UPND Chairman for elections Gary Nkombo says the PF secretary general was lying when he said the police service has been infiltrated by the opposition because the PF are the ones who work with the police. And Governance Activist Brebner Changala says PF secretary general Davies Mwila is inciting violence by encouraging PF supporters to...

US Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d’Affaires David Young says a fair election requires that all parties have the same opportunities to campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic. And Young says other countries has been able to conduct campaigns during the Covid-19 pandemic and that this was also possible in Zambia as long as people wore...

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a second Zambian registered vessel was intercepted in the Mediterranean sea, carrying suspected illegal arms. But the ministry has insisted that government is not involved and that some people are doing illegal things using the Zambian flag. The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI intercepted a...

UPND supporters and Hakainde Hichilema were yesterday teargassed by the police in Malambo Constituency in Eastern Province where they had gone for their 'nationwide mask distribution programme'. Later, Hichilema flew to Chipata Airport when he was locked in the runway for close to two hours. Meanwhile, Eastern Province Police Commissioner Geza Lungu said the alliance...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama has noted that daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths have dropped significantly. And Dr Malama says the country has in the last 24 hours recorded 708 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths. Meanwhile, the government of Brazil says it has officially completed its initiative to provide humanitarian aid...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says the statement by PF secretary general Davies Mwila that election observers are not needed in the country, is unreasonable and devoid of logic. In an interview, TIZ executive director Maurice Nyambe said international and local observers were part of the key stakeholders in the electoral process. "TIZ notes with great...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has with immediate effect suspended political campaigns for the UPND in Ikelenge district, North-Western Province. And the commission has also suspended Sioma Independent parliamentary candidate Amukena Mundia from campaigning in Sioma District. Meanwhile, the first batch of ballot papers arrived in the country yesterday. In a statement, Wednesday, ECZ...

PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila has accused Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) secretary general Fr Emmanuel Chikoya of being a UPND cadre for organising national prayers. And Mwila says the PF need to ensure that they beat the number of votes they got in 2016. Speaking when he met party officials in Kanyama,...

The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI has intercepted a second Zambian registered vessel for being suspected of ferrying illegal arms, which is in violation of the Arms Embargo on Libya. News Diggers reported last week that the EU Naval Force had intercepted a ship with the name MV Gauja, carrying suspected illegal arms...

THE Ministry of Health has expressed concern over the pockets of COVID-19 high infections in Eastern and Copperbelt Provinces. And Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama says the country has recorded 476 and 22 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Wednesday, Dr Malama urged all Provinces to ramp up...