How different are Socialist Party promises from those of PF and UPND?
THE words from Socialist Party president Dr Fred M’membe strike a familiar chord in the hearts of many Zambians. His message is powerful, hopeful, and rooted in the shared pain and struggles of ordinary citizens: soaring food prices, joblessness, inaccessible healthcare, and a judicial system that feels more like a fortress than a refuge. In…...
Court defers judgement in Musyani’s case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday failed to deliver judgement in the matter where media blogger Elias Musyani is accused of harassing artiste Elton Mulenga, alias Yo Maps, and his wife, Kidist, online. This was due to the absence of the trial magistrate, Mutinta Mwenya. Musyani is facing two counts of harassment utilising means of electronic…...
I’m not worried if PF doesn’t adopt me in 2026 – Msanzala MP
MSANZALA PF MP Elias Daka says he is not worried about whether or not the Patriotic Front will adopt him to contest in next year’s election because it’s the people who will ultimately choose their leader. Commenting on former PF secretary general Davies Mwila’s statement that PF MPs supporting the UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema…...
We owe ERB over K400m – Zesco
ZESCO Limited says it owes the Energy Regulation Board over K400 million, part of this being legacy debt. And the Committee on Parastatal Bodies has revealed that Zesco defaulted in making payments to the Energy Regulation Board Strategic Fund in amounts totalling K7,773,228. The latest Auditor General’s report revealed that: “Section 43(3)(c) of the Energy…...
A better Zambia with decent jobs, affordable food is possible – M’membe
IN these difficult times when the cost of living soars beyond the reach of many, when misrule and intimidation have become the order of the day under UPND, I reach out to you with an unshakable belief in the power of the people, says Socialist Party president Fred M’membe. In a Facebook post, M’membe stated…...
IBA DG murder suspects plead not guilty
IBA accountant Francis Chipyoka and two police officers pleaded not guilty in the Lusaka High Court yesterday to the murder of IBA Director General Guntila Muleya. Justice Vincent Siloka also entered a not-guilty plea for their co-accused, Samuel Dokowe, a systems engineer, who was unable to talk due to illness. Meanwhile, Justice Siloka granted an…...
HH appointed partisan ECZ, Parley heads to secure 2/3 majority – Sishuwa
HISTORIAN Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa has charged that President Hakainde Hichilema appointed partisan individuals like ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis and Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti to those critical positions in a bid to secure a two thirds majority in the House. And Dr Sishuwa has wondered whether UPND MPs would have supported the current…...
Zambians are more interested in movies than following what govt is doing – Tayali
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says Zambians are not interested in following what government is doing, stating that they hardly watch the news, preferring Telemundo. Responding to a caller named Jeo Mulonda on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme, who asked about government’s plans to disseminate information on developmental projects that citizens were not aware of,…...
KCM on verge of losing seized goods as court lifts stay against CEC
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) for a stay of further execution and sale of seized goods for incompetence. Court of Appeal Judge Anessie Micheal Banda-Bobo also discharged the ex-parte order granted to KCM on March 18, 2025. Last year, KCM proposed a debt repayment scheme of arrangement…...
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