THE Human Rights Commission has called on citizens to be vigilant against any early warning signs of dictatorial tendencies characterized by intimidation of individuals and suppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms. In a statement, Thursday, HRC spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya said the commission had noted with concern the recent threats made by Lusaka Province Minister...

INDENI Petroleum Refinery has had no crude oil for over two months, the longest in the last 10 years, partly triggered by the coronavirus pandemic which has disrupted feedstock imports, two worker unions say. According to a joint-press statement issued by the Power Generation and Allied Workers’ Union of Zambia (POGAWUZ) and the National Union...

LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says freedom of expression should not suddenly mean that one has to act to more intelligent than the President. And Lusambo says as the parent of Lusaka Province, he knows what’s best. Speaking on a Diamond TV Program, Wednesday, Lusambo said there was a thin line between freedom of expression...

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says retirees will finally start receiving their benefits staring Monday, June 8, 2020. Speaking during a press briefing, Thursday, Lubinda said government owed the retirees over K500 million. “I have consistently said that government is concerned with the plight of its former workers. President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has always been concerned...

If passed into law, the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill Number 10 of 2019 would weaken institutions like elections and the constitution that offer the long-term hope for democratic consolidation, University of Zambia lecturer Sishuwa Sishuwa has warned. Commenting on the imminent presentation of Bill 10 that would follow the reopening of parliament on 9...

OVER 250 employees of Parmalat Zambia Limited have dragged the company to the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaratory order that its change of name from “Parmalat Zambia Limited” to “Lactalis Zambia Limited” is a sham intended to evade the employment rights due to them. Allan Chilufya Kapyanga and 258 others have also sued Lactalis...

PEOPLE’S Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says governance under the ruling Patriotic Front has gone to the dogs to the extent that Zambians will not consider re-electing them next year. On Wednesday, Defence Minister Davies Chama said he was confident that despite the numerous challenges Zambia was going through, voters would still re-elect...

THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has continued to retain retired Judiciary employees on contract basis when there are many other qualified officers to take up those positions, Livingstone Magistrate Benjamin Mwelwa has submitted to the Constitutional Court. And Magistrate Mwelwa has argued that the Constitution does not allow judicial officers to be retained on contract...

RENOWNED musician Brian Bwembya popularly known as B-Flow says no amount of threats will silence him. In an interview, Bwembya said it was a democratic right for every Zambian to express themselves and that citizens deserved an apology from Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo for attempting to silence alternative voices. "The first thing I have...