Opinion: Scott is Better Shutting Up
So Vice President Guy Scott decided to call an impromptu press briefing just to have a go at former Defence Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba? A press conference which under President Michael Sata has...
View ArticleDon’t Ratify Judges Wood, Hamaundu
Judge Albert Wood is at the center of controversy surrounding the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) loan which High Court Judge Nigel Mutuna ruled was fraudulently obtained by Director of Public...
View ArticleOpinion: King Chumbu or King Dick
‘I can’t understand,’ said Thoko, ‘why people keep voting wrong leaders into government. We always finish up with people who told us they would work for us and make our lives better, but as soon as...
View ArticleEuropean Union Cautions PF Policy on Languages
The European Union has advised the Patriotic Front government to be very careful with their newly introduced local languages as a medium of instruction for pupils from grade 1 to 4. EU Head of...
View ArticleGBM Opts to Ignore Scott’s Rant
Former Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has opted to take a laid back position on the challenge by Vice President Guy Scott for him to resign from the ruling Patriotic Front. Mwamba said he could not...
View ArticlePolice Nab PF ‘Thugs’
Police in Lusaka have formally charged three Patriotic Front cadres for assault after their fracas with bus drivers after they took over some bus stations to collect levies. The arrest of the trio who...
View ArticleFertiliser Chaos Persist as Kazungula Farmers Erupt
The fertilizer distribution nightmare has continued with farmers from Kazungula District protesting over the delayed distribution of the commodity. Farmers who have been camped in Livingstone for two...
View ArticleDrama as PF Switch Civic Leaders in Wusakile Nomination
Drama characterized the nomination day for the Wusakile ward by-election with the ruling party switching candidates one hour after the scheduled nomination time. The PF had initially listed Billy...
View ArticleSata’s Presence at AU Sends Shivers in Zambians
Zambians will wait nervously as President Michael Sata joins other Heads of State from across Africa at the 22nd Africa Union summit in Addis Ababa. Apart from agriculture being the main theme which...
View ArticleHH Receives 100 Defecting PF Members from Matero
The opposition United Party for National Development says it has received about 100 Patriotic Front members in Matero constituency in Lusaka. Party president Hakainde Hichilema who received the said...
View ArticleKapeya, Scott Give Conflicting Chikusu Account in Katuba
Chief government spokesperson Mwansa Kapeya has heaped praise on former MMD Katuba MP Patrick Chikusu as having left a lasting legacy while Vice President Guy Scott recently said the MMD failed to do...
View ArticleSata Announces 14-Day Vacation to Secret Location
File photo: In 2008, Michael Sata was evacuated to South Africa for medical treatment. State House has announced that President Michael Sata will take a 14 day working visit after the AU summit but...
View ArticleRespect Your Own Rules on GBM, PF Advised
The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has urged members of ruling Patriotic Front (PF) to follow their laid down procedures when it comes to matters of...
View ArticleNawakwi Raises Questions on Treasury
Opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) leader Edith Nawakwi has challenged the Patriotic Front (PF) government to clearly state how the treasury is being sustained with the alleged poor...
View ArticleHamaundu Closes Witness Stand in Kabimba Tribunal
The tribunal investigating Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba today closed its sittings with losing Petauke Constituency PF candidate Leonard Banda taking the witness stand. Banda, who petitioned the...
View ArticleMuteteka to Appeal 5 Year Sentence
MMD Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka has been sentenced to five years in prison for theft of a motor vehicle belonging to Chisamba Council. Muteteka was accused of having converted...
View ArticleMpombo says IDC Is A Failed Project
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President George Mpombo says the Industrial Development Council should not be chaired by President Michael Sata as it risked taking the same failed route of the UNIP...
View Article5 People Die in Solwezi-Chingola Road Accident
Five people of the same family, among them a one year old baby have died in a road traffic accident involving a Mercedes Benz Truck and an unregistered Toyota Raum on the Chingola Solwezi road. The...
View ArticlePF Taking its Time on Fired Nurses
Health Minister Joseph Kasonde says the Public Service Commission is still going through the files of the fired nurses before deciding who is going to be re-instated. Kasonde said he was also in the...
View ArticleSaccord Condemns Guy Scott for Pushing Kasama By-Election
The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes has condemned Vice President Guy Scot’s demand that Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba resigns from the ruling...
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