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12 Dec 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ConCourt has left more questions over Lungu’s eligibility – TIZ

Transparency International Zambia says the Constitutional Court has left citizens with more questions regarding President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest the 2021 elections. And TIZ has asked judges to stop threatening citizens who are commenting […]

12 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

HRC condemns selective application of POA

Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga has expressed concern with the continued selective application of the Public Order Act by Zambia Police, saying to a large extent, this dents Zambia’s human rights record. And […]

11 Dec 2018 | Thomas Mulenga

I’ll pull a shocker in 2021 – Kalaba

Democratic Party (DP) 2021 presidential candidate Harry Kalaba says he is going to pull a shocker in the 2021 general elections as he will be the first to win the presidential elections after campaigning for […]

11 Dec 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Police stop joint opposition protest

Police in Lusaka have denied the nine opposition political parties permission to conduct a peaceful protest against government expenditure of public resources, citing limited manpower in the service to protect them this festive season. Speaking […]

10 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Germany exposes forgery in €3m fund for Zambia’s water sector

A letter has surfaced in which the German government is accusing the Zambian government, through the Ministry of Local Government and Housing, of forging a bank statement to illegally obtain about €3 million from the […]

10 Dec 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Shelve your ambitions now, I am standing in 2021, Lungu tells PF

President Edgar Lungu says there were some people within the Patriotic Front with evil intentions who wanted to supplant him. But President Lungu says he is available to contest the 2021 elections. President Lungu said […]

8 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ConCourt warns those attacking judges: We’ll cite you for contempt

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the period which President Edgar Lungu served after Michael Sata’s death, from January 2015 to September 2016, cannot be considered a full term and he is therefore eligible to […]

7 Dec 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Govt single sources IMS to take over toll plazas

Government has single sourced the private company that is installing speed cameras for RTSA to also take over the management and collection of revenues from toll plazas dotted on the road network around the country. […]

7 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lungu can stand in 2021 – ConCourt

The Constitutional Court has ruled that President Edgar Lungu is currently serving his first term of office and is therefore eligible to contest the 2021 elections. The ConCourt has ruled that the amount of time […]

7 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Matibini’s failure to declare Roan seat vacant illegal – Mwila

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini’s decision to refuse to declare the Roan Constituency seat vacant, is illegal as it violates Article 72 of the Constitution. And […]