THE Lusaka High Court has sentenced a former teacher of Nyumba Yanga Secondary School to death by hanging for shooting dead his ex-wife in February 2019 after she went to collect a wardrobe. Lusaka High Court judge Pixie Yangailo has also sentenced Kenneth Makina to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for causing grievous bodily...

UPND has applied for leave in the Ndola High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to ban rallies during the campaign period leading to the August polls. The opposition party is seeking a declaration that the commission’s decision to ban campaign rallies is capricious and without authority of...

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel, has told the Constitutional Court that although the Electoral Commission of Zambia accepted President Edgar Lungu's nomination papers, it does not mean that the documents are valid, as that can be challenged by law and evidence. And the Constitutional Court yesterday rejected an application of admission to the matter...

BEHAVIOURAL change is the effective social vaccine for COVID-19, says University of Zambia founding Dean for Centre Health System, Metrics and Evaluation in the school of Public Health, Professor Charles Michelo. And Professor Michelo says the fact that cases are increasing shows that as a country, there is something that we are not doing right....

PEOPLE’s Alliance for Change vice-president William Harrington has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to take special interest in the declaration by the PF that President Edgar Lungu has already won the August polls. In an interview, Harrington said the declaration being made by the PF was a recipe for dispute and election...

A MINISTRY of Health audit of accounts for the financial year ended December 31, 2020 has revealed that drugs and medical supplies costing over K166 million reported to have been dispatched from Medical Stores Limited to 23 health stations did not reach the destinations as at April 30, 2021. The report has also revealed that...

THE Ministry of Health has noted with concern that there has been hesitance among members of the public to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to myths surrounding it and fears regarding the side effects. Speaking when she officially opened a media orientation workshop on COVID-19 vaccine demand generation in Kafue, Wednesday, Ministry of Health provincial...

PF cadre Innocent Kalimanshi, commonly known as “PF national commander” and three others have appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal trespass and assault. Meanwhile, another group of five Patriotic Front supporters have equally appeared before court for allegedly damaging Kalimanshi’s vehicle worth K700,000, which charge they have...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss with costs, Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa’s petition in which he wants the court to order the Commission to amend the affidavit for presidential candidates and running mates to include the number of times the candidate has held office as President. The commission...

ATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has submitted that the Constitutional Court has already pronounced itself on the issue of President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest the August general election. Kalaluka has argued that the interpretation of certain provisions in the Constitution had already been adjudicated upon by the ConCourt in the case of Daniel Pule and...