Zindaba Soko eyes Chipata Central seat
FORMER Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) chief executive officer Zindaba Soko says it is too early to state whether or not he will be adopted for the Chipata Central seat in next year’s general elections. In an interview, Soko said he was not campaigning in the area but merely having meetings, which has so…...
Lungu is afraid of ACC probe because he’s corrupt – CK
NATIONAL Democratic Congress NDC president Chishimba Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu and the entire PF administration is scared of being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) because of their corrupt activities. President Lungu on Sunday said those in charge of fighting corruption knew where to find it, but they couldn’t dare go there because all…...
Mambo asks Lungu to fire Lusambo for disrespecting Kaunda’s family
CIVIL Society Constitutional Agenda (CiSCA) Bishop John Mambo has asked President Edgar Lungu to relieve Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo of his duties, saying he is disrespectful and unfit for public office. And Bishop Mambo has condemned President Lungu’s remarks against the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), saying it is actually ordinary Zambians on the streets who…...
UPND insists court should dismiss L/stone magistrate’s ‘undemocratic parties’ petition
UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) has insisted that the petition in which a Livingstone magistrate is seeking an order that the Registrar of Societies deregisters all political parties which have not practiced democracy within their parties through regular elections should be thrown out for lack of merit. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court has reserved its…...
We’re investigating disruption of UPND programme at PASME radio – IBA
FREE Press Initiative (FPI) founder Joan Chirwa says there is need for the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and the Ministry of Information to school low level civil servants on how radio stations operate. And IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma says the authority is investigating an incident where Petauke District Commissioner Velenasi Banda Moyo acting together…...
Court exonerates ZAF officer who was accused of lying in Chimese’s case
LUSAKA Magistrate Alice Walusiku has set free Zambia Air Force (ZAF) colonel Dexter Maseka who was accused of lying before court that he knew nothing about properties allegedly belonging to former ZAF commander Eric Chimese in Ibex Hill. Magistrate Walusiku acquitted Maseka after she failed to connect him to the offence of Perjury. In this…...
We have necessary equipment for 2021 – Kapeso
ZAMBIA Police Deputy Inspector General Bonny Kapeso says the service is well prepared for 2021 and is ready for any eventualities because government has acquired the necessary equipment. And Kapeso says if traffic police are corrupt, then Zambians are also corrupt because it takes two to tangle. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC Sunday Interview,…...
We’ll keep Chipimo out of NAREP drama – Maboshe
ACTING NAREP president Charles Maboshe says the party has opted to keep its founding leader Elias Chipimo away from its internal wrangles in order to give him space to enjoy his retirement from politics. And Maboshe says NAREP is still a committed member of the opposition alliance. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV’s Costa…...
Lungu should stop risking people’s lives – Sinkamba
GREEN Party president Peter Sinkamba says it is unjustifiable for government officials to argue that they have no control over the crowds that follow President Edgar Lungu. And Sinkamba says it has been a very difficult time for the opposition to mobilize because of restrictions on public gatherings. In an interview, Sinkamba said it was…...
ECZ denies violating constitutional provisions on voter registration
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has submitted to the Constitutional Court that it has not violated any provision of the Constitution by deciding to conduct voter registration for the 2021 elections for only 30 days. It has argued that the registration of voters and prescription of the cut-off dates with respect to the registration…...