THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written to lawyers representing the three individuals claiming ownership of the infamous 48 houses in Chalala area, demanding K1.5 million as costs incurred by the commission in a matter which was discontinued before the High Court. Earlier this year, Uziel Bashire, Zuberi Bigawa (both Tanzanians) and Charles Loyana, a senior...

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has been joined as an interested party to a matter in which Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the authority vested in the President to prescribe the emolument of the Judges is ultra vires Articles 122(3) and 123 (1) of the Constitution.. According...

THE Patriotic Front in Petauke Central Constituency has written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia, reporting Independent Candidate Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda, what they described as illegal branding of Patriotic Front material and colour during his campaign activities. According to the Constitution an independent candidate is supposed to renounce his or her membership from the...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has invalidated the nomination of presidential aspiring candidate Kalabi Masuwa and his running mate Ryan Tembo because they did not meet the required 1,000 supporters. ECZ chairperson Justice Esau Chulu said Masuwa only managed to gunner 948 supporters. Masuwa spent close to two hours trying to look for supporters....

PATRIOTIC FRONT member Chishimba Kambwili has charged that the huge crowd of UPND supporters that escorted UPND president Hakainde Hichilema when he went to file in his nomination, was a makeshift one as it consisted of followers ferried from across the country. On Wednesday, business was brought to a standstill in the surrounding area of...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema's running mate Mutale Nalumango says the 2021 general election will be a silent revolution to remove the PF from government. And Nalumango says the party will not let its alliance partners down. In an interview, Nalumango said the 2021 elections would be an example of a silent revolution that would remove...

POLICE spokesperson Esther Katongo has refuted claims that a PF supporter died in Chilanga as a result of tear smoke purported to have been discharged by police officers following a fracas between two PF rival groups. On Tuesday, PF supporter Job Lusanso, 66, died after two PF rival groups clashed during the filing of nomination...

PF cadre Innocent Kalimanshi, commonly known as “Ama Americans”, has taken fresh plea in a matter in which he is accused of defaming former Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo in a WhatsApp message. Kalimanshi was earlier appearing before Magistrate Felix Kaoma but the magistrate later sent the case back for re-allocation after being allocated another...

THE Legal Resources Foundation Limited has petitioned the Constitutional Court for a declaration that the 12 presidential running mates have not complied with the Constitution by failing to pay nomination fees and providing 100 supporters from each of the 10 province. The foundation has argued that to the extent that the said running mates did...