The Press Association of Zambia -PAZA- says the suspension of broadcasting licences for the three broadcasting stations is illegal. PAZA President Andrew Sakala says the Independent Broadcasting Authority -IBA- board breached the act by not giving the three stations an opportunity to defend themselves. Mr. Sakala says under the IBA Act of 2010, it is […]
Chikwato Fishing Camp in Namwala District has been deserted after its inhabitants were attacked by UPND cadres following President Edgar Lungu’s re-election. And the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit -DMMU- on Sunday rescued 86 people displaced from the camp who were found at the banks of Kafue River where they spent 4 days without food. […]
Roan PF Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili has been admitted to Ndola Central Hospital for suspected High Blood Pressure. Dr Kambwili, the Minister of former Information and Broadcasting Services was admitted Monday afternoon. And Ndola Central Hospital Executive Director Sebastian Chinkoyo says the condition of the Roan law maker is improving. Meanwhile, Ndola District Commissioner […]
The Patriotic Front -PF- says President Edgar Lungu will not meet UPND Leader, Hakainde Hichilema over the violence obtaining in some parts of the country. PF Secretary General, Davies Chama says the move to meet President Lungu is an attempt by the UPND to push for a Government of National Unity. Mr. Chama says President […]
The Zambia Information and Communication Authority (ZICTA) last night stormed the MUVI Television studios along Nangwenya road and confiscated the analogue transmitter. This development comes hours after the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) suspended broadcasting licenses for Muvi TV, Komboni Radio and Radio Itezhi Tezhi. ZICTA Officers, who were in the company of police officers, stormed […]
The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has with immediate effect suspended broadcasting licenses for Muvi TV, Komboni Radio and Radio Itezhi Tezhi. IBA Board Chairperson Retired Brigadier General Justin Mutale has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that the IBA board which sat this morning resolved to suspend the licenses for the three broadcasting stations […]
UNRULY PF cadres yesterday attacked relatives of UPND national women’s chairperson Namakau Kabwiku at her residence. Speaking shortly after the attack, Kabwiku, who was in the company of her husband, said that the cadres took advantage of the absence of security at her home and gained entry. “Around 08:00 hours, I left home. Some PF […]
The Constitutional Court has adjourned the inter-party hearing in the petition in which UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has challenged the declaration of President Edgar Lungu as the winner of the August 11th presidential election has been adjourned to tomorrow. This is to allow lawyers for the respondents to be served with the petition. The respondents […]
MUTEMBO Nchito has demanded to see the tribunal report delivered to President Edgar Lungu that recommended his dismissal as Director of Public Prosecutions. The suspended DPP has since written to the Constitutional Court, requesting it to compel the Attorney General to furnish him with the report, which the President relied on when he fired him […]
………..because it is done in his name. You may think I just hate HH but, no, I just want him to do the right thing. My issues against HH are very clear, nothing personal or tribal. I have just verified the post-election violence in Southern Province and the situation is serious. People have been displayed […]