Archive: 11 February 2020

11 Feb 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

UPND, NDC sue ECZ, PF demanding postponement of Chilubi poll

UPND and NDC have dragged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and PF secretary general Davies Mwila to the Lusaka High Court, seeking an order of interim injunction to restrain the commission from permitting the […]

11 Feb 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

EIA hires Mutembo, Diggers retains Mwenye in Mukula smuggling case

News Diggers Media Limited has retained Musa Mwenye SC of Mwenye and Mwitwa Advocates while the America-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), has hired Mutembo Nchito SC of Nchito and Nchito Advocates to represent them in […]

11 Feb 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Alick Nkhata flyover bridge not a death trap, it’s still a construction site – EIZ

The Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) says the Alick Nkhata flyover bridge should be treated as a construction site until all safety measures around it are put in place as it has not been completed […]

11 Feb 2020 | Julia Malunga

It’s up to you to re-elect me, but if you decide to change govt, mukaloba ilyauma – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says it will be up to the people of Chilubi to re-elect him in 2021 but if they change their mind and insist on changing government, they will lose out. And President […]

11 Feb 2020 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Confusion rocks UNZA as management cuts ties with UNZALARU

The University of Zambia Management has informed UNZALARU that it can no longer formally engage the union on matters to do with the university following the termination of the recognition agreement between the two. Meanwhile, […]

11 Feb 2020 | Julia Malunga

I’m trying to build Zambia, I won’t respond to those branding me tribalist – Luo

Livestock and Fisheries Minister Professor Nkandu Luo says she is trying to build the nation as much as she can and will not comment on people labelling her a tribalist on social media. Last week, […]

11 Feb 2020 | Julia Malunga

CSOs condemn govt’s plans to abolish UNZALARU

A consortium of civil society organizations says government’s attempt to abolish UNZALARU is a measure to curb dissent. And UNZALARU secretary general Dr Kelvin Mambwe says the Labor Commissioner acted in an unfair manner. In […]

11 Feb 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

HRC demands public reprimand of tribal PF members

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has called on the Patriotic Front to provide effective leadership against tribalism by publicly censuring and reprimanding party leaders and members who engage in hate speech. HRC chairperson Mudford Mwandenga […]

11 Feb 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

2 witnesses testify in LM members’ possession of offensive weapon case

An administrator at Twalumba Lodges in Chalala area has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how some police officers searched one of the rooms at the lodge in the absence of a client who had […]

11 Feb 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Govt assigns fire trucks to pump out Lusaka floods

Government, through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), has decided to mobilise all fire trucks in Lusaka Province to pump out water from flooded areas like Kanyama. Speaking to journalists after touring Kanyama alongside […]