COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has expressed concern over the selective application of the law in the country. Fr Chikoya has noted that the sooner the country begins to apply the law fairly and without discrimination, the better for everyone. In July, last year, suspended Eastern Province PF youth...

CHIRUNDU UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima says Zambians know that opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is going to fix the economy. Commenting on Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo’s remarks that President Lungu had done so much for the country "compared to a liar who promised to fix things", Syakalima said the PF had put the...

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says President Edgar Lungu is an irreplaceable leader worth voting back into power. And Kampyongo says the rule of law does not look at the status of an individual who breaks the law. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix's Night Live programme, Wednesday, Kampyongo said President Lungu was an...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga has observed that democracy in Africa has been declining at an alarming rate because of non-commitment to mechanisms and instruments of peace. In a write up Thursday, Mwaanga noted that the commitment of member states to well- intended instruments of peace had been waning and almost forgotten. He added that their...

PF national chairperson Samuel Mukupa says the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to set May 16 as the deadline for receiving nomination fees is an inconvenience to all key players. And Mukupa says the party will seek an audience with the commission to make adjustments on the deadline. This was after ECZ chief electoral officer...

FIVE Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have asked the Lusaka High Court to grant them a conservatory order preventing the prosecution of people under the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act pending determination of their petition. The NGOs have submitted that there is a risk of Zambians being unjustly and illegally deprived of their rights if the...