VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says the continued unfair campaign environment will not produce a fair election outcome. In a statement, Wednesday, Mwaanga said it was unfortunate that PF candidates and other party operatives were allowed to campaign freely while opposition candidates were prevented from campaigning freely. “We live in a global village in our one...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has urged judges to be fair as they preside over cases, saying the Judiciary gets overwhelmed with political cases during the election period. Speaking when he swore in 10 High Court Judges, Wednesday, President Lungu said the judges should dispense justice in a timely manner. “I am happy to have you here...

COMMONWEALTH Secretary General Patricia Scotland QC says peace is an expensive commodity which must be guarded jealously. Speaking at the peace pledge signing ceremony by presidential candidates virtually, Wednesday, Scotland said a commitment to democracy should be supported. “Peace is an expensive commodity which we must always guard jealously. Let us applaud and support their...

POLICE in Ndola have arrested UPND Ndola Central Constituency Parliamentary candidate Frank Tayali. Earlier on Tuesday morning, armed police officers surrounded the home of Tayali. Speaking in an interview at his residence, Tayali said he was shocked that police, in full riot gear, entered his house without permission and accused him of damaging an unknown...

ZESCO public relations manager Hazel Zulu says the ending of load shedding has nothing to do with this year's elections but the fact that the country has enough water in the reservoirs. In an interview, Wednesday, Zulu said Zambia had a good rainfall profile this time around compared to the other season when the country...

A special Investigation has revealed that as many as 20,000 Malawians have registered to vote in Zambia's August 12th general election. According to the Malawian nationals who now possess both Zambian green national registration cards and voters cards obtained from the Electoral Commission of Zambia, all they wanted was Zambian citizenship status. In this investigation,...

UPND Alliance president Hakainde Hichilema says this year's election is essential for the country's stability, adding that the current negative and collusive environment which does not allow for free and fair polls should be contained. And PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says the ruling party intends to win the forthcoming general elections in a fair...

UPND Alliance member Kelvin Fube Bwalya says President Edgar Lungu is not humble, further stating that part of his humility is a phase of acting. And Bwalya says working in PF requires bootlicking, which is why he could not continue working under President Lungu’s leadership. Meanwhile, Bwalya has described the debt swap policy as a...