Professor Muna Ndulo says holding citizens in detention due to their failure to meet high or unreasonable bail conditions is a violation of their Constitutional rights. And Prof Ndulo says it is unreasonable to expect a civil servant to bail out someone accused of defaming government. In an article titled 'Rights to Bail, Presumption of...

The fire tender protestors have finally pleaded not guilty to a charge of disobeying lawful orders before Lusaka magistrate Mwaka Mikalile. And satirical singer Chama Fumba alias Pilato will remain remanded at Kamwala Remand Facility until May 21 when magistrate Mikalile will make a ruling on restoration of his bond. In this case, Alliance for...

Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube has advised players in the upcoming national political dialogue to shelve the talks, charging that it is a waste of time and the country’s resources. And Ngulube says some members of the PF have deliberately chosen to misunderstand his position in the party simply because they do...

The U.S Government has committed to provide $750,000 in support of a partnership between the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) and the U.S National Association of Regulation Utility Commissions (NARUC) aimed at increasing electricity generation capacity in Zambia. This is according to a statement issued by United States Embassy to Zambia Public Affairs Officer Janet Deutsch,...

The Lusaka Division police command has promoted a woman Constable who yesterday braved a rainstorm to control pick-hour traffic at the Ben Bella/Lumumba Road junction. Constable Charity Nanyangwe, being traffic officer on duty, refused to abandon her post after the sudden pour. Her gesture stunned motorists who took out their phones and sent social media...

Zambia Police say a warrant officer of Chindwin Barracks shot dead his wife, a police constable, Wednesday, using a pistol after a marital dispute. In a statement, Zambia police public relations officer Esther Mwaata Katongo stated that the warrant officer, identified as Pethias Mwape, 42, shot dead his wife, Constable Esther Mulobwa, 33, after a...

Our President’s wealth is once again in the spotlight, this time overflowing into other countries. The construction of a US$3.9 million estate for President Edgar Lungu in Swaziland has stunned taxpayers, but as usual, the tax collectors are downplaying the revelation. "These are normal practices when the President travels, that various gifts are given in...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has set June 31st, 2018 as the deadline for all clubs, religious groups, community service societies, associations, political parties and pressure groups that have been defaulting on remittance of annual returns to update their registration. Ministry Public Relations Officer Nephas Chifuta advised in a statement, Wednesday, that failure by any...