Press Freedom Group Helps Circumvent Net Censorship in Zambia
The non-governmental organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has made a strong statement in favour of freedom of the press by offering several banned websites solutions to circumvent the...
View ArticleAnother Riot Hits Central Province School
A spate of riots is sweeping across Central Province High Schools with Ibolela High School being the latest where pupils ran amok burning down classrooms in protest of a poor diet and also...
View Article‘Violent’ PF Cadre Thwarted in Mkushi
Patriotic Front Chibwefu Ward Councillor Topsy Kunda was forced to apologize to United Party for National Development officials after his effort to grab car keys for their cars was thwarted. Kunda, who...
View ArticleMucheleka Challenges Sata’s Development for a Vote Campaign Message
Lubansenshi Independent Member of Parliament says President Michael Sata’s statement that only areas who vote for PF will receive development amounts to political blackmail. Commenting on President...
View ArticleVideo: Kill Us All
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Chipangali member of parliament Vincent Mwale yesterday told Patriotic Front supporters to kill all Zambians opposed to President Michael Sata’s regime. This...
View ArticlePF Threatens to De-Register NGOs
Government has threatened to de-register Non Governmental Organizations that have vowed not to oblige the 90 day compliance period of the new NGO. Community Development Minister Doctor Joesph Katema...
View ArticleThree Schools in Central Province Closed
Government has shut down three Central Province High Schools following riots that occurred at the three institutions where pupils were protesting a poor diet and also poor management. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleKalaki’s Korner: Winterstein’s Monster
Kusala was a very frightened city. There was a serial killer on the loose. Every other week another corpse was found. Not only that, but there were body parts missing. Sometimes the eyes, sometimes the...
View ArticleOpinion: Zambia’s Parallel Judiciary
It is extremely difficult to fathom the extent to which Zambia’s judicial system has suddenly broken down, so broken that the rule of law and the respect of the country’s most important piece of...
View ArticleAvoid Politics of Insults, Says YALI
Both Zambia’s ruling party and the opposition should avoid engaging in the politics of insults and violence, says the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). In a statement released today, the...
View ArticleFodep Seek End to Chiefs in Politics
The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has condemned the involvement of chiefs in partisan politics saying it is in total disregard of the provisions of Article 129 of the republican...
View ArticleDonors Highlight Human Rights Decline in Zambia
Zambia’s Cooperating partners are concerned with the ongoing infringements on the freedom of assembly of opposition political parties and the media. Speaking during the first Poverty Reduction Budget...
View ArticlePolice Free UPND’s Simusamba After Chibesakunda Petition
Police today arrested United Party for National Development (UPND) deputy secretary general Kachunga Simusamba when he went to present a petition for the removal of chief justice Lombe Chibesakunda...
View ArticleOasis Forum Vow to Fight for People Driven Constitution
The Oasis Forum has vowed to continue their fight for a people driven constitution through parliament despite the legislature adjourning sine die. Group spokesperson Father Cleopas Lungu said although...
View ArticleM’membe Prepares to Enter Beef Market
Patriotic Front chief propagandist Fred M’membe has acquired three huge farms on which he is expected to have ranches and enter the beef market. The farms are spread across the country including his...
View ArticleZambia Launches HPV Vaccination Program
Zambia has one of the highest cervical cancer rates in the world, with 90 out of every 100,000 women contracting the preventable disease. The government is now rolling out a program to vaccinate school...
View ArticleZimbabwean Activist Sees Mugabe’s Tendencies in Sata
An NGO leader in Zimbabwe has warned Zambians to brace themselves for more military brutality and violence from Michael Sata because the Zambian leader was learning ways of brutalizing citizens from...
View ArticleZambia Requested to Stop Blocking Access to Websites
The following is the full text of a letter sent by the editorial board Zambia Reports to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services with regard to the recent blocking of access to news...
View ArticleRupiah’s Son, Andrew, Arrested for Defamation
President Rupiah Banda’s son Andrew has been arrested on latest charges of allegedly defaming President Michael Sata during a campaign meeting in Chipata. Andrew was arrested in Lusaka today after...
View ArticlePamodzi Hotel Workers Down Tools
Workers at the upmarket Pamodzi Hotel have gone on strike demanding a 50 percent increase across the board. The employees who downed tools this morning said they will not accept anything less than a...
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