PATRICK Mwanawasa has described President Rupiah Banda’s leadership as meaningless and unreasonable. In an interview on Thursday in Ndola, where he was meeting some PF officials, Patrick said he did not know what President Banda was trying to achieve and could not resonate with what was happening in the nation. “I am very happy with […]
PARAMOUNT Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province yesterday thanked PF leader Michael Sata for having visited him at UTH when he was hospitalised in Lusaka last week. In a telephone interview from his Ephendukeni palace in Feni area in Chipata, Mpezeni said he was now well. “I am well and back at […]
The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has applauded the Patriotic Front for holding its first ever National conference. FODEP Executive Director Macdonald Chipenzi says by holding the National Conference, the PF has demonstrated that it is capable of observing the tenets of democracy. He hopes that this is a sign that intra-party democracy will be […]
Lusaka Central Patriotic Front Member of Parliament Guy Scot says there is need to strengthen enforcement mechanisms for the electoral code of conduct. Mr. Scot told QFM that the current electoral code of conduct is ineffective as it contains a lot of loopholes which result in the incumbent government having an advantage over other players. […]
FORMER Mansa town clerk Bwanga Kapumpa has withdrawn his bid to stand as MMD Mufulira Central Constituency member of parliament following Sylvia Masebo’s resignation from the ruling party. Kapumpa, who resigned as town clerk for Mansa last week, said many public service workers and cabinet ministers are trapped in supporting MMD because of protecting jobs. […]
THREE men of Lusaka’s Chazanga compound who raped and strangled to death a 17- year-old girl have been sentenced to death by the Lusaka High Court. Supreme Court judge Gregory Phiri, who sat as High Court judge, sentenced the three after convicting them of murder. It was alleged that Fredy Lungu, Shadreck Musonda and Aaron […]
THE Patriotic Front in Luapula Province says MMD and the Electoral Commission of Zambia have connived to reject a resumptionof the voter verification exercise so that people from opposition strongholds can be disenfranchised. In an interview, provincial secretary Samuel Chitonge said it was clear from the numerous errors on the voters register that the errors […]