TWO former Zambia Army officers have applied for leave to commence judicial review against the State over their dismissal on allegations that they had intimate relationships with female recruits. In this matter, Captain Solomon Shabeenzu and Lieutenant Christopher Mulenga Nsama have cited the Attorney General as the respondent in the matter. The applicants are seeking...

CANADIAN-based Zambian lawyer Elias Munshya says the country will face serious problems if there will be no strong opposition. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix’s Let the People Talk, Friday, Munshya said that for a political party to be viable, it needed to have a regional base. He added that for PF to be...

SOME unknown Patriotic Front members on Saturday night attempted to remove the Youth Empowerment-branded fuel tanker trucks which were parked at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. But the alert UPND Youths managed to apprehend the four trucks which they found refuelling in readiness for a journey to an unknown destination. Meanwhile, Youth Ministry permanent secretary...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has fired Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja and his two deputies Charity Katanga and Richard Mweene, replacing them with Remmy Kajoba, Milner Muyambango and Doris Chibombe respectively. And President Hichilema says all police commissioners have been relieved of their duties but some of them might be reappointed under a new, orderly...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of technical services Dr Kennedy Malama says there is a 34 percent reduction in the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded from 2,288 to 1,502. And Dr Malama says the ministry is investigating suspected cases of typhoid reported from the Kamwala area in Lusaka. In a statement, Sunday,...

FORMER president Edgar Lungu says he is tired and wants to rest, adding that he will hand over to the next PF president who is soon to be named. Speaking after he attended a church Service at Chainda's St Theresa Catholic Church, Lungu said he understood the law and those who were advising him to...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia will remain a Christian nation but people should live like Christians rather than just pronouncing it by word of mouth. And President Hichilema has insisted that his administration will work towards removing the ethnic smell which was exuded and pushed out during the campaign period. Speaking at a church service...

PATRIOTIC Front vice-president Given Lubinda says it is entirely up to former president Edgar Lungu to forfeit his benefits by continuing in active politics. And Lubinda says in hindsight, there are things he did which he should not have done during PF's stay in office. Meanwhile, Lubinda says the entire PF membership is hurting and...

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says he has not yet been fired. Commenting on rumours of dismissal in a Police WhatsApp group, Kanganja said when it happens, he will be fired in a proper manner. "IG fired! The president doesn’t fire through unauthorized individuals. When time comes it will be properly done. It is...