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17 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Threatened State of Emergency can’t be extended further – LAZ

Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Linda Kasonde says neither the President nor the National Assembly have powers to extend the Threatened State of Emergency beyond the already approved three months. And Kasonde says LAZ […]

16 Jul 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Lungu has no power to release HH even if they hug, kiss – Makebi

Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu says President Edgar Lungu has no powers to release his political rival Hakainde Hichilema from prison even if they kissed and hugged today. And Makebi says government has no intentions […]

16 Jul 2017 | Karen Mwelwa

MMD will be a strong factor in 2021 – Mumba

Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) leader Nevers Mumba says the former ruling party will be a strong factor by 2021 after the court disposes off the leadership dispute with Felix Mutati. And Mumba, who is […]

15 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Police to regulate media during Threatened State of Emergency

Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says police will regulate and prohibit publications and dissemination of matters, as well as restrict and control assemblies during the Threatened State of Public Emergency period. Speaking at a […]

15 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

We’ll never torture, harass prisoners – Chato

Zambia Correctional Services (ZCS) Commissioner General Percy Chato says his commission is committed to embracing the Nelson Mandela Rules of ensuring that no prisoner will be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degradation […]

14 Jul 2017 | Mirriam Chabala

Don’t belittle me, warns Chishimba Kambwili: What if I want to stand as president in 2021?

Former Information minister Chishimba Kambwili says people must not belittle him by worrying about his future as PF member of parliament for Roan, because he might have bigger plans ahead of 2021. And the outspoken […]

14 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

I’m not scared of little flies in PF who want me fired, I deal with the party chairman – Kasolo

Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says he is not scared of “little flies” in the ruling Patriotic Front who are calling for his dismissal because, as far as he is concerned, he deals with […]

13 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

We are not blaming the opposition for arson, we don’t know the culprits – Justice Minister

We are not blaming the opposition members for the acts of terror in Zambia because we don’t know the culprits and if we knew, we would have arrested them,” Justice Minister Given Lubinda told BBC […]

13 Jul 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Ethiopian Newspaper warns of dictatorship rise in Zambia: “Can anyone stop Edgar Lungu?”

An Ethiopian Newspaper, the Daily Monitor, has published a full broadsheet page article detailing how Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu is sliding the country into a dictatorial path, “which will be hard to get out of”. […]

13 Jul 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Abolishing university students’ unions will trigger more violence, warns PF lawyer KBF

Patriotic Front (PF) Lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube has warned that Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo’s proposal to abolish college and university students’ unions will lead to more violence in institutions of higher learning. And […]