My State Lodge property was paid for by my parents at K3m – Lungu’s daughter
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Chiyeso, has told the court that her parents paid the K3 million purchase price for her property in State Lodge containing the “high cost house” and four chicken runs. She has submitted that the property in question was bought in April 2017 and further says she can’t doubt her parents’…...
It’s a breach of law to compensate people who got nolle – Chisanga
PF Chairperson for Legal Affairs George Chisanga says it’s surprising that the Attorney General can argue that President Hakainde Hichilema’s treason co-accused who got K6.4 million compensation were underpaid when it’s unlawful to compensate people who were released on nolle. Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha recently said that President Hichilema’s treason co-accused, who entered into a…...
Copper Queens in Morocco test
IT’S back to work for the Copper Queens, after a break that lasted over seven weeks, when they face Morocco in the first of two international friendlies in Rabat this evening. Both sides are back in action for the first time since making their FIFA Women’s World Cup debut at the tournament co-hosted by Australia…...
Lungu is geared to stand in 2026, Nakacinda has been appointed to pave the way for him
GIVEN Lubinda-appointed PF Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says former president Edgar Lungu is still president of the former ruling party. He says although not in active politics, Mr Lungu remains the leader of the Patriotic Front and he can only hand over power when the party elects a new leader at its next general conference…....
Judges need specialised skills to resolve disputes effectively – Musonda
DEPUTY Chief Justice Michael Musonda says it is important to continue building the capacity of adjudicators in the Judiciary in order for them to do a good job when resolving disputes. Speaking when he officiated at the training workshop on Intellectual Property for Judges of the Superior Courts, Thursday, Deputy Chief Justice Musonda said there’s…...
ECZ to issue tender for printing of ballot papers today
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has disclosed that it will today issue the tender for the printing and delivery of ballot papers, blind voter templates and announcement forms. And the Commission says it registered 3,038 voters in August. Addressing the media, Thursday, ECZ Acting Chief Electoral Officer Bob Musenga said the tender, which was…...
Immigration must explain why Lungu was blocked from travelling – Mweetwa
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the Immigration Department should explain why former president Edgar Lungu was blocked from travelling so that people do not unfairly apportion blame on the ruling party. In an interview, Thursday, Mweetwa said Lungu was not an ordinary person and when his privileges or rights seemed to be tampered with, those…...
PF must stop dragging Zambians into alebwelelapo wishful thinking – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says PF should stop dragging Zambians into its confusion and wishful thinking of “alebwelelapo”. PF secretary general Raphael Nakacinda on Wednesday said the alewelelapo agenda was not an individual’s agenda but one which was being propagated by many Zambians across the country. But in an interview, Thursday,…...
ConCourt should’ve been a division of Supreme Court – Mwitwa
FORMER Law Association of Zambia president Eddie Mwitwa says he doesn’t think the country has the luxury of having inactive Supreme Court judges. On Wednesday, Chief Justice Mumba Malila said Supreme Court judges were being under utilised because that court had become a lesser player in the Judiciary. Commenting on this in an interview, Mwitwa…...
Lungu is PF president, but not in active politics – Nakacinda
PF Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says former president Edgar Lungu is still president of the opposition political party, but he is not in active politics. And Nakacinda says everyone is saying “alebwelelapo” because they’ve realised that Lungu performed much better than UPND. Speaking on Hot FM’s Hot Seat programme, Thursday, Nakacinda said Lungu had delegated…...
