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The UPND says it welcomes pronouncements for opposition parties to unite and form an Opposition alliance to oust the Pf in August 2021 polls.Upnd Deputy Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka has welcomed calls for an alliance and commended the move by the NDC vice president Joseph Akafumba.Mr. Akafumba is on record calling on the opposition to […]
Opposition Patriots for Economic Progress PeP President Sean Tembo has bemoaned the shortage of fuel country wide. Mr. Tembo says if the matter is not addressed as soon as possible, it will likely affect the economy. He has since called on Government to rectify the matter as soon as possible.And motorists in Eastern Province have […]
Lusaka Lawyer Kelvin Fube Bwalya, popularly known as KBF says the dismissal of Chitalu Chilufya as Health Minister was ill timed and politically motivated. Mr. Bwalya says President Edgar Lungu’s move to terminate the services of Dr. Chilufya might create a serious rift in the ruling party.This is because no reason was given for the […]
Polling stations have opened across Uganda for presidential and parliamentary elections, amid increasing tension and an internet shutdown. Journalists in Uganda have been posting pictures and videos of queues at polling stations in the capital, Kampala, and across the country. Polls opened at 07:00 local time (04:00GMT) and are scheduled to close at 16:00 (13:00GMT), […]
The family of first Republican President Kenneth Kaunda have refuted claims that he has died.His son Tilyenji Kaunda in an interview with the media says Dr. Kaunda is alive and doing fine.He says he is currently at his residence in State Lodge.His handler Rodrick Ngolo has told the media that Dr. Kaunda has never been […]
COVID-19, has taken the life of well-known and popular Granddaddy’s Shoka Nyama DJ, Nano.
ZAMBIA is likely to receive the first consignment of coronavirus vaccine by next month and priority will be given to frontline health workers, Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) director general Victor Mukonka has said.Professor Mukonka said a national coordination committee has been put in place to oversee preparations for the coming of the vaccine.He […]
Lecturers and other Academic Staff at the Copperbelt University CBU in kitwe have finally been paid their delayed two months salaries.Copperbelt University Academics Union CBU AU General Secretary Willie Ngosa has confirmed the development to Diamond News today.Mr. Ngosa says the CBU staff received their delayed December salaries last Thursday.The lecturers who last week threatened […]
Argentina’s Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking move for a region that has some of the world’s most restrictive termination laws. Senators voted in favour of the bill after a marathon session with 38 in favour, 29 against and one abstention. Until now, abortions were only permitted in […]
The Zambia Police Service has instituted investigations to impound all buses that were involved in ferrying cadres to police headquarters in Lusaka when UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema was being interrogated. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says more than 32 buses full of cadres were spotted last week Wednesday. Mrs. Katongo disclosed this to ZNBC news in […]
