PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says whether Hakainde Hichilema likes it or not, he will be re-elected for a third successive time as Republican President in next year’s general elections. Speaking, Wednesday, when he drummed up support for George Chisanga, the PF candidate in today’s Lukashya parliamentary by-election, President Lungu vowed that whether voters liked it or...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has no magical powers to determine who will govern Zambia after the 2021 general election because it remains the preserve of the collective will of citizens to change government, says UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma. On Wednesday, President Lungu predicted that the ruling Patriotic Front party would win next year’s general election, adding...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says during the 2021 elections, all polling streams will transmit results directly to the totalling centre without waiting for the combination of results at poling stations. The move is aimed at increasing transparency, eliminating suspicions and achieving time efficiency, says ECZ chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano. In an interview,...

PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila says there is nothing special about UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema so he should be investigated for his role in the privatization of state owned enterprises. And Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says when it comes to the law, no one will be favored. Speaking when they drummed up support...

CHAPTER One Foundation says the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) decision to conduct voter registration for a period of only one month serves as an unwarranted barrier for voters. And Chapter One Foundation says the suspension and cancellation of media licenses, such as that of Muvi TV and Prime TV, has adverse effects on Zambian...

HAKAINDE Hichilema says if anything happens to him, President Edgar Lungu should be answerable since he has now come out on the open to declare that he plans to go after the UPND leader. And Hichilema says if President Lungu does understand how the MMD privatisation programme was done, he, then, does not qualify to...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the ruling Patriotic Front will win next year’s general elections adding that only ignorant people are going to a party that will never rule the country. Speaking when he drummed up support for George Chisanga, in Lukashya, Tuesday, President Lungu said the UPND will never rule this country. “Ukuvota pa 17th...

THE UPND has demanded the release of its deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka and two other officials arrested for aggravated robbery and malicious damage to public property, saying the grounds they have been arrested for are fake and unreasonable. In a statement, Tuesday, UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma stated that the trio were merely trying to...

WHEN someone starts telling stories that things are not working, that 'no, the PF have failed', just tell him that 'sir, just sit, because we can make a mistake we insult you', says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu has assured the people of Luapula Province of more development in the area, insisting that PF...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema wants to rule the country so that he can sell assets, adding that if he is unlucky, he will be arrested for his involvement in the sale of state-owned enterprises during privatisation. And President Lungu has urged residents of Mwansabombwe to vote for PF candidate Kabaso Kampampi,...