• 9 Jul 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

Bill 10 referendum isn't feasible - Mundubile

GOVERNMENT Parliamentary Chief Whip Brian Mundubile says holding a referendum just to determine the popularity of Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 is not tenable because it runs contrary to procedure. Responding to calls by some opposition members of parliament that Bill 10 should be subjected to a referendum to determine its popularity, Munduile...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Lusaka father sues Mpelembe School for expelling his daughter over 'weed' smoking allegations

A LUSAKA man has sued Mpelembe Secondary School in the High Court for expelling his daughter, a Grade 11 pupil, on allegations of smoking marijuana at school. Lazarous Tute wants an order for her immediate reinstatement to the school. He is also seeking, among other claims, damages for defamation, humiliation and embarrassment suffered by the...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Lungu can intervene in Speaker, ConCourt conflict by pushing amendment to Article 128, clarifies Kabimba

RAINBOW Party president Wynter Kabimba says President Edgar Lungu should push an amendment to Article 128 of the Constitution, which remains a source of conflict between the Constitutional Court and the Speaker of the National Assembly. Reacting to constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel's remarks calling for President Lungu to intervene in ConCourt-Speaker affairs was...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Julia Malunga

Tribal divisions threatening national unity - Kasonde

CHAPTER One Foundation says the emergence of heightened modern‐day economic, political, religious and tribal divisions have resulted in increased threats to national unity. In a statement to celebrate their one year anniversary and Unity Day, Wednesday, Chapter One Foundation executive director Linda Kasonde called on the government to develop and implement national policies that address...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Lungu can't fire Chilufya because he's got crimes on his own shoulders - Katuka

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu must be ashamed to call himself Zambia’s leader when he is allowing his corruption-accused Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya to be attending court sessions in government vehicles, says UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka. And Katuka says President Lungu cannot act appropriately on Dr Chilufya because he also has crimes on his...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

Lungu is the one who'll petition the 2021 polls - UPND

UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says if anyone will petition the 2021 elections, it will be President Edgar Lungu. And Mweetwa says Southern Province members of parliament will write a letter of complaint to President Edgar Lungu over his tendency to tell lies about them each time he visits that area. Mweetwa, who is also...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Julia Malunga

MPs shouldn't shun Bill 10 debates - House of Chiefs

HOUSE of Chiefs Chairperson senior chief Kaputa says members of parliament should debate the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 to measure if the proposed piece of legislation is good or bad. In an interview, Chief Kaputa said there was no need to stay away from debating the controversial Bill in Parliament. “It is...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

UPND the most violent party Zambia has ever seen - Siliya

GOVERNMENT has condemned the behavior of UPND cadres who jeered President Edgar Lungu during his visit to Monze District in Southern Province saying that party is the most violent in Zambia's history. In a statement, Wednesday, Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya stated that government was disappointed that the UPND cadres saw something wrong with the...

• 9 Jul 2020
• Diggers Editor

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