Police yesterday detained UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka, national chairman Mutale Nalumango and Sylvia Masebo after they attempted to visit their leader Hakainde Hichilema who is detained at Lilayi Police Training Camp. Masebo said she and Nalumango were detained for almost three hours whilst Katuka was only released this morning. “Yesterday I, alongside UPND chairperson,...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says President Edgar Lungu must discipline PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri for making tribal remarks against Tonga people. In a statement, Banda said Phiri’s remarks at a press conference on Wednesday, where she challenged the Tonga people to assemble a gathering called “Chuundu Chaitwa” to deal...

Renowned musician Fumba Chama popularly known as Pilato says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s arrest will only benefit President Edgar Lungu’s enemies. Pilato, who defected to the PF from UPND in January, noted that great leaders were supposed to act out of love. “A few months ago I apologized to the government of Zambia and the...

Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Kennedy Malama says people must celebrate the expansion of Levy Mwanawasa Hospital because it will be upgraded to a teaching hospital which will ease the lives of students. Government has commenced demolition of Chainama Hills Hospital to pave way for the expansion of Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital with support from...

Civil Society Organizations say the use of state force on the opposition UPND might fuel the already existing tension in the country. Representing other CSOs at a press conference in Lusaka today, Southern Africa Centre for Constructive Resolution of Dispute SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Chembe said President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema must...

Inspector General of police Kakoma Kanganja has confirmed at a press breifing today that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has been jointly charged with treason along with five other people. Kanganja says HH faces Treason, disobeying lawful orders and using insulting language, among other charges. Jointly charged with HH are Lastone Mulilandumba, Muleya Haachenda, Walace Chakwa,...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Mayele Banda says the midnight police raid at Hakainde Hichilema was unacceptable and illegal. Commenting only two days after he rebuked the UPND for not recognising President Edgar Lungu a duly elected Head of State, Banda said the state was using wrong and illegal methods to deal with...

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has recommended that administrative action be taken against police officers who used excessive force and unlawfully detained ZAF officer, Flight Sergeant Mark Nchimunya Choongwa, who died in their custody last month. In a statement, HRC Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga said the Commission got different versions of the story of how the...

We have the capacity to treat Hakainde Hichilema like a rat and confine him to his New Kasama house, PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has warned. And Mumbi says police should inform PF if they have failed to protect President Edgar Lungu because the party has a strong security team which can take up...

No matter how much we disagree with an individual, we must respect the institution of the Office of the President, says People’s Alliance for Change leader Andyford Banda. Banda condemned UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his entourage for failing to allow President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade to pass in Mongu on Sunday, describing the incident as...