Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s (GBM) constant attacks against the UPND are merely an attempt to attract President Edgar Lungu’s attention, says UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka. And Mucheleka says GBM cannot determine the fate of the UPND in 2021 because his defection to the ruling Patriotic Front party has no effect on the opposition. In...

Kafue UPND member parliament Mirriam Chonya says China has been a thorn in the flesh of some Zambian workers who have complained about poor conditions of service. But Bwana Mkubwa PF member of parliament Jonas Chanda says Zambia needs China more than China needs Zambia. Debating a motion on the Report on the Committee on...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says China’s cancellation of the US$22 million debt is nothing but a mockery and embarrassment to the Zambian government. And Hichilema says Zambians need a breath of fresh air and a leadership that understands the importance of growing the economy for its citizens. Meanwhile, Hichilema says when he becomes Head of...

The Lusaka High Court has dissolved the 12-year-old marriage between Nalolo Independent member of parliament George Imbuwa and his wife, Ushe Mweemba. High Court judge Mapani Kawimbe dissolved the marriage between the couple as prayed for by Mweemba. In this matter, Imbuwa’s wife, Mweemba had asked the Court to dissolve her marriage with the parliamentarian...

The Kitwe Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 50-year-old Garden boy of Mulenga Compound to 36 months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a suitcase containing assorted items worth K15,000. The father of 10 and husband of two women told the court that he accidentally stole the items from his Indian boss. This is a case...

Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo says it is sad that Africans have a bad tendency of honoring people who are long gone. Speaking at a special convocation ceremony at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Saturday, Prof Luo hailed the University of Zambia for conferring honorary doctorate degrees in law to President Edgar Lungu and his...

A 27-year-old man of John Howard Compound, who murdered his two-year-old son and buried him in a school premises, has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging by the Lusaka High Court. George Phiri was alleged to have on June 26, 2017, administered doom to his two-year-seven-months old son and secretly buried him within...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has asked the Constitutional Court not to entertain the Lundazi parliamentary election petition, saying it is not only out of the prescribed time, but also a veiled attempt to circumvent the Constitution and Electoral Process Act. And the ECZ says the petition should be heard by the High Court...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has proposed that the African Union (AU) should come up with stern and practical measures to deal with leaders who breach human rights of citizens in their respective countries. And All People’s Congress (APC) leader Nason Msoni has welcomed Lubinda’s recommendation, saying leaders whose hands are soiled must not be allowed...

National Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili says Zambians must protest government's plans to give Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to a Chinese investor. And Kambwili says there is no transparency in the KCM liquidation process. In an interview, Kambwili observed that all indications showed that government wanted a Chinese investor to take over KCM but warned...