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The Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) has strongly condemned the recent actions by the Department of Immigration to flagrantly disregard the High Court orders in a case involving three Chinese and Korean business investors: Han Ho Bae, Pan Peng, and Jia Yugi. According to the organization, the contemptuous action by the Department of Immigration undermines the rule of law and raises serious concerns about Zambia’s commitment to protecting investors’ rights and the rights of all persons living in Zambia generally. On 31st December 2023, the Department of Immigration deported the three investors and nationals ignoring a High Court order in cause number 2023/HP/2307. Organization Executive Director Isaac Mwanza says the disobedience of a High Court order by the Immigration Department is worrying and an indication of the Department’s disregard for legal processes which contradicts President Hakainde Hichilema's call to respect the rule of law.  “Shockingly, on 27th January 2...

The Zambia Chinese Association has reiterated its commitment to helping the Zambian government in mitigating epidemics such as Cholera. Association Chairman Wu Ming says the association stands ready and available for any eventualities that require community participation. Mr. Ming says the Association actively participated in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the humanitarian and Corporate Social Responsibility between 2019 and 2021. He further adds that the Cholera situation the country is grappling with is not a government problem alone but calls for collective responsibility from all stakeholders which include the Chinese business community which drives its workforce from communities where the disease is ravaging. "It is therefore the desire to see to it that Cholera is fought fiercely with all the available resources both human and financial resources," He said. Mr. Ming says the Association remains hopeful that the support it is making will ass...

The government has hailed the Chinese government for the support rendered in the fight against cholera. Vice President Mutale Nalumango says the fight against cholera requires a multi-sectoral response involving the whole-of-society approach.   Speaking when the Zambia Chinese Association handed over assorted materials for the fight against cholera k1.2 million kwacha, Mrs. Nalumango who was represented by Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit National Coordinator Gabriel Pollen says the donation will play a pivotal role in the ongoing fight against cholera.   She says the donation of assorted items is an indication of true humanitarian effort. The Vice President says the donation will be channeled through the disaster management and mitigation unit to prevent the further spread of cholera and mitigate its impact. Mrs. Nalumango has further commended the association for partnering with the Zambian government in the fight against the covid-19.  "Cho...

The Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) and the Department of Immigration have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ensuring that the Engineering Professionals migrating to Zambia have the required skills. Institute Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, David Kamungu says the partnership will help the institution with information on the number of foreign engineering professionals, units, and organizations coming to do engineering work in the country. "This MoU will further help us as an institution to have a record of engineering professionals coming into the country and what kind of skills they are offering," Mr. Kamungu said. Speaking at the Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions, Mr. Kamungu says the EIZ is looking forward to having a long-term relationship with the Department of Immigration to maintain the quality of engineering works by scrutinizing the qualifications of Engineering professionals migrating to Za...

The Zambia Chinese Association has donated Cholera utensils worth 260, 000 kwacha to the Zambia Police Service as the Country continues to grapple with the deadly Cholera pandemic which has so far claimed over 350 lives since October 2023. Among the items donated include, 2000 Chlorine, 2000 soap bars, 50 pieces of washbasins, 10 units of water purifiers, 300 Alcohol bottles for medical purposes, 5 boxes of Alcohol wipes, 20 pieces of umbrella and 10, 000 pieces of  Masks. Zambia Chinese Association Chairman Wu Ming has reiterated the association's commitment to continue working with the Zambia Police Service to cement the relationship in creating a peaceful and secure environment. Presenting the items Mr. Ming says the donated goods serve as China’s concerted efforts in aiding the country to fight the Cholera pandemic. And Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba expressed profound gratitude to the Association for their heartfelt support to the Zambia Police and the Zam...

The National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) has disclosed that it has allowed 11 Commercial Utilities to super-chlorinate the water supplied during the current cholera outbreak, to prevent the further spread of the disease.  According to the Zambian Standard on Drinking Water Quality, ZS 190:2010, drinking water is supposed to maintain a chlorine residual of between 0.2 to 0.5 mg/L.  According to a statement issued by NWASCO Public Relations Officer Mandamu Mayowe in the event of super-chlorination, Commercial Utilities can attain residual chlorine of more than 0.5  mg/L to contain any possible post-contamination that may occur in the water distribution network or in storage facilities at customer points.   Ms. Mayowe has further revealed that NWASCO has directed Commercial Utilities to ensure water quality monitoring is enhanced by conducting ancillary tests and submitting results to NWASCO weekly, apart from the approved scheduled...

Social Scientist Innocent Kolala says he expects opposition political parties in Zambia to co-exist and offer effective checks beyond 2024. Mr. Kolala regrets that 2023 was characterized by political rhetoric thus his advice to opposition parties to rise above petty arguments, complaints, and commentary which did not represent the interests of the electorate. Citing intra-party rivalry in the Patriotic Front (PF) Mr. Kolala encouraged the Edgar Chagwa Lungu and Miles Bwalya Sampa camps to desist from undoing each other. Mr. Kolala has described ongoing counter-expulsions as weakening the political strengths of the PF. He says Dr. Lungu's return to active politics has worsened confusion in the Patriotic Front, thus weakening oversight on President Hakainde Hichilema's United Party for National Development (UPND) leadership. "When I look back and assess 2023, It is regrettable that opposition political parties especially the largest Political Party (PF) concentrate...

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency-ZEMA has surpassed its annual target for projects considered in the year 2023.  ZEMA Acting Director General Maxwell Nkoya has disclosed that the Environmental Assessment Committee of the Board considered a total of 1,129 projects against the annual target of 1,000 targets for the year 2023.  Mr Nkoya says the total investment cost for all considered projects stood at over 172-billion-kwacha.  He said of the total projects considered, 1129 projects were approved while 51 projects were rejected due to inadequate or lack of mitigation measures as well as for being located in environmentally sensitive locations. Further, Mr Nkoya revealed that a total of 20 projects were deferred due to insufficient project information for decision-making. He said the Environmental Assessment Committee held 12 Ordinary and 6 Extraordinary meetings in the year 2023 and considered projects from the Mining, Infrastructure, Tourism, and A...

The Government has encouraged members of the public to effect citizen arrests on people found vandalizing water infrastructure in Zambia. Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation Permanent Secretary Joe Kalusa has expressed displeasure at the escalating levels of vandalism of water infrastructure and installations,  which he said is a  drawback as it has the potential to reverse supply reliability by the Water Utilities Companies. Mr. Kalusa who is worried by acts of vandalism, says to curb the vice, the government is revising the Water Act to stiffen penalties meted out to vandals. "We are trying to revise the Water Act to see to stiffen penalties on these people found vandalizing water infrastructure and installations,” Mr. Kalusa protested. "You have seen our colleagues from ZESCO have stiffer punishment on those who vandalize their infrastructure and I feel that we also from the Ministry [Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation] need to strengthen laws so that...