PF aspiring candidate for Manyinga Constituency, Danny Chingimbu, was left in shock yesterday after learning that, despite his adoption, the ruling party had sponsored another person to file in nomination papers. In an interview, Chingimbu said as he went to file in his nomination papers yesterday, he received an instruction that he should not proceed,...

Acting NDC president Saboi Imboela says even if her party was to sponsor a Presidential candidate, there is no chance of winning as the August election is between PF and the UPND. This came after the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced the list of candidates who had successfully paid their nomination fees. In an interview,...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says part of UPND’s prison reform when it forms government is to ensure that no one will be in detention without proper investigations being carried out first. In an interview, Hichilema said his government would decongest prisons through an improved criminal justice system that would allow suspects to remain home until...

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary for technical services Dr Kennedy Malama says travellers without proof of SARS-CoV-2 negative status will not be allowed into the country. And Dr Malama says in the last 24 hours, the country has reported 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of 2,988 tests conducted. In a statement, Monday, Dr...

PF member Dorothy Nachilongo whose adoption certificate for Chifubu constituency was recently withdrawn, has lamented that she feels let down by her own party. The PF recently withdrew its adoption certificate from Nachilongo who had earlier been adopted to contest as the Chifubu parliamentary candidate on the party ticket. The party instead adopted Kondwani Winga...

ZAMBIA National Women’s Lobby chairperson Beauty Katebe says the continued trajectory by the PF to consistently adopt female candidates as presidential running mates shows that women are being recognised. On Monday when filing his nomination as presidential candidate for PF, President Edgar Lungu appointed former Livestock and Fisheries Minister Nkandu Luo to be his running...

Last week we covered what interest rates are, their types and essence to the broader economy. In this week’s edition of Monday Opinion, we explain why the proposed Government recapitalization of state-owned banks isnot a panacea to lower interest rates in Zambia. Zambia is among countries in Africa with high lending rates. Currently, we have...

THE Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) has demanded that all political parties are accorded equal space to convey their campaign messages to inmates ahead of the August polls. In an interview, PRISCCA executive director Dr Godfrey Malembeka said the inmates deserved to hear from all political parties so that their democratic right would be...

ZAMBIA Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) Board Chairperson Frightone Sichone says politicians should be aware of the consequences of perpetrating hate speech in view of the cyber security law. Speaking when he called on Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe in Ndola, Sichone said the cyber security law was there to deal with such vices....

MMD leader Nevers Mumba has challenged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and the Police to ensure that the Patriotic Front also abides by the COVID-19 related regulations during campaigns. Last week, ECZ discouraged the holding of rallies by political parties during campaigns as they are super spreaders of the COVID-19 virus. And in an...