• 3 Jul 2019
• Martha Mwanza

GBM desperately seeking Lungu’s attention – Mucheleka

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Julia Malunga

China a thorn for Zambian workers - Chonya

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

China’s $22m debt cancellation a mockery - HH

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court dissolves Nalolo MP's 12-year marriage

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Sandra Mulenga

Kitwe man gets 3 years for stealing suitcase

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

It's important to honor people when they're still alive - Luo

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court sentences Lusaka man to hang for killing son

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

ECZ asks ConCourt to dismiss Lundazi parliamentary election petition

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Leaders who breach human rights shouldn't be allowed to chair AU - Lubinda

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...

• 3 Jul 2019
• Mukosha Funga

Zambians must protest Chinese takeover of KCM - Kambwili

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...