The State has applied to amend UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s treason charge so that it can indicate what exactly the opposition leader and his co-accused did in preparing to overthrow President Edgar Lungu. This was after defense lawyer State Counsel Vincent Malambo observed that a treason charge must contain overt acts because it is not...

Lusaka magistrate Felix Kaoma has granted Chilufya Tayali K5000 bail in his own recognizance after he pleaded not guilty to a criminal libel charge this afternoon. Last week, Tayali, 42, was arrested following his Facebook post in which he stated that Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja was covering his inadequacies by charging HH with...

Zesco United hope to extend their unbeaten run in 2017 to seven competitive games when they host Konkola Blades in a FAZ Super Division Week 1 game today. The match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola will mark Zesco's entry into the 2017 league title race. This is after missing the first two rounds of...

UPND members have chased an armed police officer from a court room where their leader Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to appear this morning. A parked courtroom which included Sylvia Masebo, former Senanga member of parliament Likando Mufalali, Major Richard Kachingwe, Patrick Mucheleka and many others were waiting for Lusaka Magistrate Greenwell Malumani to arrive when...

Lusaka High Court judge in charge Gertrude Chawatama has dismissed Hakainde  Hichilema's application for habeas corpus saying it is the role of the trial court to establish the validity of the charges. "At this stage this court cannot pronounce itself on the validity of the charges," she ruled.  Habeas Corpus proceedings according to judge Chawatama...

Chishimba Kambwili says a member of the opposition party is just as human as a member of the ruling party and deserves to be treated fairly. In a statement shared on his Facebook Page, Kambwili warned against rejoicing over one another’s misery. “Let the law take its course, but do not take it as a...

Zambia Under-20 coach Beston Chambeshi is very pleased to hear striker Fashion Sakala is getting regular game time in Russia. The Zambia Under-20 star has played four league matches for Spartak Moscow's  B side who campaign in the  second tier of the Russian league but yet to find the target although he has only scored...

Although Mr Hakainde Hichilema’s neo-liberal ideas will not lead to much needed transformation of social circumstances and economic emancipation in Zambia, there is no need to arrest him," says Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters Party of South Africa. In a statements issued yesterday and signed by party spokesperson Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi, the EFF noted that...