Archive: 13 April 2017

13 Apr 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

UPND demands medical treatment for HH

UPND vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says Hakainde Hichilema must be released from detention so that he can seek medical attention. And GBM has called for the resignation of Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja and […]

13 Apr 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Demolition of Chainama Hills Clinic not a loss – Ministry

Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Kennedy Malama says people must celebrate the expansion of Levy Mwanawasa Hospital because it will be upgraded to a teaching hospital which will ease the lives of students. Government has […]

13 Apr 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

HH arrest attracts America’s attention

The United States government says it is concerned with the heightened political tension in Zambia, two days after the arrest of opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. In a brief but concise statement released by the […]

13 Apr 2017 | Elias Banda

Precious sheds no tear after death sentence

Lusaka High Court judge Sharon Newa says Precious Longwe purposefully shot her husband three times last year. And Precious maintained her composure throughout the two-hour long judgment which ultimately sentenced her to death; not shedding […]

13 Apr 2017 | Diggers Reporter

No one arrested in Free-HH protest – Police

Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says no one was arrested in a Free-HH protest that was staged in Kanyama this morning because the protestors ran away before police got to the scene. In a statement, […]

13 Apr 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Nothing has gone wrong – Lungu

There is nothing that has gone wrong, police have a duty to arrest if anyone breaks the law, says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu has insisted that he will not interfere in a case […]

13 Apr 2017 | Elias Banda

Precious Longwe sentenced to death

Precious Longwe has been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering her husband last year. Details later

13 Apr 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Police quell Kanyama free-HH protests

Police this morning dispersed some Kanyama residents who were burning tires on some roads demanding UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s release. People sent alerts to friends and relatives alarming them to avoid certain routes around 10:00 […]

13 Apr 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Pukuta Mwanza blames Hichilema

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia executive director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema put President Edgar Lungu’s life and his own at risk in Mongu. But when asked if he believes HH deserves to […]

13 Apr 2017 | Diggers Reporter

Nkana striker gets three-match ban

Nkana are reeling from the news that their key striker Walter Bwalya has been slapped with a three-match ban by FAZ. The 2016 FAZ Golden Boot winner was suspended by the FAZ disciplinary committee following […]