FORMER Katuba UPND member of parliament Aubrey Kapalasa has accused the party structures of trying to reduce the popularity of UPND president Hakainde Hichilema by adopting unpopular candidates to stand as MPs in the upcoming elections. Kapalasa who was not adopted to re-contest his seat and has since opted to stand as an independent candidate...

CHAPTER One Foundation has argued that the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) is obligated to verify the safety, quality and efficacy of all medicines and allied substances that are manufactured and imported into the country. The Foundation has also argued that the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZMMSA) is not merely a storage facility...

THE Lusaka High Court has granted African Life Financial Services Limited leave to commence contempt proceedings against Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) leader Edith Nawakwi after she alleged that former Anglo-American workers were not paid their dues before the company transitioned in 2000. In this matter, Dickson Mtonga and 22 other security guards sued...

RENOWNED Lusaka lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube says the UPND Alliance has put in place systems to ensure that it protects its votes in the upcoming general election. And Fube has condemned the burning of UPND Alliance president Hakainde Hichilema’s campaign billboard, and has further called for the arrest of the perpetrators. In an interview, Fube...

NEW Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka says she is not intimidated by the fact that she is the only female aspiring presidential candidate contesting the August general elections. Speaking after she filed in her nominations together with her running mate Samuel Kasanka,Tuesday, Kateka said she was being supported by a good team. When asked if...

THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has launched a Workers’ Manifesto which has been developed as a culmination of work to foster national development, trade union unity, solidarity and transformation. Speaking during the official launch of the document, Tuesday, ZCTU president Chishimba Nkole said the workers' manifesto was the building block on which the...

KABUSHI constituency PF aspiring candidate Bowman Lusambo says he cannot chase away the huge crowd that follows him during his visits to the constituency, because they love him. In an interview, Lusambo said people of Kabushi constituency loved him like they loved water. “The thing which I cannot do, I cannot chase the people and...

THE US government has pledged to contribute US$401.6 million, about K9 billion, next year towards HIV epidemic control, with an additional US$20.1 million supporting COVID-19 relief. This is according to a statement issued by the Embassy of the United States of America in Lusaka, Tuesday. “U.S Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. David Young and Ministry of Health...

MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Felix Mutati has officially withdrawn from the presidential race after paying K95,000 nomination fee to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). And the Commission yesterday sent away supporters from the Leadership Movement Party because they were clad in military regalia saying it might promote violence. Meanwhile, People’s Alliance for...