Archive: 7 July 2020

7 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Mwiimbu wonders why PF is panicking over Article 52 if they have an eligible candidate

MONZE Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says the PF are desperate to enact the Constitution Amendment Bill 10 of 2019 to ensure that no one challenges President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to stand as... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Julia Malunga

Zambia records 324 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths

HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the high number of brought-in-dead persons that have succumbed to COVID-19 is worrying. And Dr Chilufya says the country has recorded 324 new cases and 18 deaths in the […]

7 Jul 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lubinda withdraws defamation case against Lukuku

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda has discontinued a matter where he had sued Republican Progressive Party (RPP) leader James Lukuku for accusing him of being a foreigner and questioning his patriotism to the country. This is... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Not all Tongas have bad manners, just HH – PF

RULING Patriotic Front (PF) member of the mobilization committee Bizwell Mutale says the UPND thuggery exhibited by the people of Monze District is a representation of Hakainde Hichilema alone and not of all Tongas. In... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

PF determined to use police to prolong its stay in power – Kalala

FORMER State House Chief Policy Analyst Jack Kalala says it will be difficult for the opposition to campaign in 2021 because the ruling party is determined to use the Zambia Police Service to prolong its... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Short voter registration period may be ECZ’s trick to favour PF – PAC

PEOPLE’S Alliance for Change president Andyford Banda says the Electoral Commission of Zambia is being rigid by not wanting to extend the timeframe for voter registration. And Banda says now is not the right time... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

As PF, we’re already celebrating our 2021 victory – Moonga

LUSAKA Province PF chairman Paul Moonga says the ruling party does not care whether the Opposition Alliance fields one candidate in next year’s general election because no one will stop President Edgar Lungu from winning.... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Zesco applied to Nkhuwa to declare CEC’s assets common carrier, reveals Mwila

ZESCO Limited has disclosed that it made an application to Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa to have Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc’s infrastructure declared common carrier because they were avoiding being blocked from supplying Konkola Copper... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Julia Malunga

HH president of S/Province, we won’t allow him to mobilise anywhere else – Bowman

LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has locked himself out of the Copperbelt because his supporters booed President Edgar Lungu in Monze. In an interview, Lusambo said Hichilema was a president... […]

7 Jul 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

Lungu should be ashamed for telling the same Mulungushi Textiles lie – Kambwili

CHISHIMBA Kambwili says the announcement by President Edgar Lungu to fully operatonalise Mulungushi Textiles in Central Province’s Kabwe district by January next year is a big political joke. Kambwili, who is opposition National Democratic Congress... […]