Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili will faint when police go to pick him for lying and defaming President Edgar Lungu. Chanda says Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Li Jie has informed President Lungu that most Chinese investors are running away from Zambia by signing […]
President Edgar Lungu has met with UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema during a meeting facilitated by the three church mother bodies namely the Council of Churches in Zambia, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia and the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops. The meeting which was held on Monday, 12th November 2018 was part of the church’s continued effort […]
Former minister of finance, Felix Mutati says securing a financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has now become a matter of urgency. Mr. Mutati says if Zambia does not secure the us$1.3 billion government is seeking from the IMF, there will be a significant deficit on the 2019 national budget. Speaking during a […]
Chishimba Kambwili says prison facilities will be full of politicians, including President Edgar Lungu after 2021, adding that three quarters of those in the Patriotic Front would be arrested when the party loses power. And the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party leader says he is dismayed that President Edgar Lungu has not learnt a lesson […]
I will not allow other people’s wives dancing for me when I become President, says Democratic Party leader Harry Kalaba. Speaking when he featured on 5FM’s Burning Issue programme, Thursday, Kalaba said the culture of taking women to the Airport to welcome the President through songs and dances will not be condoned in his government, […]
President Lungu has asked Western Province voters to elect leaders on merit, instead of tribe. “We are essentially one people. My challenge is that in my quest to develop this country, I should not leave anyone behind, any tribe behind. It is not easy but my prayer is that can we obliterate from the political […]
Zambia on Sunday lost 1-nill to Mozambique to miss out on the a trip to Cameroon, AfCON 2019. Mozambique scored in the second half to condemn the Zambians for the second time. The match in March 2019 against Namibia will be a formality as the maximum number of points the Chipolopolo can go is 7. […]
Family of Kitwe taxi driver Oscar Sakala who died in police custody on Friday have rejected a suggestion by police that he could have committed suicide. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga confirmed on Saturday that Sakala 30, was found dead in the River Side Police cell on Friday morning after being detained on Thursday. Katanga […]
The ruling PF has dismissed as misplaced and mischievous the suggestion that an early general election be called in view of the lost confidence of the Zambian people in its capacity to govern. PF Media Director Sunday Chanda says his party also finds this suggestion to be an outrageous and ridiculous wild call, as it […]
It is unattainable to belong to two political parties, President Edgar Lungu has said. The President said there are some people who cling to the Patriotic Front (PF) yet they claim to belong elsewhere. “You cannot hold on to two political parties, you either belong to one or the other. So, decide where you want […]