Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba says President Edgar Lungu has sunk Zambia to an all-time low in terms of leadership. And Kalaba says the PF is like a nightmare for the country and Zambians can even lynch anyone who speaks in support of the ruling party. Speaking when he featured on Zambezi FM in Livingstone,...

The UPND must realise that Zambia is beyond its leader Hakainde Hichilema, says Chama South PF member of parliament Davison Mung’andu. Speaking in parliament, Friday, when he debated on President Edgar Lungu’s speech on the application of national values, principles and ethics, Mung’andu said there was a lot of un-patriotism within the UPND general membership....

President Edgar Lungu on Sunday thrilled PF supporters at a rally as he danced in reaction after former Kafue District Council UPND Chairperson Thomas Zulu referred to him as the custodian of a sack full of money. And President Lungu says he has transformed Zambia but some people are refusing to eat the nshima and...

Copperbelt University (CBU) students yesterday fought running battles with the police during protests instigated by the continued strike of unpaid lecturers. CBU lecturers, along with those from the University of Zambia (UNZA), have been demanding for their delayed February salaries and have vowed not to resume work until their dues are settled. The Ministry of...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu is richer than him today even though the former used to buy fuel for the latter in the past. And Kambwili says President Lungu is an evil person who has no heart for the people. The former chief government spokesperson was speaking in Roan, Sunday, at a...

Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has warned police officers policing the Roan parliamentary by elections not to use excessive force. Kanganja has also told police officer to avoid firing unnecessarily. He further told police officers to avoid posting anything happening in Roan on social media. He said this when he checked on the security...

Transparency International vice chairperson Rueben Lifuka says societies are partly to blame for the escalating levels of corruption because they elect people with well known corruption backgrounds to leadership positions. And Lifuka, who is also Transparency International Zambia chapter president, says there are unprecedented levels of impunity for corruption which compromises the efficacy of investigations....

Choma Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa says President Edgar Lungu cannot be boasting about sensitizing traditional and church leaders on the dangers of alcohol abuse when it it is him who need counsel. And Mweetwa says it is clear government has failed to run higher learning institutions, judging by how workers and lecturers...

In the past weeks, we heard all sort of theories and insults against these two athletes based on their physique. One such insult was that the duo look like males. The above has made me fail to understand the basis of such cheap talks especially given that Zambia prides itself as a Christian nation. Even...

Zesco’s plan to adjust electricity tariffs upwards should be rejected because they will hurt vulnerable households who will face an increased cost of living, says the Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS). Zesco has proposed to hike electricity tariffs for all consumer categories effective at a date to be confirmed by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB)...

Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says he slapped NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili at parliament buildings last year in order to “fulfil scripture”. Drumming up support for PF candidate Joel Chibuye ahead of the April 11 Roan parliamentary by elections, Sunday, Lusambo said NDC had nothing to offer the people. "I slapped Kambwili in...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says it was unconstitutional for police to arrest PeP leader Sean Tembo from his house like a common criminal when they would have issued a call out for him to avail himself. And NAREP president Elias Chipimo says the ruling party should apply the same energy and resources it used to...

Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has survived a road traffic accident in Ndola. This happened Monday, after the driver of a Ford Ranger registration number ABR 9099 failed to give way to Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja’s entourage, which Katanga was part of. Katanga was rushed to Ndola Teaching Hospital where doctors determined that...

It’s March 26, just four days before lecturers at the University of Zambia and Copperbelt University are owed two months salary arrears. They have begged, protested and cried for their February emoluments, but to no avail. Something has gone terribly wrong in the management of public resources and it’s high time someone owned up. Surely,...