75, 000 have successfully pre-registered to vote online – ECZ
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it is ready to start the mobile voter registration exercise which is expected to commence on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. And the Commission says it has recorded 75,000 complete registrations on its online pre registration platform. In an interview, Monday, ECZ acting public relations manager Sylvia Bwalya said…...
There’s no dictatorship in Zambia – Kabimba
RAINBOW Party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says there is no dictatorship in Zambia and that those preaching about it should read researched works about how dictatorial regimes treat their people. And Kabimba says he has no emotions regarding NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s imprisonment because the former is neither his friend nor his relative. Speaking on…...
UPND to seek international intervention on police brutality
UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says the party will write to the international community, including the United Nations and the Commonwealth, on the continued arrest of its members. And Katuka says it is not right that his members are living in constant fear of arrest in a country which is supposed to be a democracy…....
Police are undoubtedly PF supporters – Mufalali
UPND national youth chairman Likando Mufalali says police have undoubtedly and notoriously become supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front as evidenced their harassment and torture of opposition leaders. In a statement, Sunday, Mufalali charged that police were persecuting PF opponents. “As United Party for National Development, we have extensive accounts of police arbitrarily arresting and…...
New IMF country rep won’t sway Funds position on bailout package – Chibamba
ZAMBIANS should not be too expectant of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) appointment of Preya Sharma as the country’s new resident representative because her office does not carry much authority, says economist Chibamba Kanyama. The IMF recently named Sharma as its new representative to Zambia last week two years after her predecessor, Dr Alfredo Baldini,…...
ABSA employees challenge Simukoko’s findings on their conditions in court
OVER 30 employees of ABSA Bank Zambia PLC, formerly known as Barclays Bank Zambia, have appealed to the Lusaka High Court against Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko’s findings that they have been maintained on the old conditions of service when in fact they have been given new conditions to sign. Jonas Matende…...
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Nkana mourns Mulenga
A NUMBER of Super Division stars have taken to social media to mourn the loss of Nkana midfielder Chrispine Mulenga who died in a road traffic accident yesterday. The skillful midfielder died in the Kitwe Teaching Hospital after succumbing to injuries sustained from the accident which occurred in Kitwe’s Ndeke Township on Sunday night. Nkana […]
Simusamba grants Kambwili K100,000 cash bail
LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba has finally granted NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili K100,000 cash bail, with two working sureties from reputable institutions to be bound in the like sum. The total amount is therefore K300,000. But Kambwili’s lawyer, Musa Mwenye State Counsel, says they are extremely unhappy about the stiff conditions, adding that K300,000…...
Kang’ombe gets K200,000 bail
SESHEKE UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe has been granted K200,000 bail his own recognisance with two sureties of Chinsali District bound in the like sum. And Kang’ombe’s lawyer, Cornelius Mweetwa, says his client has met the bail conditions. When his case came up before the Chinsali Magistrates’ Court, Monday, Kang’ombe pleaded not guilty to…...