BILL 10, 2019 at PF Interactive Forum Longacres Lodge, Lusaka, Zambia Sunday 23rd March 2020 www.rainbownewszambia.com Be the...

FOR THE COMPLETE BILL 10. HERE IT IS. COPY AND PASTE IN YOUR WORD PROCESSOR AND READ CAREFULLY. DON’T SAY YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT. ********************************************* ******************************* THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 MEMORANDUM The object of this Bill is to amend the Constitution of Zambia so as to— (a)revise the Preamble in order to reaffirm the Christian character of Zambia; (b)revise the principles and values of the Constitution; (c)revise the electoral system for elections to the National Assembly; (d)revise the period for dissolution of the National Assembly; (e)revise the period of hearing and determination of a presidential election...