Archive: 2 April 2021

2 Apr 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

5 NGOs ask court to strike out “unconstitutional” Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act provisions

FIVE Non-Governmental Organizations have petitioned the Lusaka High Court for a declaration that various provisions of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act are unconstitutional and should be struck off from the statute books. The […]

2 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

You’ve lost 5 times, fix yourself first, Kampyongo tells HH

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says President Edgar Lungu has done so much for the country compared to a liar who promises to fix things. And Kampyongo has reiterated that the safe city project will […]

2 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

Zambia isn’t going anywhere because our politics are about personal ambition – Aka

PRINCE Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika says some politicians are focusing on personality and partisan issues while neglecting fundamental problems in the country. And Akashambatwa says the country is not going anywhere because politics have become about […]

2 Apr 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Outsiders’ opinions about who will win August polls irrelevant – Mutati

MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Felix Mutati says politicians should not focus on outsiders’ opinions on who will carry the day on August 12 because the only position which matters is that of the […]

2 Apr 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Magistrate commits murder-accused UPND cadre to High Court for trial

A SUSPECTED UPND supporter who is accused of murdering a Patriotic Front member has been committed to the High Court for trial. In this case, Lonica Musomela, a 52-year-old business lady of Kanyama Compound, is […]

2 Apr 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ECZ asks ConCourt to dismiss Chaile’s nomination fees petition

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has submitted before the Constitutional Court that it is empowered under the laws to prescribe election fees. It has further submitted that Radical Revolutionary Party president Vincent Chaile, who […]

2 Apr 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Don’t waste time writing to SADC, just concede defeat, Musukwa tells HH

PF national mobilisation committee chairperson Richard Musukwa says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema should not waste time writing to regional bodies like SADC and the AU over alleged electoral malpractices, but just concede defeat in the […]

2 Apr 2021 | Julia Malunga

Mwayina natuvumo ndalama zakuba, HH tells double dealing NMC members

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says some members of the opposition party’s National Management Committee (NMC) have gained weight from stolen money given to them by PF. And Hichilema says there is no competition between PF […]

2 Apr 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Prosecution closes its case in Siwale’s defamation of the President case

THE State has closed its case in a matter in which New Labour Party leader Fresher Siwale is charged with defamation of the President. Principle resident magistrate Alice Walusiku has since set June 10, this […]

2 Apr 2021 | Daniel Chansa

4 Lsk criminals get 5 years for theft

FOUR notorious Lusaka criminals, among them a 28-year-old woman, have been sentenced to five years imprisonment for theft from a motor vehicle. The criminals robbed a Zambezi Portland Cement security guard, Francis Kinda out of […]