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UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has filed in his Presidential nomination papers with Mutale Nalumango unveiled as his running mate for the 12th August 2021 general election
ANTI-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) executive director Richwell Mulwani has urged political parties to address their internal wrangles in a bid to avoid escalation of political violence. And Mulwani has urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to exercise powers vested in it by disqualifying parties involved in political violence. In an interview, Monday, Mulwani said […]
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 […]
It is time Zambia had a female President because some women in the political arena have performed exceptionally well, New Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka has said. Ms. Kateka says the aim of the New Heritage Party is not to remove the party in power but rather to form Government and improve the welfare of […]
Police on the Copperbelt have turned down a request for the opposition Upnd to hold a youth conference in the Mufulira district. The youth conference was supposed to be graced by Upnd leader Hakainde Hichilema today. Upnd Cooper belt Deputy Spokesperson Godfrey Kamangu has confirmed the development to Mafken FM Radio. This is the second […]
Zambians from across the country have condemned the unruly behavior of PF cadres who on Sunday savagely beat up UPND 2021 Chilanga constituency aspiring candidate Chamine Musonda. Ms. Musonda together with two others was assaulted at her home by PF cadres for no apparent reasons. The latter is nursing serious injuries. And opposition National Democratic […]
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 […]
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 […]
