KATUBA UPND member of parliament Aubrey Kapalasa has lamented that the Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss his petition where he was seeking an interpretation of certain provisions in the Constitution in relation to President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility, was predetermined. In an interview, Kapalasa said he was not happy with the proceedings because he was never...

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says 64, 011 Zambians have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the past three weeks. And Dr Chanda says the country has recorded 97 new COVID-19 cases out of 4,765 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Thursday, Dr Chanda said on Wednesday 5,029 citizens were vaccinated with...

PATRIOTIC Front deputy national chairman Davies Chama says Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa's petition against the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to amend the nomination declaration is an academic exercise in futility, as nothing will stop President Lungu from standing. And Chama says the court is not supposed to be involved in deciding the person who...

POLICE spokesperson Esther Katongo says political violence should be looked at from a broader perspective, adding that the reason why people think that violence is only being portrayed by the ruling party is because the opposition are crying the loudest. Speaking on Diamond TV Breakfast show, Wednesday, Katongo said all political parties were culprits of...

WORKS and Supply Minister Sylvia Chalikosa says she was disappointed when she leanrnt that she was not among PF MPs adopted to recontest their seats. Reacting to the Central Committee’s decision to drop her, Chalikosa however, said she had accepted the adoptions and would support the party’s choice. She hoped that going forward, members of...

ARCHBISHOP Telesphore Mpundu says the lining up of residents for food is a writing on the wall that government has failed to lead the people. On Tuesday, hundreds of citizens lined up for mealie meal at the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) offices in Lusaka. But in an interview, Archbishop Mpundu said the same...

UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda says it is misleading for Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube to claim that donors will withdraw their aid if the ruling party is voted out of power. Commenting on Ngulube’s remarks that it would be disastrous for Zambia if the Patriotic Front lost elections, Imenda said Ngulube...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) faction interim president Josephs Akafumba says Chishimba Kambwili’s relevance to the PF will be to attack opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and his party. The other NDC faction is led by 'acting president' Saboi Imboela. But Akafumba says it is contemptuous for Imboela to claim that she is the NDC president. Speaking...

KANCHIBIYA Constituency PF aspiring members of parliament Sunday Chanda says President Edgar Lungu is a good example of a leader who does not want to see violence in the country regardless of who the perpetrators are. And Chanda, who is also PF media director, says the party has no doubt that the police will be...

POLICE spokesperson Esther Katongo says no police officer would have been injured during the clash between PF cadres and the police on Saturday if they were all in the newly procured armoured vehicles. Speaking on Hot FM Red Hot Breakfast show, Monday, Katongo said people should stop politicising the procurement of police armoured vehicles and...