• 10 Feb 2021
• Abraham Kalito

I won't be intimidated into silence, vows Bwalya

UPND presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says his detention a week ago was an opportunity to learn more about PF's injustices. Last week, Bwalya and Hakainde Hichilema's special aide Mubita Nawa were jointly charged for forgery, uttering a false document and being found in possession of property believed to have been stolen or feloniously obtained, after...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Julia Malunga

Corrupt politicians are pick pockets who don't deserve to be honoured - Musa

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel says corrupt politicians are simply pick pockets who steal from the people. And Mwenye says he cannot remember a time when there were as many scandals as there had been since 2015. In a Facebook post yesterday, Mwenye urged citizens not to dignify criminality by giving dishonourable people...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Abraham Kalito

We're determined to deliver credible elections - ECZ

ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano says the commission is hell-bent on delivering credible elections and will suspend any erring political parties and candidates during the campaign period which will run from May 24 to August 11. And Nshindano says the commission will not allow candidates to bring supporters during nominations...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Natasha Sakala

POA review has nothing to do with Bill 10, Mweetwa tells Wina

CHOMA Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa says the review of the Public Order Act has nothing to do with Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 which was shot down, contrary to Vice-President Inonge Wina's assertions. During Vice-President's question time in Parliament on Friday, Vice-President Wina, wondered why some opposition parliamentarians were now...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Tenson Mkhala

Eric Chanda gears up to unseat Luo

FORMER 4th Revolution leader Eric Chanda has announced his intentions to contest the Munali seat on the Patriotic Front ticket.  Addressing the party structures shortly after he announced this,  Saturday, Chanda said he had decided to stand so that he could solve the many challenges which people were facing in the area.  He said PF...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Changes at MoH too minimal compared to the crimes committed - Nevers

MMD president Nevers Mumba says the current actions being taken at the Ministry of Health to restore confidence are too minimal compared to the crimes committed against the Zambian people. In an interview, Mumba said cleaning the rot at the Ministry of Health would take political will to stamp out corruption. "We noticed that just...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

We've delivered on campaign promises - Sichalwe

CHAWAMA PF member of parliament Laurence Sichalwe says the PF government has delivered on its campaign promises. In an interview Sichalwe, who is also Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister, asked Chawama residents to give him another term to continue with the party's development agenda. "We have delivered on the campaign promises that we made. It...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Abraham Kalito

ZAFOD challenges ECZ to address disability irregularities during voter verification

The Zambia Federation of Disability Organisations (ZAFOD) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to address voter irregularities of disability types during the voters verification period which started on Monday. In a statement, Tuesday, ZAFOD federal director Justine Bbakali said his organisation had observed that the commission did not consistently register disability types during...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Nine markets in Kitwe are not under council authority - AG

THE Auditor General's Report on the audits of accounts of local authorities for the financial year 2018 and 2019 has revealed that nine markets in Kitwe were not under the control of the local council. And the Report revealed that the Kitwe council lost K124,525 in revenue due to failure to rehabilitate five shops belonging...

• 10 Feb 2021
• Julia Malunga

Avondale residents complain of ZAF officers’ noise pollution

AVONDALE residents in Lusaka have expressed outrage at the constant noise coming from the non-commissioned Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Officers’ Mess who have been found to play loud music, drink beer and urinate in the area. But ZAF says it has cautioned operators of the Mess to desist from playing loud music to stop inconveniencing...