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The Zambia Police Service has given the opposition United Party for National Development UPND permission to go ahead with its planned grand rally in Lusaka. This will be the first time after the 2016 General elections that the UPND will be holding a rally in Lusaka. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the grand rally will […]
Zambia is on the brink of defaulting on its foreign debt after it missed a payment of more than $40m (£30.5m) last month. A so-called grace period will expire on Friday, making it Africa’s first country to default on its sovereign debt since the coronavirus pandemic. Zambia was already struggling to service its $12bn external […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has ruled that Pf Chifubu Member of Parliament Frank Ng’ambi correctly logged into the voting system at parliament but did not select the present button to enable voting options. Ruling on a point of order raised on October 30, 2020 by Dr. Ng’ambi on whether the records for […]
Socialist Party leader Fred M’membe says the third term debate is unnecessary and a waste of time. Mr. M’membe a seasoned journalist says there is no room for a third term under the current Constitution of the Republic of Zambia. Mr. M’membe says anyone who has been elected to the office of President twice cannot […]
Patriotic Front PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has written to three Members of Parliament requesting them to exculpate themselves for NOT voting for the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2020 last Thursday. The three MPs who have since been written to include: Elalio Musonda, for Kamfinsa, Frank Ngambi, for Chifubu and Kabaso Kampampi, for […]
A consortium of Civil Society Organizations CSOs has launched a crusade they are calling, “operation save the constitution”. The crusade is aimed at raising awareness among members of the public on the infamous third term bid that President Edgar Lungu is championing. Human rights defender Macdonald Chipenzi has insisted that Mr. Lungu does not […]
Opposition NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has castigated Information Minister Dora Siliya over her recent remarks where she has blamed late President Michael Sata for destroying Zambia’s agricultural sector. Dr. Kambwili has asked Ms. Siliya to immediately apologize for disrespecting the dead. Recently, Ms. Siliya was quoted as saying “where President Sata came from, they ate […]
Expelled PF member and prominent Lusaka lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube popularly known as KBF has started a scathing attack on the PF regime saying the caliber of some Cabinet Ministers appointed by President Edgar Lungu leaves much to be desired. Mr. Bwalya has also insisted that there is a power vacuum in the PF adding […]
The ruling PF leadership in Southern Province is shocked, but not surprised that the opposition UPND has made a huge celebration out of the collapsed Bill 10. Pf Southern Province spokesperson Trymore Mwenda says the PF in the region has regretted the fall of the Bill, because it was a Bill for the Zambian people. […]
Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa has insisted that President Edgar Lungu does not qualify to run for re-election in the 2021 General elections. Mr. Sangwa has repeated that the Republican constitution is very clear on the eligibility of President Lungu who is automatically disqualified to run for re-election as he has already served two terms in […]
