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11 Jun 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

HH is allowed three visitors at a time – Chato

Zambia Correction Service Commissioner General Percy Chato says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is allowed to meet three visitors at any given time. And Chato has explained that UPND officials were not allowed to see Hichilema […]

9 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

I can’t guarantee that HH is safe now – lawyer

The Zambia Correctional Service has moved opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema from Lusaka Central Prison to Mukobeko Maximum Prison in Kabwe, and his lawyers say they can no longer guarantee that he is safe. And […]

8 Jun 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

I am not broken, lets now get on with it – HH

In this audio, UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says he is still going strong and ready for trial because his spirit has not been broken. And Hichilema says he is now looking forward to a speedy […]

8 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Zambia, Madagascar commit to Paris Agreement

Zambia and Madagascar have reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change due to the devastating adverse effects that the phenomenon has had on the two countries including the Southern African Development Community […]

7 Jun 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

Zambia, Namibia in diplomatic rift over impounded trucks

Tempers are flaring among government and private sector officials in Namibia over Zambia’s decision to impound over 200 trucks ferrying Mukula-tree logs from Congo DR to Walvis Bay. But Zambia’s High Commissioner to Namibia Stella […]

6 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Kapeso closes Batoka police station after riot

In this audio (courtesy of Byta FM Radio) South Province police commissioner Bonny Kapeso announces punitive measures against the people of Batoka after they burnt down a police post. An emotional Kapeso says he has […]

5 Jun 2017 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF bootlickers are telling Lungu lies – Kambwili

In this video, Roan PF Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili says there are a lot of bootlickers in PF who are lying to President Edgar Lungu that everything is fine in the country when people […]

5 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Saying the truth is a crime in Zambia – Tutwa

In this audio, Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says telling the truth has now become a crime in Zambia. And Tutwa says PF secretary general Davies Mwila must officially write to him […]

4 Jun 2017 | Joseph Mwenda

IPI congress mounts pressure on oppressive governments

The International Press Institute (IPI) 66th Annual General Assembly has renewed its international pressure on African countries that are showing zero tolerance for press freedom and freedom of expression. And the just ended 2017 IPI […]

3 Jun 2017 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Uncertainty in HH treason case worries lawyers

In this audio, Hakainde Hichilema’s defence lawyer Jack Mwiimbu complains that the treason case has not made progress this week because the State doesn’t seem eager to commit the accused to the High Court for […]