PF Cheerleader Kaunda Continues His Assignment
First president Dr Kenneth Kaunda has continued to be a cheerleader after praising PF for documenting African history. He said the documentation will allow people to appreciate the importance of the...
View ArticleNdola Mass Burial for 36 Set for Monday
Copperbelt minister Mwenya Musenge has said 36 bodies of the Zampost Bus accident will be buried in Ndola on Monday at a mass burial. Five bodies will be buried in Lusaka, one in Mansa, one in Nakonde...
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British Sugar Company in Zambia Tax Scandal
Zambia Sugar, a company owned by Associated British Foods, has been discovered to be paying a shockingly low 0.05% in tax of of its $123m pre-tax profits in corporation tax between 2007 and 2012. This...
View ArticlePolice Record 3 Accident Deaths
Three people died in three separate incidents after being hit by motor vehicles yesterday. Police Spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela in a statement released today says in the first incident, Sydney Papape...
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Forbes Magazine Criticises Sata’s Democratic Record
According to a new article published in the American magazine Forbes, Zambia’s democracy is facing significant risks following repeated arrests of opposition leaders, harassment of journalists and...
View ArticleNAREP Complains of Police Conduct in Mpongwe
The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has accused police in Mpongwe district of being unprofessional in the manner it is treating opposition political parties. NAREP National Secretary Mike...
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Rising Copper Thefts Worry Economists
A Lusaka-based economist has expressed concern over continued reports of thefts of copper cathode in the country saying this has a negative impact on economic growth. Professor Oliver Saasa noted with...
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CDDR Requests Suspension of Zambia From Commonwealth
A major gathering of leaders of both civil society and major opposition parties held a press conference today to present a complaint before the Commonwealth in Johannesburg. The 39-page document which...
View ArticleAnother Perspective on Presidential Immunity
This is an academic critique of the article by Elias Munshya wa Munshya titled “Penetrating Presidential Bombasa: Why the ACC Can’t Question President Rupiah Banda Without Parliamentary Sanction,” by...
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PF Minister Masebo Insults Tongas
Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo says Zambia will never be led by a Tonga president because the Southerners are not willing to embrace other tribes. Speaking at a campaign rally in Livingstone today,...
View ArticleECZ Calls For Peaceful Polls
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has advised political parties contesting the Livingstone and Mpongwe Parliamentary by- elections to uphold tranquility before, during and after the elections....
View ArticleShikapwasha, Chanda Chimba III Plead Not Guilty
The former minister of information and broadcasting Lt Gen Ronnie Shikapwasha, his former permanent secretary Dr Sam Phiri and freelance journalist Chanda Chimba III have pleaded not guilty to charges...
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Sakeni Threatens Opposition over Commonwealth Appeal
Spokesman for the Patriotic Front government Kennedy Sakeni has issued a strongly worded statement threatening the opposition with consequences following a widely covered press conference in...
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Maize Shortage Causes Hunger in Northern Province
Hunger has broken out in Nsumbu area of Nsama District in Northern Province because of a critical shortage of maize. The food shortages have forced shop owners to hike up the price of mealie meal to Kr...
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PF Minister Accused of Forgery
North Western Province Minister and Mufumbwe Member of Parliament Steven Masumba has been found with a case to answer in a matter where he is accused of obtaining pecuniary advantage through false...
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PF Cadres Assault UPND Supporter in Mpongwe
Youth cadres belonging to the ruling Patriotic Front party on Tuesday evening assaulted an opposition supporter of the United Party for National Development during a public meeting in Mpongwe’s Mwinuna...
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Driver Arrested in Bus Accident is Released on Bail
Abraham Vandeem, the74-year old Mkushi farmer who was driving of the fateful van that caused the death of 56 people in the Zampost bus Liner has been granted a Kr 15, 000 cash bail by the Kabwe High...
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Eternal Vows? Kasisi Nun in Alleged Sex Scandal
A nun who has been involved in a sexual relationship with a police constable at Kasisi mission has angered local residents and this has prompted her transfer to Mbala in Northern Province in January,...
View ArticlePF a ‘Casablanca for Crooks’– Amsterdam
Following statements made by President Michael Sata today concerning a recent opposition press conference in Johannesburg, international lawyer Robert Amsterdam has fired back, commenting that the...
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Kachingwe Testifies in Assault Case
Four MMD youths accused of assaulting embattled former party national secteary Major Richard Kachingwe have appeared in the Lusaka magistrate court facing three counts of assault occasioning to actual...
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