UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the Zambian Judiciary has a lot to learn from the Malawian Judiciary which on Monday nullified the 2019 Presidential election due to widespread irregularities. Speaking to journalists in Lusaka after visiting former vice-president Dr Guy Scott, Tuesday, Hichilema said Africa should be proud of Malawian judges for delivering justice. "Many...

Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the construction of health posts in Chilubi are part of PF’s development agenda, and not because of campaigns. UPND and NDC have complained that PF is engaging in electoral malpractice by delivering ambulances, food stuffs and other items ahead of the February 13 poll. “They (PF) have felt the...

President Edgar Lungu has expressed sympathy for Kenyans on the demise of their former president Daniel Arap Moi, who passed away in Nairobi, Tuesday. In a statement released by State House, Wednesday, President Lungu expressed his sorrow and extended his condolences to his Kenyan counterpart, President Uhuru Kenyatta. “While we mourn with our brothers and...

Large corporations in the mining and the construction sectors are still sourcing insurance services from abroad and violating the law, says the Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA). However, Zambia’s insurance industry recorded increased growth in net assets of around K7.7 billion in 2019 from K7.1 billion in 2018. Meanwhile, the PIA have disclosed that it...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka has accused Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe of threatening police officers who saved the UPND officials from being lynched by PF cadres in Chilubi last week. But Sikazwe says Mucheleka is a fool and cannot comment further on his allegations. In an interview, Mucheleka said Sikazwe was accusing the...

The Law Association of Zambia has reiterated its call for a new and progressive Constitutional Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament, insisting that Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 must be withdrawn. In a statement, Tuesday, LAZ insisted that Bill 10 was retrogressive. "As the nation awaits the consideration of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)...

Police have arrested and charged Mongu Central UPND member of parliament Mwilola Imakando for allegedly damaging a house at Mawawa Primary School in Kaande area, property belonging to the Ministry of General Education. In a statement, Tuesday, Zambia Police public relations officer Esther Katongo disclosed that Imakando, whilst acting together with unknown persons, went to...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 43-year-old man of New Chilenje area to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour for using vulgar language against his parents. Michael Banda was in this matter charged with two counts of using insulting language. It was alleged that on November 4, last year in Lusaka, Banda used insulting...

A 20-year-old Ndola man who attempted to rape a woman has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment with hard labour by the magistrates’ court. This is in a matter where John Changala, 20, of no fixed abode attempted to rape a woman. Particulars allege that Changala, on December 15, 2019 in Ndola, unlawfully attempted to...

Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo has refuted UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka's claims that two of the opposition party's supporters were killed by PF cadres in Mongu. In a statement, Tuesday, Katuka alleged that two UPND campaign officials had died in Kaande ward in Mongu Constituency after they were attacked by PF cadres. Katuka further...