Opinion: Why PF Lost Miserably in Mkaika
This article is an independent contribution sourced from Reginald Ntomba’s blog. Why was the PF so comprehensively beaten in the September 5 Mkaika parliamentary by-election? In 2011, David Phiri won...
View ArticleSalary Scandal at Judiciary Exposed
Judges are annoyed with the disproportionately excessive salaries awarded to the Attorney General, Director of Public Prosecutions, Solicitor General, among others; calling them a form of bribe for the...
View ArticleNGO Seeks Visa Bans against Zambian Govt Officials
According to a press release from the Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights (CDDR), Patriotic Front (PF) government officials who are believed to have been involved in the incitement of...
View ArticleKabimba, GBM Factions Clash Again
Warring Patriotic Front cadres this morning needed the hlep of police to be separated as they clashed again at the district office in the city centre. Cadres allegedly loyal to defence minister...
View ArticleGBM Responds to M’membe’s Smear Campaign
Defense Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has hit back at The Post Newspaper for their lead story today that quoted him as branding the people of Eastern Province as sly. Mwamba popularly known as GBM...
View ArticlePF Cadres Plead Not Guilty
Three Patriotic Front cadres arrested for the violent clash at Northmead Basic School have pleaded not guilty to the six counts of assault and malicious damage to property. Appearing before Magistrate...
View ArticleCourt Sets Judgment Date for Muteteka
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has set November 14 as the day of judgment for the case involving opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka. Muteteka, who...
View ArticleMsoni Tells Kabimba to Resign Over ICC Statement
Political activist Nason Msoni says Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba should think about victims of human rights abuses before he advocates for the withdrawal of African countries from the International...
View ArticleSakeni to Rest Today
Information Minister Kennedy Sakeni will be laid to rest at his home village Mushinka. On Monday Mansa residents bade farewell to their deceased Member of Parliament who died last Thursday at the...
View ArticleChief Chongo of Bweengwa Dies
Chief Chongo of the Tonga people of Bweengwa area in Moonze has died. The tradional leader died on Monday at the University Teaching Hospital. Chief Chongo, who was born in 1929, ruled from 1971 until...
View ArticleWhy Should Govt Bail Out Mines?
Zambia Direct Democracy President Fred Mutesa has wondered why it is government that has offered to bail out mining firms in the light of a drop in metal prices on the London Stock Exchange. Commenting...
View ArticleOpinion: Blinker Kapimbe
‘Come in, come in, Kalaki,’ said the Honorable Blinker Kapimbe, pointing to the chair in front of his desk. ‘Just tell me what’s worrying you, I can explain everything.’ ‘To start with,’ I said, ‘I see...
View ArticlePF Youth Lock Out Lusaka Boss
Patriotic Front (PF) Lusaka District chairperson Goodson Banda says the motive behind the closure of his office by some party youths spells a hidden agenda by some people within the party with regards...
View ArticleJudiciary Performance Pathetic – YALI
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) executive director Andrew Nthewewe has charged that the performance of the judiciary under the Patriotic Front (PF) administration has been pathetic. Nthewewe...
View ArticleOpinion: Chipolopolo in Need of Fresh Legs
In addition to just blowing the vuvuzela and wearing the green and copper branded Chipolopolo regalia, the Zambian soccer fan should also take a bit of time to reflect on what has happened this year,...
View ArticleNevers Cautions Sata Against Turning Parliament into Comedy Hall
The opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has threatened to shred President Michael Sata’s speech if he does not read it in a honorable manner during the official opening of Parliament on...
View ArticleZambians Are 7th Happiest in Africa – Report
Zambia has been ranked the seventh happiest country in Africa, the 2013 World Happiness Report has said. The ranking places Angola as Africa’s happiest country, according to a new global survey of 156...
View ArticleChibesakunda is a Scandal – says Gen Miyanda
Heritage Party president Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda says acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda should recuse herself from hearing the matter involving Petauke Central MMD candidate and two...
View ArticlePF Not Serious with Agriculture – Chief Mwanachingwala
Chief Mwanachingwala of the Tonga people of Mazabuka says the Patriotic Front government is not serious with the development of agriculture in the country as they been inconsistent in matching their...
View ArticleDoubts Mounting over Sata’s Candidacy for Second Term
File photo: In 2008, Michael Sata was evacuated to South Africa for medical treatment.A Patrotic Front (PF) ward committee member in Kanyama constituency Douglas Kanema has said President Michael Sata...
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