ALLIANCE for Community Action executive director Laura Miti says the country has a leadership vacancy as long as President Edgar Lungu continues to deny responsibility on a number of issues affecting the country. Commenting on President Lungu's remarks on Press Freedom Day that media outlets had increased in the country under his leadership and that...

FORMER UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says he has been chosen to deliver Zambezi West Constituency to the PF in the upcoming general election. In an interview, Kakoma said PF had seen the need to adopt him to stand in Zambezi West constituency despite him not applying for adoption. When asked whether he had applied to...

ANTI-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) executive director Richwell Mulwani has urged political parties to address their internal wrangles in a bid to avoid escalation of political violence. And Mulwani has urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to exercise powers vested in it by disqualifying parties involved in political violence. In an interview, Monday, Mulwani said...

UNITED States Embassy interim Charge d’Affaire David Young has noted that media freedom in Zambia is under threat from incidents of political intimidation and harassment of journalists. And Minister for Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office James Duddridge says there is need for an independent and sustainable media with journalists working without fear...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says it is strange that President Edgar Lungu appears to be giving excuses for the government's failure to curb corruption. Commenting on President Lungu’s remarks that some players in the fight against corruption, “corrupted themselves”, TIZ executive director Maurice Nyambe said the Head of State had six years to address the...

POLICE Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the police have instituted investigations into a video that has gone viral in which some people were burning the opposition UPND’s campaign material. In a viral video, unknown people were seen burning UPND regalia while hurling expletives that the opposition leader would never rule the country. But in a statement,...

THE Patriotic Front has adopted former UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma to stand in Zambezi West Constituency in North Western Province. The party has further adopted Serenje MMD member of parliament Maxwell Kabanda to stand on the PF ticket in the Constituency and Tutwa Ngulube for Kabwe Central. Speaking at a press briefing, Monday, PF Secretary...

FORMER Vice-President Dr Guy Scott says it is tragic to see politicians infantilising voters, reducing them to beggars and treating them like dirt with the continued cash donations. And Dr Scott says Zambians are not fools, as they have seen the politics of cash donations before, in apparent reference to the MMD regime that was...

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel says the burning of the opposition party’s regalia was unfortunate and that if not stopped, it could trigger revenge. And Mwenye has noted that if the ruling party uses violence as an electoral tactic, then other political parties will follow. Responding to a press query, Mwenye said violence...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the violence that ensued at the PF secretariat on Saturday will be treated as the final test for competency against Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja and his 'men' as elections approach. And President Lungu says it would be unlawful for him to give orders for the re-opening of Prime Television...