THE decision by the Minister of Information and Media, Chushi Kasanda, to dissolve the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) boards is welcome and long overdue. The Independent Broadcasting Authority stands out among the institutions that were gravely abused under the Patriotic Front government. The board that has just been...

HOUSE of Chiefs Whip Chief Chipepo says it is high time that the PF and UPND leadership met and reconciled by finding amicable ways of ending political violence. In an interview, Monday, Chief Chipepo said political leaders should understand that violence would not usher them into office. "Political parties should embrace each other after one...

CHIPOLOPOLO striker Fashion Sakala yesterday scored against Real Madrid in Rangers' pre-season friendly at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Sakala was making his starting competitive debut for the Scottish champions after featuring for the final 30 minutes in a 0-0 stalemate against Enoch Mwepu's Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The two Zambians shared a debut...

FIRST Republican president Dr Kenneth Kaunda's son, Colonel Panji Kaunda has urged political party leaders not to use traditional leaders to divide the country. Speaking during Dr Kaunda’s state funeral procession in Mansa at the UCZ Luapula presbytery St Paul's congregation, Tuesday, Col Panji said traditional leaders were the glue that holds the country together...

 

Fashion Sakala has revealed that he hid his knee injury from the teams’ medical staff during Zambia’s 3-1 loss to Nigeria at the U23 AfCON finals on Monday. The winger who has been ruled out for the rest of the competition says he could not leave the pitch after only two minutes of play, and...

Mufumbwe UPND member of parliament Eliot Kamondo has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss Steven Masumba's election petition appeal saying the electorates voted freely without intimidation. In this matter, Masumba of the ruling Patriotic Front had challenged Kamondo's election in the High Court but he lost the petition. Masumba then challenged the loss in the...

Chilanga member of Parliament Keith Mukata's lover Charmaine Musonda today attracted attention at the Lusaka Magistrates' Court when she arrived on a wheelchair, covered by a chitenge material. Charmaine, who was brought straight from the hospital with a canular still on her hand, attracted the attention of onlookers when she hid her face with a...

High Court judge Sunday Nkonde has thrown out an application by the Law Association of Zambia to join Post Newspaper liquidation case, describing the application as lacking merit. Judge Nkonde in his ruling said the application by LAZ to join proceedings as amicus curiae might just delay the disposal of the proceedings to the prejudice...

UPP leader Saviour Chishimba says Zambia Revenue Authority's decision to sue him over alleged malicious falsehoods and the injunction obtained is intended to muffle freedom of expression. ZRA sued the United Progressive Party in the Lusaka High Court claiming K100 billion for malicious falsehoods relating to a tender that ZRA is alleged to have been...