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Lubinda Prides in Informed Constituents
Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda says he considers himself a very fortunate member of parliament because he represents a well informed and cosmopolitan constituency in Zambia. Lubinda has...
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UPND is Not a Tonga Party
United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Secretary General Kuchunga Simusamba has dismissed assertions by Southern Province minister Daniel Munkombwe that the UPND is a tribal party. Mr....
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Edgar Lungu’s Promise for New Constitution
One of Zambia’s numerous attempts at drafting yet another constitution set off yesterday at the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka with acting President Edgar Lungu saying the people’s views will...
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Disorganised PF Ministers Worry SACCORD
Southern Africa Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says there is a breakdown of communication in the PF cabinet as evidenced by the conflicting positions between acting...
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Opinion: Fred M’membe and Consistency
Fred M’membe yesterday procured a comment from one of his usual ‘sources’ condemning our party president Hakainde Hichilema over his (HH) ‘change’ of stance on Rupiah Banda. First and foremost we are...
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Gay Activist Sues for Unlawful Detention
Human and gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona has sued government for alleged unlawful detention. Through his lawyers of SNB legal practitioners, Kasonkomona is claiming damages saying he is suffering...
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Zambia Crumbles on FIFA Rankings
Zambia has dropped nine places on the FIFA monthly ranking for April going from 36th place in March on the global chart to 45th and further lost her position in Africa from sixth position they gained...
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MMD Youths Plan Demo over Rupiah Victimisation
Lusambo in blue Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) youths will today stage a demonstration to protest the victimisation of fourth Republican president Rupiah Banda by President Michael Sata’s...
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JCTR want More Funds towards Social Protection
The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) has advised government to channel more funds towards social protection in an effort to eradicate poverty. JCTR Director Father Leonard Chiti has...
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Maamba to Borrow $550 for Zambian Core Plant
Maamba Collieries Ltd., the Nava Bharat Singapore Pte Ltd. unit building Zambia’s first coal- fired power plant in 50 years, hopes to complete $550 million in debt financing by August, its chief...
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6 China Trains Fail Tazara Rail Test
Six locomotives bought by the Tanzania Zambia Railway Corporation (Tazara) through a $24 million loan from China are said to have failed several trial runs. The locomotives were supposed to boost the...
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Rupiah’s Immunity Case on Today
Fourth Republican president Rupiah Banda will know today whether he can proceed with judicial review in the controversial circumstances in which his immunity was striped by the Zambian Parliament. Out...
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NGOCC Demands Clear Roadmap on Constitution
Non Governmental Organising Committee (NGOCC) says a clear roadmap is needed on the constitution making process with Movement for Multiparty Democracy treasurer Mwansa Mbulakulima describing the...
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Incoherent PF Worries Hichilema
United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema says the lack of coherency among the leadership of the ruling Patriotic Front government is worrying with ministers and President...
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Church Rubbishes PF Corruption Fight
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia has charged that the Patriotic Front government’s fight against corruption lacks credibility. Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) executive director Pukuta...
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Kabimba Message Contradicts PF Actions
Patriotic Front secretary general Wynter Kabimba, facing corruption investigations, has accused the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) of being the most corrupt political party in Africa during...
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Parliament Erred on Rupiah’s Immunity – Court
A Lusaka High Court has granted president Rupiah Banda an application to judicial review over the controversial manner in which his presidential immunity was removed. High Court judge Anne Sitali has...
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Ruling Party Wants to End Debate on Gay Rights
Since the arrest earlier this week of the Zambian gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona, a raging debate over the issue has taken over the country, with a number of officials from the ruling Patriotic...
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Sata Returns Homes, Refuses to Brief Journalists
Republican President Michael Sata has returned home from China where he had gone for a state visit on the invitation of the Chinese president. Emirates plane carrying President Sata touched down at...
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Mbulakulima Blasts Kabimba
Opposition Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) treasurer Mwansa Mbulakulima says Wynter Kabimba should be the last person to accuse any organisation of corruption as his hands were not clean. And...
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