Court of Appeal halts Lusambo, Malanji’s High Court matter
THE Court of Appeal has ordered a stay of the matter before the Lusaka High Court in which Joseph Malanji and Bowman Lusambo are seeking an order that it should hold fresh nominations for Kwacha and Kabushi constituencies. On Friday, the Lusaka High Court reserved to Tuesday, judgement in the case in which Malanji and…...
Mosho seeks PF de-registration over unpaid K4m legal fees
LUSAKA Lawyer Lewis Mosho has written to Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu demanding a declaration of PF as an unlawful society and subsequent cancellation of its registration over its alleged failure to settle K4 million legal fees. But PF lawyer Tutwa Ngulube has asked Mosho to prove that he was indeed hired…...
HH congratulates PF on Luangwa by-election victory
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has congratulated the PF for retaining the Luangwa District Council Chairperson seat. PF’s Lawrence Shaba yesterday won the by-election with 4,075 votes, while his closest contender, UPND’s Arthur Lungu came second with 3,767 votes. The Court nullified Shaba’s election for alleged electoral malpractice. And in a Facebook post, Friday, President Hichilema congratulated…...
Female boxers storm finals at African championships
FEMALE sensational boxers Margret Tembo and Felistus Nkandu have stormed the finals at the ongoing African Boxing championships in Mozambique. And coach Wisdom Mudenda has expressed confidence that the country will deliver at least four medals from the ongoing championship. Tembo beat Botswana’s Lethabo Bokamoso to win via a 4-1 split-point decision while Nkandu clobbered…...
Zambia intensifies preps for Region five Games
TEAM Zambia has intensified preparations ahead of the U-19 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games to be hosted in Lilongwe, Malawi this December. Zambia’s Region 5 Games Chef de Mission Thandeka Soko said athletes and sports federations must ensure that they are prepared to represent the country in the best possible way…...
Agosto is beatable – Chisi Mbewe
RED Arrows coach Chisi Mbewe says Angolan giants Premeiro de Agosto are a beatable side and people writing them off are not doing any justice. And Mbewe said the return leg fixture set for Sunday in Lunda, Angola, is one that the team will need to make a strong statement about their capabilities. Speaking in…...
High Court denies State permission to appeal against suspension of by-elections
THE Lusaka High Court has refused to grant Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha leave to appeal against its earlier decision to suspend the Kwacha and Kabushi by-elections which were slated for yesterday. Meanwhile, the court will today proceed to hear the main matter in which former Kwacha and Kabushi members of parliament Joseph Malanji and Bowman…...
LAZ condemns unwarranted personal attacks on judges
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has condemned the increased incidents of unwarranted personal attacks on Judges merely because they have delivered court decisions which are not liked by others. In a statement, Thursday, LAZ president Lungisaní Zulu said such unwarranted attacks had the potential of eroding judicial autonomy, thereby threatening the democratic and Constitutional…...
No one should attack Kang’ombe, he just expressed his views – Mweetwa
UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Sesheke UPND MP Romeo Kang’ombe’s remarks cannot be a subject of national debate as he was just expressing his opinion. And Mweetwa has called on party members to desist from attacking Kang’ombe, saying he was entitled to an opinion. Commenting on Kang’ombe’s remarks that President Hakainde Hichilema was detached from…...
267 cattle died of CBPP in Kalabo – Chikote
MINISTER of Fisheries and Livestock Makozo Chikote says 267 cattle have so far died as a result of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) outbreak in Kalabo District. Responding to a question in Parliament, Thursday, Chikote confirmed that between January and June, 2022, Kalabo district recorded 434 cases of CBPP, out of which 267 cattle died…....