• 28 May 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Nalolo UPND aspiring MP drags ECZ to court after failing to file nomination

NALOLO Constituency UPND aspiring member of parliament Sianga Imenda has dragged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to court, seeking an order to allow him file his nomination after being unable to produce original documents during the nomination process. According to a petition filed in the Lusaka High Court, Imenda stated that on May 17,...

• 28 May 2021
• Diggers Correspondent

Lungu can't dictate campaign procedure, he's an interested party - FODEP

FOUNDATION for Democratic Process (FODEP) says it is saddened by President Edgar Lungu's manoeuvres to interfere with the management of the electoral process which he says is supposed to be autonomously implemented by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. In a statement FODEP Executive Director George Chimembe said he did not expect President Lungu as an...

• 28 May 2021
• Julia Malunga

We'll observe COVID-19 guidelines as we campaign, assures HH

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says COVID-19 should not be weaponized against the opposition whereby they should not campaign in the name of the pandemic, while the ruling party is doing so. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM’s Beyond the Headlines programme, Wednesday evening, Hichilema said the opposition party would campaign under the COVID-19 health...

• 28 May 2021
• Julia Malunga

Opposition held rally at Mulungushi, Lungu didn't - State House

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says the difference between the PF supporters and those of the opposition that gathered outside Mulungushi International Conference Centre is that the opposition addressed them. On Wednesday, President Lungu said it was irresponsibility of the highest order for the UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema...

• 28 May 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

PF will no longer accept attacks from UPND - Wina

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says the PF will no longer accept any attacks on the party from the UPND. Speaking in Mongu, Western Province, when she met party officials among them PF aspiring candidates at various electoral levels in the province, Wednesday evening, Vice-President Wina said it was unfortunate that the UPND were spreading falsehoods that...

• 28 May 2021
• Natasha Sakala

I have G12 certificate, Pilila tells court in response to Munir's petition

LUMEZI PF aspiring member of parliament Pilila Mwanza has argued that she has a grade 12 equivalent certificate contrary to assertions that she does not have one. This is a matter in which Lumezi independent aspiring member of parliament Munir Zulu has dragged Mwanza to the Constitutional Court alleging that she does not have a...

• 28 May 2021
• Jones Chilikazi

Don't become political agents with your prophesies, Fr Chikoya tells clergy

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has advised the clergy to provide responsible shepherding and to avoid campaigning for politicians in the name of prophecy. And Fr Chikoya has urged church leaders to speak truth to power and not get mesmerized by gifts and donations. In an interview, Fr Chikoya...

• 28 May 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

We'll only approve rallies certified by health inspectors - Kanganja

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has directed all political parties intending to hold rallies or public gatherings to seek certification from public health inspectors before notifying police of their intended activity. During the launch of the PF presidential campaign on Wednesday, President Edgar Lungu directed the police and Ministry of Health to ensure enforcement...

• 28 May 2021
• Julia Malunga

Economy will be worse if you vote back PF, warns Muchima

ASPIRING Ikeleng’i UPND member of parliament Elijah Muchima says if the Patriotic Front government is given another five years to rule, the country’s economy will be worse than that of Zimbabwe. Commenting on President Edgar Lungu’s remarks that the economy would rebound when the set goals in the PF campaign manifesto are implemented, Muchima said...

• 28 May 2021
• Julia Malunga

Prisons Act gives the President power to give inmates temporary freedom - Commissioner

THE Prisons Act allows the President to release inmates serving a life sentence so that they can spend some time away from confinement, says Zambia Correctional Services (ZCS) Commissioner General Dr Chisela Chileshe. Prisoners in Zambia will be voting for the first time during the August 12 general elections and some stakeholders have expressed concern...