UPND chairperson for mobilisation and strategy Sylvia Masebo says the party needs to protect its president from being killed ahead of the August polls because he is the only hope for Zambia currently. And Masebo says President Edgar Lungu’s appetite for power is dangerous to the country’s democracy and peace. Meanwhile, Masebo says the watermelon...

FORMER Tourism and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela says the Electoral Commission of Zambia is delaying to declare him as Pambashe MP unopposed, because his opponents are just ‘nonentities’ who have granted him a "one man race". In an interview, Chitotela described his opponents in Pambashe constituency as “ two boys”. He said he had delivered...

FORMER Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says although the PF has made it practically impossible for the opposition to campaign, it is still possible that the ruling party can lose. And Archbishop Mpundu says it is his hope that this year's general elections will not be postponed in the name of COVID-19. In an interview, Wednesday,...

FORMER Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says the party is concerned that PF might not want to give up power even if they lose this year's general elections by a huge margin. And Mwiimbu has described President Edgar Lungu’s leadership as that of a dictator. In an interview, Mwiimbu wondered why President...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has told his party members to ignore "illegal instructions" and got out to campaign ahead of the August 12 general elections. And Hichilema has wondered why Presdident Lungu is dreading the idea of leaving Sate House "as if he was born there". Addressing the media, Wednesday, Hichilema said the UPND Alliance...

FORMER UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says he regrets misleading the people of North-Western Province by convincing them to follow Hakainde Hichilema. And Kakoma has charged that Hichilema is not going to win this year’s election and will never win. Meanwhile, Vice-President Inonge Wina has insisted that political leaders going against COVID-19 guidelines must be held...

TREATMENT Advocacy Literacy Campaign (TALC) national director Felix Mwanza has expressed concern over the slow pace in the procurement process of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, warning that this could cause treatment failure. Mwanza however said other types of ARVs were not in short supply and citizens taking those did not need to panic. In April, the...

PF member Chishimba Kambwili has rated the performance of the Patriotic Front since they took over government to be at 80 percent. Speaking when he featured on the PF interactive forum, Wednesday, Kambwili said the PF had transformed the country since they came into power, adding that if anyone was to throw a stone anywhere...