Nevers Accuses Sata of Lies
MMD president Nevers Mumba has accused President Sata of lying the opposition leaders are seeking political asylum from South Africa. He was reacting to President Sata’s claim that Dr Mumba, UPND...
View ArticleCourt in Lusaka Refuses to Consider Amsterdam’s Application
The Lusaka High Court has refused to delay the hearing of an application in which international lawyer Robert Amsterdam applied for a stay of the case until President Michael Sata waives his immunity....
View ArticleLast Minute: Zesco MD Opts Out of Public Hearing
Zesco has failed to make a presentation at a public hearing in Livingstone to review electricity tariffs in the tourist capital. Managing director Cyprian Chitundu said they do not have sufficient...
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Banda Dismisses Asylum Accusation as Fiction
Following statements made by President Michael Sata yesterday alleging that the former President Rupiah Banda was in South Africa seeking “asylum,” Banda has responded with a statement dismissing the...
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Zanaco, Power Search for CAF Honours Begins
After the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations disappointment settles in, Zambian fans will shift their continental attention to club soccer where champions Zanaco and Power Dynamos begin their battle for glory...
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Sata Happy with pro-PF NGOs like TIZ
President Michael Sata is said to be happy with PF aligned NGOs like Transparency International Zambia calling for the removal of former president Rupiah Banda’s immunity but are keeping a blind eye to...
View ArticleMP’s UPND Future Bleak
United Party for National Development (UPND) has given a three day ultimatum to Itezhi tezhi member of parliament Greyford Monde to exculpate himself for embarrassing the party after accepting a...
View ArticleGrade 12 Pass Rate Drops Under PF
The grade 12 passing rate has dropped ever since the Patriotic Front came into power. According to the latest results for grade 12 pupils that sat for examinations last year, there is a 1.2 percent...
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UN Counsels Zambia on Projects
The United Nations (UN) has urged government not to do away with projects that have benefited Zambians on account of political expediency. UN Zambia director Winnie Wignaraja said at the government...
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Brace for Hunger, Urges PF Minister
The PF government has finally admitted the mismanagement of the agriculture sector and are now bracing themselves for the looming hunger. Northern Province minister Colonel Gerry Chanda has said...
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Sata: Is This an Alarmist for President?
It is risky enough for a country to have an alarmist for a leading opposition political party, but it becomes worse when the instruments of power are vest in an alarmist like Michael Sata. He is not...
View ArticleCommonwealth Commences Zambia Investigations
The Commonwealth Secretariat has confirmed receiving a petition from Zambia’s leading opposition leaders over the worsening human rights situation in Zambia. The Commonwealth Secretariat said a...
View ArticleAirtel Runs Out of Registration Forms
In what has been viewed as a major setback for Zambia’s SIM registration process, Airtel Zambia announced that it has run out of SIM registration forms and is unable to continue registering users’...
View ArticleCardinal Mazombwe not in Race for Next Pope
The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has ruled out Cardinal Medardo Mazombwe from the candidates to succeed the Pope Benedict XVI who has resigned. ZEC spokesperson Father Paul Sumasumo said Cardinal...
View ArticleTsvangirai Confident Ahead of UNWTO
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the UN World Tourism general assembly will demonstrate that Africa has come of age. Tsvangirai said Zambia and Zimbabwe need to collaborate in hosting...
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ACC Identifies Plunderers in Audit Report
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified culprit that misappropriated money from the latest Auditor General’s reports and will commence legal actions soon. ACC director general Rosewin Wandi...
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Pastor Dies after Delivering Sermon at Lusaka Church
A preacher in the New Apostolic Church has died during a church service in Chunga compound after he finished preaching a Sunday message. The preacher identified as Malunga had just finished delivering...
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Edgar Lungu Vows to Deport PF Opponent
Home Affairs minister Edgar Lungu has vowed to deport businessman Abdul Simwaya after saying government is still investigating his citizenship. Lungu deported Simwaya in December last year after...
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UPND Women’s Leader Asks ‘Rebel’ MP to Quit
UPND women’s national chairperson Namakau Kabwiku has called on Itezhi tezhi member of parliament Grayford Monde to resign for accepting a PF ministerial position. Kabwiku said the suspension from the...
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Police Arrest Suspected Wife Batterer
Police in Lusaka have arrested a man from Garden Compound for beating his pregnant wife. Geoffrey Simwanza was spotted by neighbours beating his pregnant wife as he dragged her in the house while she...
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