Vice president for the former ruling people’s party (PP) Brown Mpinganjira has resigned from the party with immediate effect.

Mpinganjira has also ceased to be a member of the orange camp citing personal reasons.

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in conjunction with the Ministry of Information, Tourism and Culture have signed a Memorandum of Understanding-MoU with the National Initiative for Civic Education - NICE to conduct nationwide civic education on local governance.

Opposition Members of Parliament have rejected a motion to discuss a money bill authorizing Capital Hill to borrow USD80 million from the World Bank.

Government says the country will need an extra 123,340 metric tons of maize to feed the nation to the next crop season.