PEOPLE'S Alliance for Change president Andyford Banda says the Electoral Commission of Zambia is being rigid by not wanting to extend the timeframe for voter registration. And Banda says now is not the right time to talk about an opposition alliance ahead of the 2021 general election. ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano recently said...

LUSAKA Province PF chairman Paul Moonga says the ruling party does not care whether the Opposition Alliance fields one candidate in next year’s general election because no one will stop President Edgar Lungu from winning. And Moonga has advised Zambians to stop following retired Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu, saying he claims to be a Christian when...

ZESCO Limited has disclosed that it made an application to Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa to have Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc’s infrastructure declared common carrier because they were avoiding being blocked from supplying Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) with electricity. And Zesco says they don’t plan to subsidize KCM, but will patiently wait for payments because...

LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has locked himself out of the Copperbelt because his supporters booed President Edgar Lungu in Monze. In an interview, Lusambo said Hichilema was a president of Southern Province and would not be allowed to mobilize in other parts of the country. “Hakainde Hichilema has locked...

CHISHIMBA Kambwili says the announcement by President Edgar Lungu to fully operatonalise Mulungushi Textiles in Central Province’s Kabwe district by January next year is a big political joke. Kambwili, who is opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) president, said in an interview that it was embarrassing that the Head of State could repeat the same “lie”...

ENERGY Minister Mathew Nkhuwa contradicted himself when he said that all electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in the country is Common Carrier after issuing Statutory Instrument Number 57 (SI 57) because he specifically targeted CEC, says the Kitwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And the Chamber has insisted that government ought to play the role...

ALLIANCE for Democracy and Development president Charles Milupi says President Edgar Lungu's justification for not firing corruption-accused Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya gives credence to assertions that he prefers to associate with corrupt people. Speaking in an interview Milupi said the decision that was taken was wrong as the President should be the first to...

UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Monze residents booed President Edgar Lungu because police officers and PF cadres defaced opposition billboards in that area. In an interview, Mweetwa, who is also Choma Central UPND member of parliament, said people were simply expressing their displeasure to the Head of State on the police conduct. “What happened...