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Country profileSUMMARYZambia is a democratic republic with two spheres of government, national and local. There is constitutional provision for local government and the main governing legislation includes the Local Government Act 1991 and the Local Government Elections Act 1992. The 99 local authorities are overseen by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing and consist of four city councils, 15 municipal councils and 84 district councils. There are also ten provinces, which are purely administrative. Local governments must establish and maintain roads, bridges, ferries, watercourses, street lighting and public transport services provide firefighting and prevention, environmental health services. Councils must also provide and maintain supplies of water maintain drains, sewers, roads, and dispose of sewage and refuse.
3.2 Ministerial oversight The Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH)52.3c is responsible for overseeing local government. The mission of the ministry is ‘to promote
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