Archive: 12 February 2019

12 Feb 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF complains to ECZ after brutal attacks in Sesheke

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), complaining about the brutal attacks on his party members in Sesheke. Mwila in his letter to ECZ charged that the […]

12 Feb 2019 | Daniel Chansa

Tu PF mulefwaya kunjipanya, jokes Kambwili in court

Tu PF mulefwaya kunjipanya (PF, you want to kill me), Chishimba Kambwili joking shouted as he constantly coughed in the Luanshya Magistrates’ Court on Monday. And the matter in which Kambwili and 11 others are […]

12 Feb 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Vote PF or suffer, Lungu tells Sesheke

President Edgar Lungu yesterday told the people of Sesheke in Western Province to either vote for the opposition and continue suffering or choose development by voting for the ruling party. And President Lungu says he […]

12 Feb 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Miles threatens to shut down Lusaka Magistrates’ Court owing to dirty toilets

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has written to the Senior Clerk of Courts at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court over the dirty toilets at the complex, warning that the council would not hesitate to close down the […]

12 Feb 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF, UPND cadres clash at Sesheke police

Police in Sesheke have arrested two UPND cadres for being in possession of offensive weapons while six PF cadres have sustained injuries and are admitted to the district hospital after clashes between the two camps. […]

12 Feb 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Sesheke violence worrisome – FODEP

Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) executive director Mwenge Chimfwembe says the 2021 general elections will be bloody and chaotic if political violence is not curtailed. In an interview, Chimfwembe said the political violence in Sesheke […]

12 Feb 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF shouldn’t blame UPND for their infighting – Mwaliteta

Lusaka Province UPND chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta says the Patriotic Front should not blame the opposition political party for infighting which has rocked the ruling party. On Monday, PF aspiring candidate for the Lusaka chairmanship Kennedy […]

12 Feb 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Judge Zulu recuses herself from handling Kambwili, Mwila defamation case

Lusaka High Court Judge Conceptor Zulu has recused herself from handling a matter in which PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has sued Chishimba Kambwili for defamation, on the basis that he has previously worked with […]

12 Feb 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Publish ATI Bill, demands PAZA

Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) president Andrew Sakala says government should publish the Access to Information Bill so that stakeholders assist with identification of lacunas in order to speed up the enactment process. And MISA […]

12 Feb 2019 | Diggers Editor

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