First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Honourable Malungo A Chisangano, MP says China’s support to Zambia’s development continues to be essential, pointing to investments in infrastructure such as roads, schools and hospitals as well as in sectors including mining, agriculture and manufacturing. She said this support has greatly shaped Zambia’s progress.

Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia and Member for Oxley, Hon. Milton Dick, says Australia and Zambia share many common interests, including agriculture, innovation, critical minerals and climate change.

 He said this when he led an Australian Parliamentary Delegation on a historic visit to the National Assembly of Zambia this morning, marking the first time ever that a Speaker of Australia has visited Zambia’s Parliament. 

The Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC), celebrated its 40th anniversary with an Awards Gala Dinner  on 19th September, 2025 at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lusaka, where outstanding women championing gender equality were recognised.

Among those honoured was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Rt. Hon. Nelly B.K. Mutti, SC, MP, FAPRA, who was represented at the ceremony by the First Deputy Speaker, Hon. Malungo A. Chisangano, MP.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, the Rt. Hon. Nelly B.K Mutti, SC, MP, FAPRA says parliaments that embrace strategic planning are better positioned to deliver effectively on their legislative, oversight, budget and representative functions.

She said this during the official opening of the High-Level Workshop on Parliamentary Strategic Planning organised by the National Assembly of Zambia in collaboration with Inter Pares and the European Union, on 17th September 2025 at the Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka.

Mr Misheck Nyambose, MP, Vice President II, CPA Zambia Branch, moves a Motion on the topic: Exploring Innovative Legislative and Policy Solutions to Finance Climate Adaptation in Africa’, at the on-going 54^thCommonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and Annual General Meeting (AGM), in Banjul, The Gambia.

The Vice Chairperson of the Society of Clerks-At-The-Table (SoCATT) Africa and Clerk of the National Assembly of Malawi, Mrs. Fiona Kalemba led a delegation to conduct a Sub-Region Visit to SoCATT Zambia Branch from 20^th to 22^nd July, 2025. The visit was part of a combined Central Sub-Region Visit to Mozambique, Botswana and Zambia SoCATT Branches undertaken from 16^th to 22^nd July, 2025.

FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER HON MALUNGO A CHISANGANO VISITS CONSTITUENCY OFFICES IN CENTRAL PROVINCE

The First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Hon Malungo A Chisangano, MP, undertook a tour of selected Constituency Offices in Central Province from 2^nd to 8^th June, 2025.

Hon Chisangano commenced her tour by paying a courtesy call on the Provincial Minister and Katuba Member of Parliament, Hon Mwabashike Nkulukusa on 2^nd June, 2025, at the Provincial office in Kabwe, Central Province.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Rt. Hon. Nelly B K Mutti, SC, MP, FAPRA, led a delegation of parliamentarians to the 57^th SADC Parliamentary Forum Plenary Assembly Session held from 31^st May to 7^th June, 2025 in Victoria Falls City, Zimbabwe.

The National Assembly of Zambia organized a capacity-building workshop for its administrative and secretarial staff from 24th to 25th May 2025 at Fairmount Hotel, in Livingstone. The training was facilitated by SHEP Consultants Limited, a leading consultancy firm in talent and organizational development.

The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) has called on Members of Parliament, especially those representing rural constituencies, to play a proactive role in addressing the growing challenge of early child pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 14, an issue that continues to affect the lives and futures of young girls across Zambia.