The MMD has demanded the withdrawal of the benefits enjoyed by former President Rupiah Banda for his continued engagement in active politics. MMD National Secretary Mwansa Mbulakulima in a statement said Mr Banda has clearly and openly demonstrated that he can break the law with impunity since the January 2015 presidential by-election by campaigning for […]
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MMD demands withdrawal of Rupiah Banda’s benefits
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The Siamunene Factor: Implications for Edgar Lungu and the future of the Patriotic Front
By Elias Munshya To say that Zambia’s new defence minister is a political neophyte is an understatement. President Lungu’s choice is surprising, shocking and ultimately contentious. From the little I have gathered, the Patriotic Front diehards are quite angry at the turn of events. They are equally shocked. I share with them feelings of deep […]
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Now Kambwili says Post blacked out Lungu’s speech
Information and Broadcasting Minister Chishimba Kambwili who is also government Spokesperson has now accused The Post Newspaper of blacking out President Lungu’s speech to the National Assembly. And Kambwili has continued blaming Zambia’s poor economy on the Post Newspaper and claimed that he was feeling sorry for the Zambian people because the Post Newspaper was […]
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State asks for another adjournment for treason accused Lozi people
The state has applied for an adjournment in the matter where Afumba Mombotwa, Sylvester Kalima Inambao, Likando Pelekelo and Masiye Masiyaleti have been charged with treason for advocating the reinstatement of the Barotse agreement of 1964 which was breached by the Kenneth Kaunda administration. Only one new witness Valentine Mugwagwa a police sergeant was called […]
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GBM says What happened in Mulobezi won’t be entertained by Lubansenshi
As we wind up our campaigns for Lubansenshi I wish to share my observations on the general scene here. The campaigns are relatively violent free except for a few incidents where the PF realising that to win the constituency is impossible have resorted to intimidating people including beating our supporters in our camps whilst clad […]
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I wonder how many people still enjoy listening to ZNBC News!
I wonder how many people still enjoy listening to ZNBC News! Who does not know that ZNBC TV & Radio coverage for political news is biased? They always tell the nation Propaganda knowing they cover every part of the country, so that people who do not have the opportunity to listen to other News media […]
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Malawian Sangomas leave State House
Editor, The three Sangomas that had jetted into State House from Malawi last week Tuesday left last night around midnight after the President’s departure. Thanks for posting our concern on your page, but I must confess that there’s been gross intimidation, and as usual, phone hacking here from the very hour you published my email. […]
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Riots break out in Chingola after govt demolishes houses
Police officers, prisoners and soldiers demolished houses for Kapisha residents in Chingola around 1 AM. In the morning, residents started to riot. Residents blocked Mwaiseni under bridge road and burnt tires on other roads blocking people going to work.
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Here are few results from Solwezi West
MANYAMA, UPND 1412 , PF 274. This is the area where the PF police murdered two children yesterday Kyansununu poling station Solwezi West .UPND 320 PF88 Kayonge polling station UPND 255 PF 112 unip 2 solwezi west Kayonge polling station UPND 255, PF 112 unip 2. This is in Solwezi West KAYONGE POLLING STATION: SOLWEZI WEST Total […]
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Mwinilunga local government by election result
UPND: 2051 PF and Richard Kapita 51. Mwinilunga is the home constituency and village of former UPND vice-president Richard Kapita who resigned with two of his cousins to join PF after receiving bags of money from president Edgar Lungu. Lungu personally flew to Mwinilunga to welcome Kapita. When the Watchdog told PF that Kapita is […]
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Mopani officially notifies government that it will lay off 3,800 workers
Swiss mining giant Glencore , hard hit by collapsing commodity prices, has notified the Zambian government that its Mopani copper mine will lay off nearly 3,800 workers, labour minister labour minister said Wednesday. But president Edgar Lungu’ spokesperson Amos Chanda was quoted saying these are small, insignificant figures that no one should worry about. In […]
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Job losses will get worse, says Chamber of mines
By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) – The job cuts sweeping across Zambia’s mines could get worse in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer as companies scale down operations due to electricity shortages and higher production costs, an official said on Wednesday. An electricity shortage and weaker copper prices have put pressure on Zambia’s mining industry, threatening output, […]
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Kwacha to continue losing value next week
The Zambian Kwacha is expected to weaken further in the week ahead due to electricity outages and slightly due to a slowdown in China, a key importer of its commodities. Traders predict the Zambian kwacha will remain under pressure next week on concerns about an electricity shortage that has hit Africa’s No.2 copper producer and […]
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Remain resolute, HH tells Mucheleka
Official Statement on By election Results from HH 25 September 2015 We would like to thank our campaigners and all the people who turned out to vote in yesterday’s parliamentary and ward by elections. Our fellow citizens in both Lubansenshi and Solwezi West braved violence, intimidation and threats to exercise their democratic right and vote […]
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Amid job losses & loadsheding, PF increases price of electricity by more than 70 per cent
As directed by President Edgar, Lungu at his press briefing last week, the Energy regulation Board has allowed Zesco to increase the prices of electricity from the average of 37 ngwee to one kwacha thirteen ngwee per kilowatt effective midnight Wednesday. This will cripple a lot of the already limping industries, just watch and see […]
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Lungu lies about value of the Kwacha, says One dollar is now K8
President Edgar Lungu says he does not know why things are expensive in Zambia and has accused business houses of being insincere with the reasons they they keep increasing prices of commodities when, according to him, even when the Kwacha has appreciated. President Lungu says it is unfortunate that despite the Kwacha appreciating against the […]
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PF Govt to borrow $483m for C/belt roads, $65m for Lusaka water
CABINET has approved a $418 million loan from China to rehabilitate Copperbelt urban roads. And Cabinet has given further approval for the government to borrow $65 million for the Lusaka water and sanitation project. According to sources, Cabinet approved a $418 million loan from the Development Bank of China for Copperbelt roads to be […]
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Gen Miyanda on appointment of opposition MPs to cabinet
By Brig Gen Godfrey Miyanda – 19th August 2015 The recent blanket declaration by Mr Amos Chanda, the Special Assistant to the President that the President has power to appoint anyone without consulting anyone is misplaced, uninformed and certainly not the holistic appreciation of the Zambian Constitution and other laws. Such appointments of […]
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HH explains how he is marketing Zambia in London
This week I have been busy meeting with investors, business leaders, Heads of State and fellow politicians from across the African continent at The Global African Investment Summit in London. On Tuesday I was honoured to represent our great nation and address delegates at the Summit on the huge potential that exists in Zambia across various […]
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Boyfriend found with underwear of missing Mulobezi girl
An 18 year old girl of Mulobezi is feared dead after she went missing for over ten days. Mulube Mulingula has been missing for 10 days now in Mulobezi district after she went to look for piecework from a peasant farmer named Febian Muzibe who is a former MMD ward councillor. Mulube was in the […]
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