The First Deputy Speaker, Ms Catherine Namugala was interviewed by Miss Abigail Ngalase, six year old in Grade three at Divine Heritage School on Palm Drive in Chelstone, Lusaka.This was to commemorate International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) which falls on Sunday 4th March 2018. Veteran Broadcaster Ms Ireen Kabeke Banda of Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Radio Two (2) accompanied the "young journalist!" After the interview the First Deputy Speaker asked Abigail if she would like to be a Member of Parliament and why!

The First Deputy Speaker, Hon Catherine Namugala, MP, has implored Members of Parliament to take keen interest in child, early and forced marriage issues as the law makers have a special mandate to protect children and women as well as influence relevant national institutions to place issues related to the rights of these vulnerable groups at the top of the government’s political and development agenda.

The official opening of the ICT workshop to formulate a new National Assembly ICT Strategic Plan was officially opened by Mr Roy Ngulube, the Deputy Clerk Administration at Twangale Park in Lusaka on Saturday, 17th February, 2018. The event was characterized by a number of speeches.

It is announced that the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia will be rejoining the membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) from 1 January 2018. The 63rd CPA General Assembly, meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, approved the application from the Parliament of Australia to reconstitute the Commonwealth of Australia Branch of the CPA following their application to re-join the CPA.