WIRE — The Government has officially designated electoral services provided by employees of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), air traffic control services, civil aviation security, toll point and weighbridge operations, and the supply and distribution of petroleum as essential services following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument No. 47 of 2026. According to the Ministry of Labour
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