Archive: 2 April 2018

2 Apr 2018 | Mukosha Funga and Nancy Moonga

PF is impeaching itself through bad governance – Nawakwi

FDD president Edith Nawakwi says the fact that the ruling Patriotic Front can agitate that the opposition wants to buy off its members of parliament to vote for the impeachment motion proves that there is […]

2 Apr 2018 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

Motion impossible: understanding the UPND’s attempt to impeach Lungu

On 23 March 2018, the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) filed in Parliament a notice of motion that seeks to impeach President Edgar Lungu. The action, moved by Mazabuka Central UPND MP Gary […]

2 Apr 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

What happened in Zimbabwe, SA, can never happen in Zambia – Kapata

Several ministers on Friday utilized time allocated to debating President Edgar Lungu’s address on national values to attack the opposition United Party for National Unity over the impeachment motion. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources […]

2 Apr 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF can’t deregister the biggest opposition party, brags UPND

UPND National Chairperson Mutale Nalumango says since the Patriotic Front think the impeachment motion is laughable, they must laugh at it on the floor of the House instead of making undemocratic threats to deregister the […]

2 Apr 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Govt to enforce intra-party democracy when Parliament resumes

Minister of Justice Given Lubinda has announced that as Parliament resumes sitting in June, government will bring a Political Parties Bill meant to entrench intra-party democracy in political parties. And Lubinda says UPND MPs should […]

2 Apr 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Mwila directs PF structures to hold fundraising ventures for party mobilization

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila ays every member of the ruling party is expected to make financial sacrifices towards its smooth running. And Mwila has urged women and youths to become actively involved in […]

2 Apr 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Expelling Cuban Ambassador an extreme overreaction – VJ

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu has decided to ask the Cuban government to recall its envoy to Zambia Nelson Pages Vilas for openly declaring […]

2 Apr 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Sinkamba warns govt against deporting foreign politicians

Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba says it is unwise for the Patriotic Front government to continue deporting politically-aligned individuals at the airport. On Saturday, Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya announced that nine foreign nationals had […]

2 Apr 2018 | Chibamba Kanyama

Managing Business Ideas

I conceived Bridges Limited way back 2001. In 2006, I wrote the dream and saved it in my computer. The same year, I invited friends to partner with me. They believed in the idea and […]

2 Apr 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Mwinilunga man murders lovers’ father for denying him her hand in marriage

A 31-year-old Mwinilunga man has murdered a 75-year-old man of the same area with a bicycle handle for denying him his daughter’s hand in marriage. According to a statement issued by police spokesperson Esther Mwaata […]