By Yamikani Ngoma and Innocent Siachitoba Introduction On 12th February, 2021 the President of the Republic of Zambia, during the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National Assembly delivered a speech on the application of the national values and principles where he, among others, highlighted the positive and negative use of social media in the country.[1] …
This will be a weekly feature published every Wednesday in which we discuss the legislative aspects of a topical or current issue. This week we are discussing the law governing marriage and divorce in Zambia. By Mwila Chikwanda- Jangazya and Mordecai Mweene INTRODUCTION On 29th January, 2021, the Honourable Minister of Justice Given Lubinda reported …
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Source of picture: ZNBC The Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) has Wednesday, 3rd February, 2021 successfully handed over the Rural Electrification (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to the Minister of Energy, Hon. Matthew Nkhuwa. The handover ceremony was done virtually. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Nkhuwa said that in line with the energy policy Government is committed …
ABOUT ZAMBIA LAW DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION The Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) is semi-autonomous statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Zambia Law Development Commission Act Chapter 32 of the Laws of Zambia. The ZLDC falls under the portfolio of the Ministry of Justice. The ZLDC conducts research and makes recommendations on the revision …
GENDER Minister Elizabeth Phiri has expressed concern over the skewed women representation in Parliament. Speaking during a Zambia Gender and Elections Strategy Meeting Consolidated Programme at Government Complex on 16thNovember, 2020, the Minister said Government was committed to achieving gender equality and women empowerment in Zambia as evidenced in the enactment of the gender equity …
THE Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is holding a drafting meeting on the review of legislation relating to smuggling of migrants at Lake Safari Lodge in Siavonga, Southern Province. The drafting meeting will run from 30th November to the 11th December, 2020. The …
THE Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) on Friday 28th August 2020 held a breakfast meeting at its offices in Lusaka on the program dubbed “ZLDC Public and Civil Society Engagement in the Law Review Processes”. The objective of the meeting was to share the Commission’s experiences and successes in its collaboration with civil society and …
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The Technical Committee specially established to spearhead the process for the operationalization of prisoners right to vote has made recommendations for amendments to the Electoral Process Act, the Electoral Commission of Zambia Act as well as the Zambia Correctional Service’s Commissioner Generals Standing Orders to bring into effect the ruling by the Constitutional Court that …
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