PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has told Kabwata residents to keep their faith in him because "Bally has fixed it". Speaking when he interacted with Mapoloto residents in Kabwata Constituency, Monday, President Hichilema urged them to help UPND retain the seat in the upcoming by-elections, saying the ruling party had brought freedom in Zambia. "Let us agree...

GOVERNMENT has released K1.46 billion for social protection programmes, of which K1 Billion is targeted at paying pensioners under the Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF); K217 million for purchase of drugs and medical supplies; K169 million for the Social Cash Transfer Programme, among others. In a statement, Monday, Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr...

THE interim PF top leadership on Sunday received a rude shock when only 15 out of 60 members of Parliament showed up for a meeting to which they had been invited. And PF acting president Given Lubinda has cautioned members of parliament, saying "pretence and smoke screening" will not take the party anywhere. Meanwhile, acting...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says any breach of the election campaign schedule is of concern to the Commission because it can cause violence. And ECZ says an aggregated budget of about K13 million was set aside to hold three by-elections in Sonkotwe ward, Liangati ward and Kabwata constituency. Speaking to journalists shortly after...

SOLICITOR general Marshal Muchende says there is no provision in the constitution which suggests that a member of parliament whose seat has been nullified shall continue to hold it, even in the absence of stay, until an appeal is determined. In this matter, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) is seeking interpretation of the provisions...

ACTING PF national chairperson Davies Chama says the Electoral Commission of Zambia's decision to change its logo was a waste of public resources. In an interview, Monday, Chama said logo change did not automatically translate into more transparent elections. "Changing the logo, does it change anything really? It is just changing their cost structure because...

THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) says some of the activities which used to happen under the PF administration, like cadreism, are still happening under the UPND government. And the Commission has encouraged political players lamenting about being targeted to formally lodge a complaint with them. In an interview, HRC chairperson Mudford Mwandenga noted that cadre...

POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says at the moment, the police cannot arrest anyone for assaulting a Socialist Party sympathiser during campaigns in Kabwata because the victim did not return to present a medical report. On Saturday, Socialist Party deputy general secretary Fred M'membe reported that suspected UPND cadres attacked his Kabwata candidate Trevor Ng’andu and...

A 35-YEAR-OLD accountant has been sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing over K350,000 from his employer, Kings Pharmaceuticals. The accountant told the court that he used the money to pay off his debts. This is a case in which Malizani Zulu of Chungu Township was charged with theft by servant. It...

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says he was summoned by the Anti-Corruption Commission because his company entered into a loan agreement with a Chinese Company in 2016. But the ACC says Lubinda was warned and cautioned on allegations of corruption. Speaking to journalists after appearing before the ACC, Monday, Lubinda said he was made to sign...