Archive: 21 May 2021

21 May 2021 | Natasha Sakala

NGO petitions ConCourt over Lungu’s nomination as Presidential candidate

THE Legal Resources Foundation has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that President Edgar Lungu is not eligible for nomination for election as President in the upcoming general elections having been elected, sworn into... […]

21 May 2021 | Natasha Sakala

AG demands K5m costs from Sangwa over ECZ petition

ATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has written to Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa demanding immediate payment of K5 million as costs incurred by the State in prosecuting a matter in which Sangwa was seeking an amendment of... […]

21 May 2021 | Julia Malunga

We were not under pressure to disqualify HH, his documents weren’t just in order – ECZ

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has denied allegations by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that there was pressure to disqualify him from contesting the forthcoming general elections. And the Commission has announced that 16 of... […]

21 May 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

It’s our candidates who were disorganised, not the party, UPND explains failed nominations

UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda has attributed the failure by some UPND aspiring candidates to file in their nominations, to inadequate preparations by the individuals who did not carry all the required documents. On Wednesday,... […]

21 May 2021 | Chamuka Shalubala

UPND are disorganised, we have already won two seats in their strongholds, boasts Mwila

PF secretary general Davies Mwila has bragged that the ruling party has already scooped two seats following the failure by some UPND candidates to file in their nominations in Western and North-Western Provinces, perceived to... […]

21 May 2021 | Natasha Sakala

ACC demands K1.5 million costs from alleged 48 houses owners

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... […]

21 May 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Court joins LAZ to Sangwa’s petition on President’s power to prescribe judges’ salaries

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... […]

21 May 2021 | Ludia Phiri

Jay Jay vows to campaign for Lungu as PF challenges him to stop using party colours

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... […]

21 May 2021 | Julia Malunga

Independent presidential candidate disqualified after raising 948 of 1,000 required supporters

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... […]

21 May 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

HH nomination crowd was fake, people were brought from all over the country – Kambwili

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... […]