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Patriotic Front Shiwang’andu Lawmaker Hon. Stephen Kampyongo says the PF was always alive to the challenges that implementing free education would present which was why the Patriotic Front had done the realistic thing of making education as cheap as possible and not free. Hon. Kampyongo said the UPND and President Hichilema made a promise to […]
The National Assembly has announced that President Hakainde Hichilema will on Friday, September 10th, 2021 officially open the first session of the thirteenth National Assembly on. In a statement issued to the media in Lusaka today, Clerk of the National Assembly, Cecilia Mbewe, said the budget meeting duration will be from Friday, September 10th, to […]
A relatively popular DJ Kaliwa Lubasi has died. The DJ died in the early hours of Monday, September 6, 2021. Cause of death is unknown but was as a result of a short illness. Kaliwa the Black Stallion had a heart attack last Thursday and died around 02:00hrs this morning,a source says His career on […]
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has appointed Anthony Bwalya as his Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations. Bwalya who takes over from Isaac Chipampe was sworn in today at State House. Others sworn in are Lieutenant General Dennis Alibuzwi who is the new Zambia Army Commander, Lieutenant General Collins Barry as new ZAF Commander, Lieutenant General […]
President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed Liuwa Member of Parliament Dr. Situmbeko Musokwatane as Finance Minister. This is President Hichilema’s first appointment since he assumed office on Tuesday August 24, 2021 as Zambia’s seventh President. President Hichilema says the appointment has come after great consultations to ensure that the right mind is charged with the Ministry’s […]
Zambia’s veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in as president in front of a packed stadium in the capital, Lusaka. His election has raised the hopes of his counterparts in other African states that they too can overcome state repression and one day rise to power. During a long political career that saw […]
Forum for Development and Democracy(FDD), Edith Nawakwi has congratulated UPND President, Hakainde Hichilema for the overwhelming mandate given to him and his Runningmate, Mutale Nalumango during the just ended August 12th General Elections. Ms Nawakwi has called on President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema to immediately repeal and replace the colonial public order Act. Ms Nawakwi says the […]
The European Union has welcomed the announcement of results by the Electoral Commission of Zambia and has since congratulated President-elect Hakainde Hichilema. In a statement, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said, “We look forward to working with the new President and his government, as well as with the newly elected members of the National […]
The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) says it is confident that there will be no voter apathy in the August 12, 2021 elections following its many voter sensitisation initiatives in most parts of the country. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani said in an interviews that the organisation has, with support from the UNDP, been carrying out […]
President Edgar Lungu has commissioned the newly constructed Zambia Revenue Authority office complex in Chinsali. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, President Lungu said his administration has continued on the great path of development. President Lungu said the PF Government infrastructure development so far shows how committed it is to the aspiration of leaving no one […]
