ZAMBIA has recorded 23 new COVID-19 positive cases out of 177 tests done in the last 24hrs. In a statement released by the Ministry of Health, Tuesday, 11 out of the 23 cases were from Lusaka, five from Mansa, three from Mpongwe, two from Ndola, one from Mongu and one from Mufulira. The ministry stated...

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) youths, led by their national chairperson Kelvin Sampa, have protested Nigerian Prophet Andrew Ejimadu’s attacks on President Edgar Lungu in a letter addressed to the Nigerian government. In a protest letter dated June 9, 2020, addressed to the Nigerian Ambassador in Zambia and signed by Sampa and 10 PF youth chairmen from...

THE Law Association of Zambia says gazettion of amendments to Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 is unlawful and meant to sway public opinion on the bill. In a statement, Tuesday, LAZ stated that it was concerned that the publication in Government Gazette No. 534 of 2020 dated 12th June, 2020 of the Constitution...

JAPANESE Ambassador Ryuta Mizuuchi has urged the Zambian government to hold more frequent COVID-19 updates as his embassy relies on accurate information from the briefings which he sends to his country. And Government has hailed the cordial and long standing relations between Zambia and Japan. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Information...

ASSOCIATION of Catholic Parliamentarians chairperson Professor Nkandu Luo says Catholic bishops should provide the correct leadership which it has been known for and avoid misinforming the people about Bill 10. Meanwhile, Justice Minister Given Lubinda says the amendment process has been all-inclusive as it even gave an opportunity for people in taverns to voice themselves...

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda has dared those claiming that he has breached the Constitution by gazetting amendments to Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 to sue him. Reacting to Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu's allegations that the minister's move was contemptuous and illegal, Lubinda said Mwiimbu's argument amounted to foolishness. He...

GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Brian Mundubile says over five million kwacha has been spent on procuring the teleconferencing equipment which Parliament will use during this session, and on training members of parliament to use it. And Clerk of the National Assembly Cecilia Mbewe says the substantive Parliamentary sittings will resume on Friday, June 19, 2020, citing...

POLITICAL parties yesterday failed to agree on a proposal by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to hike nomination fees. During a political party liaison committee meeting, Tuesday, the political parties requested for a week in which to present their submissions. According to a proposal by the commission, a presidential nomination fee will be K150,000...

I HAD gone to visit her at her apartment because she is a friend, a ZESCO employee who has been sued for allegedly committing adultery with another man’s wife has told the Lusaka High Court. In this matter, Gilbert Mbamwabi Lungu has sued Patrick Maswakeni, in the Lusaka High Court, claiming damages of K2 million...

A consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) say Justice Minister Given Lubinda has introduced new proposed amendments to Bill 10, which were not in the select committees recommendations, and they are detrimental to democracy. Speaking on behalf of Caritas Zambia, ActionAid Zambia, GEARS Initiative and musician Fumbe Chama, Alliance for Community Action (ACA) executive director...