THE Government has urged traditional rulers that did not receive vehicles to be patient because more vehicles will be bought to cater for them.

FORMER Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Fackson Shamenda has urged the Government and churches to use the building of marriages as a tool for national unity and development.

UNITED Progress Party (UPP) interim president, Saviour Chishimba has registered a presidential elections campaign fund and called on political parties in Zambia to put in place measures which will compel them to publicly account for campaign funds.

FORMER first lady, Maureen Mwanawasa has challenged women to be wheels of economic development for the country.

SOME women of Kankoyo Constituency in Mufulira have warned their member of Parliament (MP) Percy Chanda and other PF MPs in the district to deliver on their campaign promises or else they should forget about getting a second term in the 2011 tripartite elections.

THE Mongu High Court has put three juveniles on two years probation after their murder charge was reduced to that of manslaughter by the State.

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said Government has spent K380 million on developing irrigation activities in Lumbi and Kapako areas of Milenge and Mansa districts in Luapula Province.

VICE-President George Kunda was yesterday among hundreds of Lusaka residents including first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda, Cabinet ministers, opposition leaders at an Inter-denominational Thanks Giving Service for the 45th Independence Anniversary.

THE MMD has said it is not shaken with the recent loss in the Kasama Central parliamentary by-elections to the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) and that it will be concentrating on re-organising the party.

THE Government has distributed about 90 per cent of the 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser to various parts of Zambia for the next farming season and reiterated its commitment to growth of the national economy through agriculture.

AT the height of threats to get to the streets to demonstrate against the acquittal of former president Frederick Chiluba, the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) pushing the agenda have changed their tune, without giving any reason.

THE 17 civil society organisations (CSOs) yesterday announced that they had called off their planned demonstrations but they could not immediately reveal reasons for the cancellation.

IN as far as privatisations go, the Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc (Zanaco) is one of the most successful and largest privatisations concluded by the Government.

THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has urged companies going for a trade mission to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to market the country's products to earn more export earnings.

THE board of directors at the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) has terminated contracts for director general, Joseph Salasini and three other directors.

THE Government has condemned the harassment and beating of Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) personnel by opposition political party cadres in Livingstone on Thursday.

ABOUT 800 unionised workers at the cash-strapped Nitrogen Chemical of Zambia in Kafue yesterday protested and set up camp at the office of District Commissioner (DC), demanding their terminal benefits.

NAMWALA Member of Parliament Robby Chizyuka on Thursday angered fellow United Party for National Development (UPND) MPs in Parliament when he refused to acknowledge that the UPND-Patriotic Front (PF) pact will reduce taxes when they form government.

THIRTY Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have formed a coalition called Vision 2011 aimed at fighting corruption in elections in Zambia with particular focus on the 2011 general elections.

VICE-President George Kunda has warned civil society organisations and some opposition parties planning to take part in honking that they risk being arrested by the police as the act is an offence.