UPND vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says Hakainde Hichilema must be released from detention so that he can seek medical attention. And GBM has called for the resignation of Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja and Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo for allowing President Edgar Lungu to roll down his bulletproof-car window in Mongu. Meanwhile, UPND...

Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Kennedy Malama says people must celebrate the expansion of Levy Mwanawasa Hospital because it will be upgraded to a teaching hospital which will ease the lives of students. Government has commenced demolition of Chainama Hills Hospital to pave way for the expansion of Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital with support from...

The United States government says it is concerned with the heightened political tension in Zambia, two days after the arrest of opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. In a brief but concise statement released by the Public Affairs Office at the United States Embassy in Lusaka today, the American government urged political actors in Zambia to...

Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says no one was arrested in a Free-HH protest that was staged in Kanyama this morning because the protestors ran away before police got to the scene. In a statement, Katongo appealed to anyone with information that could lead to their arrest to come forward. “We received a report that...

There is nothing that has gone wrong, police have a duty to arrest if anyone breaks the law, says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu has insisted that he will not interfere in a case in which UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is facing charges of treason and obstruction, saying there are defined roles in governance...

Police this morning dispersed some Kanyama residents who were burning tires on some roads demanding UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema's release. People sent alerts to friends and relatives alarming them to avoid certain routes around 10:00 hours. But police have confirmed that they managed to contain the situation and police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo will soon...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia executive director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema put President Edgar Lungu’s life and his own at risk in Mongu. But when asked if he believes HH deserves to be charged with treason for the incident, Rev Mwanza says it is up to the courts to decide. In an...

Civil Society Organizations say the use of state force on the opposition UPND might fuel the already existing tension in the country. Representing other CSOs at a press conference in Lusaka today, Southern Africa Centre for Constructive Resolution of Dispute SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Chembe said President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema must...

Inspector General of police Kakoma Kanganja has confirmed at a press breifing today that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has been jointly charged with treason along with five other people. Kanganja says HH faces Treason, disobeying lawful orders and using insulting language, among other charges. Jointly charged with HH are Lastone Mulilandumba, Muleya Haachenda, Walace Chakwa,...

Detained UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has submitted before Lusaka High Court judge-in charge Getrude Chawamtama that he has been put in detention without a charge after police officers stole colossal sums of money at his house in New Kasama area. HH has since asked judge Chawamtama to compel the officer in charge at Lilayi Police...