Universal Printing Group has finished printing parliamentary ballot papers for this 20th September general elections. Reports from Durban, South Africa are that the process finished day before yesterday (Sunnday) with 5.5 million ballots printed. Meanwhile, the printing of local government ballot papers has continued. And Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson, Ireen Mambilima, who is in […]
MMD presidential candidate, Rupiah Banda, has cut short his tour of Luapula Province following a cold reception his advance party has been given by Nchelenge residents ahead of his visit on today. The local MMD team beefed up by a team from Lusaka has hit a brick wall in most areas of Nchelenge especially Kashikishi […]
ZAMBIA’s annual rate of inflation for August has declined to 8.3 per cent from nine percent last month. The inflation rate for both June and July stood at 9.0 per cent while in May it stood at 8.9 per cent. This drop is mainly attributed to the reduction in food and non food prices. In […]
The ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) has warned that it will not defend any of its cadres found in the illegal allocation of plots. MMD national secretary Richard Kachingwe says the MMD is a party of laws noting that it would never defend any culprits even if they are party cadres. Recently, MMD Kanyama […]
The Hawks have launched an investigation into an image on Facebook in which a white man with a rifle poses over the apparently lifeless body of a black child – like a hunter celebrating his kill. The undated picture is on the social networking site in the profile of a user called “Eugene Terrorblanche”, a […]
The opposition Patriotic Front has barred its parliamentary candidates from appearing on ZNBC’s Race to Manda Hill programme. Dr SCOTT says the PF feels that the programme will not have any impact because it is aired very late with few people watching it.He has also cited alleged biasness by the presenters as one of the […]
Fwayo Tembo could make a shock move to Middle East after a Qatar side is believed to have approached FC Basel for the Zambian international winger’s services, Zambianfootball.net understands. According to reports from Switzerland reaching the Zamfoot Crew HQ in Lusaka, a Qatar club has offered a lucrative deal for both the club and player, […]
Get Involved Zambia executive director Father Frank Bwalya says Zambians should not be misled by opinion polls conducted by people who are compromised. Father Bwalya says Zambia has a history of opinion polls that have never been based on the real situation on the ground. He says it is impossible that the recent opinion poll […]
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has called on the Zambia Police service to realign itself to efficiently deal with concerns raised by all political parties without any bias. ECZ Chairperson Irene Mambilima says the commission is concerned with allegations of laxity on the part of the police suggesting that they have a soft spot […]
Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli. The rebel leadership announced it was planning to move from the eastern city of Benghazi, where the revolution to topple Gaddafi began six […]