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Zambia Police Recalls Officers on Leave for Elections
The Zambia Police has recalled all its officers on leave until after elections to beef up the security situation in the country. Inspector General Stella Libongani said the move had become necessary...
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Outsiders Line Up for President Debates
The presidential debates will kick off this evening with a modest panel getting the candidates started in a two day round. With the two leading contenders unlikely to pitch up the occurrence has sucked...
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Edgar Lungu Growing Impatient with Political Violence
Patriotic Front president Edgar Lungu showed some bite when he warned that he is getting impatient with political party violence. Addressing a rally in Kapiri Mposhi that was also graced by former...
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Divo Katete Denies Defiling 16-Year-Old Girl
Former Kitwe Mayor Divo Brandon Katete has denied defiling a 16-year-old girl he is alleged to have defiled in December 2012. After being put on his defence last month, the accused had the wife to...
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UPND Disown Munkombwe after “It’s Time for a Tonga President” Remarks
The opposition United Party for National Development campaign team has moved to extricate itself from the damaging tribal sentiments uttered by veteran politician Daniel Munkombwe at their Choma rally....
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Human Rights Commission Decries Incidents of Violence in Campaigns
The Human Right Commission is gravely saddened by reported cases of electoral violence. Commission Director Florence Chibwesha says political violence tames democracy and muffles dissenting views....
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Muliokela Steals Shows, Dan Pule Best Performer in First Round
The first round of the presidential debate got underway with four candidates having their run at the fairly attended event. Meanwhile, Poor People’s Party president Alex Muliokela who despite not being...
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Hichilema Makes Last Minute Confirmation for Debate
Opposition United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed he will be part of the second and final round of presidential debates after initially having shown hesitancy...
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Letter: HH is Losing on Jan. 20
The past two months had subjected Zambians to a political cacophony as 10 candidates were vying for the presidency of Zambia. It is clear that the election had narrowed to a two horse race between...
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Munkombwe’s UPND Endorsement Toxic
Politics of benefits chief Daniel Munkombwe’s campaign remarks that its time for a Tonga to rule Zambia has only gone to hugely dent Hakainde Hichilema’s campaign ahead of the January 20 poll....
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Chipolopolo off to Equatorial Guinea for AfCON 2015
Chipolopolo is today leaving for Equatorial Guinea for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament kicks of on Saturday with Zambia on duty on Sunday against D.R Congo. The team is on a commercial...
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Tension at UNZA Brewing over Meal Allowances
Tension is brewing at the University of Zambia Great East road campus following a delay in the payment of meal allowances by government. The students have threatened to riot if their allowances are not...
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Chipimo Emerges as Star of Second Round Presidential Debate
The second and final round of presidential debates lived up to the pre-stage hype with the candidates making the most of their hour in the limelight to press their case for election on Tuesday. UPND...
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Maureen Mwanawasa Ordered to Pay K1.2 Million
THE Lusaka High Court has ordered former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa and five others to pay back over K1.2 million they received through a non-governmental organisation the Zambia National AIDS...
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Scott Pleads for Votes
Zambians should allow the Patriotic Front (PF) to complete its five-year mandate, acting President Guy Scott has said. “Judge us after five years, give us a chance to finish the five-year mandate you...
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Edgar Lungu Not Resigning as Minister Before Polls
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) secretary general Davies Chama says the Zambian constitution does not bar a minister from contesting the presidency when there is a vacancy. “There is nowhere in the Zambian...
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Letter: SDA May Drop HH as Elder
The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Zambia is poised to drop the losing presidential candidate in waiting in this year’s presidential election HH as an elder. This has been precipitated by most of the...
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ECZ Meets Political Parties on Electronic Results
The Electoral Commission of Zambia will this morning meet all political parties to orient them on the electronic transmission of results during next Tuesday’s presidential elections. On Thursday, the...
View ArticleGrand Coalition Await Lungu on Social Contract
The grand coalition on the constitution says it still expects Patriotic Front president Edgar Lungu to sign the social contract that will tie him to delivering people driven constitution before the...
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Sinkamba’s Green Leaf Campaign Gives Presidential Debate ‘Light Moments’
Most high on his weed creed Green Party president Peter Sinkamba somehow was the audience favourite sending them into bursts of laughter each time he let out his green philosophy. Sinkamba’s weed for...
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