For Immediate Release 4th April, 2017 The Non -governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) welcomes the High Court landmark ruling in which Judge Betty Mung’omba has acquitted Elizabeth Lungu of Mtendere Compound for murdering her husband Anthony Nkhoma. This judgment resonates with our sentiments advanced in earlier statements that most of the women who kill their husbands do so in self defense. In many instances where women kill their husbands, investigations have shown that such women would have been victims of domestic violence who act in self defense. We further note that in the past, courts have found women in similar...

CHINESE AMBASSADOR PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES MINISTER(For immediate release).Zambia and the People’s Republic of China have reaffirmed their commitment to extend further the bilateral relations in the Information and Broadcasting sector. This was when Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang You Ming called on the Minister of Information of Broadcasting Services and Chief Government Spokesperson, Hon Kampamba Mulenga at her office today.The duo said bilateral relations between the two countries should continue growing, given that Zambia and China have cooperated in many areas such as media, education, transport, health and infrastructure development since Zambia gained her...

By Agnes Phiri (Mrs) Director – Consumer and Public Affairs-Energy Regulation Board THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has received an application to vary electricity tariffs by ZESCO Limited with effect from 1st May 2017. In its application, by ZESCO MD Victor Mundende, ZESCO proposes to increase tariffs by 75% on average, in two phases starting with 50% on 1st May and a further 25% in September 2017. Following the ZESCO application the ERB will now proceed to consider the proposed tariff increases in line with the provisions of the Law that governs electricity tariff determination, particularly as specified in the...