POLICE in Kabwe have arrested James Thole, a UPND cadre, for disrupting a public gathering for Tonse’s National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP). Recently, Thole allegedly descended on NRPUP Katondo Ward candidate Charles Chileshe, damaging a speaker and other properties, actions that were condemned by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). In a statement, Tuesday, Police Spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi stated that the suspect had been on the police wanted list in connection with offences of illegal practices in respect of a public meeting, malicious damage to property and assault. “The Zambia Police Service in Kabwe District has apprehended James Thole, aged 29, following an intelligence-led operation conducted on June 23, 2026, at around 12:00 hours. The suspect had...