THE decision by the Supreme Court of South Africa to overturn the earlier High Court judgment that had allowed the Zambian government to repatriate the remains of former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu marks yet another... […]

THE concerns raised by the consortium of civil society organisations over remarks attributed to Zambia Army Commander Lieutenant General Geoffrey Zyeele deserve careful consideration. Their appeal is not an attack on the Zambia Army, nor... […]

THE statistics released by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during the commemoration of World Whistleblower Day should worry government instead of making anyone proud. According to the Commission, 922 corruption complaints were received through the online... […]

IN politics, 24 hours is such a long time that so many things can change. What appears impossible today can suddenly become reality tomorrow. Political fortunes rise and fall with remarkable speed, and those who... […]

THE call by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) for the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to engage in meaningful consultations before implementing a presidential campaign timetable could not have come at a better time... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema deserves credit for the admission that the UPND adoption process was “messy”. This is a welcome departure from the tendency by politicians to pretend that all is well even when the evidence... […]

AS the campaign season gathers momentum, citizens must pay particular attention to the messages being put out by political parties and individual candidates. This is the key to voting wisely. Elections are not merely about... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed displeasure at the conduct of four dismissed UPND MPs whom he says did not vote for Bill 7 as the ruling party had dictated. He named the MPs as Gary... […]

THE Human Rights Commission says it is actively monitoring the exercise of political and civil rights ahead of the August elections. According to the Commission, it remains committed to protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms,... […]

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has raised concern over failure by our civil servants to pay back loans which they are contracting, warning that abuse of payroll-based lending and off-payroll borrowing is threatening financial stability.... […]