President Edgar Lungu says the recent local government election defeat to the opposition UPND in Northern Province is an embarrassment that should never happen again. Speaking on arrival in Northern Province,Tuesday, President Lungu told party officials to stop finger-pointing each other over the loss, saying the opposition would take advantage and take over power. "Nshaponse...

Miss Universe Zambia national franchise director Alice Musukwa says she is disappointed that the government doesn't support the modeling sector, which many poor young women consider their last hope for legitimate survival. And Musukwa says President Edgar Lungu should not tell donors to "leave Zambia with its poverty" because he will personally not suffer when...

The University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers’ Union (UNZALARU) has resolved to stop processing examinations until the November salaries are paid. UNZALARU has also resolved to gather at the Senate Chamber on the 6th day of every month in 2020 whenever salaries delay. In a memo, Tuesday, UNZALARU publicity secretary Moffat Moyo informed members about...

The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) has called for the complete withdrawal of the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 from Parliament in order to facilitate genuine stakeholder consultation. Last Wednesday, Parliament deferred Bill 10 proceedings to February next year so as to leave enough time to the budget in the current sitting. In...

The Lusaka High Court has granted Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube a stay of execution of its judgement which ordered him to pay Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Eddie Mwitwa damages for slander and libel. High Court deputy registrar granted Ngulube an ex-parte order to stay execution of the default judgement,...

The Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) says it is critical for the company and Zesco to find a lasting solution to the expiry of the Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA) to avoid any challenges on the Copperbelt and the economy at large And CEC says it is willing to tap into its existing contracts within the...

A family of Lusaka’s Emmasdale area have dragged the State to the Lusaka High Court, seeking damages for false imprisonment. Hassan Sangab Mohamed and his wife, Sadia Adan Mohamed have sued the Attorney General on their own behalf and on behalf of their six children, seeking damages for unlawful detention and an order that the...

The Lusaka High Court has granted Lusaka lawyer Gilbert Phiri an ex-parte injunction restraining a woman of unknown profession from further writing, commenting or publishing any defamatory articles against him. In this matter, Phiri has sued Dorah Namasiku Likukela, seeking damages for libel for accusing him of abusing the judicial process and State machinery. Phiri...

Avarmma Mining Company Limited has told the Lusaka High Court that Lusaka lawyer Tutwa Ngulube and his law firm are not entitled to any of the reliefs they are seeking because it has not failed to meet its obligations to pay its debt. The Kabwe based mining company has therefore asked the court to throw...

Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Projects Limited director Colonel Edgar Lungu has admitted before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that it's fair for someone to think his National Registration Card (NRC) belongs to the Republican President because they share the same name. In this matter, Siwale is charged with Defamation of the President. He is alleged to...