NOTHING FORMER PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU CAN DO TO APPEAR ON THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT – WYNTER KABIMBA Opposition Economic Front (EF) leader Wynter Kabimba says there is nothing former President Edgar Lungu can do to appear on the presidential ballot following the Constitutional Court ruling. Speaking when he featured on the Thursday edition of the Burning… Continue reading NOTHING FORMER PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU CAN DO TO APPEAR ON THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT – WYNTER KABIMBA
Category: Politics
Government happy ECL won’t be on the ballot in 2026
Government happy ECL won’t be on the ballot in 2026 Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the UPND had welcomed the decision, noting that it brought clarity and finality to a long-standing legal challenge. “This verdict not only provides clarity and certainty to the law but also promotes the predictability of the law, effectively ending… Continue reading Government happy ECL won’t be on the ballot in 2026
LISWANISO APPEALS TO HH TO BEGIN ENGAGING ECL
LISWANISO APPEALS TO HH TO BEGIN ENGAGING ECL GILBERT Liswaniso has an impassioned appeal to President Hakainde Hichilema to consider engaging his predecessor Zambia’s Sixth President Edgar Lungu on matters that involve the country’s welfare. Mr Liswaniso, the UPND national youth chairperson says time has come for former President Lungu to guide the nation as… Continue reading LISWANISO APPEALS TO HH TO BEGIN ENGAGING ECL
PF MPS URGE ECL TO STEP AWAY FROM POLITICS
PF MPS URGE ECL TO STEP AWAY FROM POLITICS By Darius Choonya Several Patriotic Front (PF) Members of Parliament (MPs) have urged former President Edgar Lungu to step away from active politics following a Constitutional Court ruling that disqualifies him from contesting future elections, as he has already served two terms in office. At a… Continue reading PF MPS URGE ECL TO STEP AWAY FROM POLITICS
We will use mingalato to have Lungu on the ballot in 2026 – Lubinda
We will use mingalato to have Lungu on the ballot in 2026 – Lubinda FORMER cabinet minister Given Lubinda has failed to accept yesterday’s ruling on former President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility, revealing that the Tonse Alliance and PF faction will now use mingalato (tricks) to have former president Edgar Lungu on the ballot in 2026.… Continue reading We will use mingalato to have Lungu on the ballot in 2026 – Lubinda
DR. FRED MUTESA ADVISES INELIGIBLE LUNGU SAYING ZAMBIA WILL GO ON WITH OR WITHOUT HIM
DR. FRED MUTESA ADVISES INELIGIBLE LUNGU SAYING ZAMBIA WILL GO ON WITH OR WITHOUT HIM He wrote: With all due respect Sir, democracy is not democracy only if your name is on the ballot in 2026. It is true that politics will always taint the judiciary, which is very unfortunate, but a fact of life.… Continue reading DR. FRED MUTESA ADVISES INELIGIBLE LUNGU SAYING ZAMBIA WILL GO ON WITH OR WITHOUT HIM
CONCOURT PASSED A POLITICAL JUDGMENT, SO EDGAR LUNGU SHOULD FOCUS ON POLITICAL SOLUTION
CONCOURT PASSED A POLITICAL JUDGMENT, SO EDGAR LUNGU SHOULD FOCUS ON POLITICAL SOLUTION Good evening. The Constitutional Court should not delude itself that Zambians have bought its reasoning used and fashioned through legal justification to block Edgar Lungu from standing for President in 2026. Objective minded citizens can trace the political motivations and machinations behind… Continue reading CONCOURT PASSED A POLITICAL JUDGMENT, SO EDGAR LUNGU SHOULD FOCUS ON POLITICAL SOLUTION
Judges and the Burden of Clarity: The Quandary of Controversial Verdicts
From Gavels to Guns: Concourt Delivers Judgment Under Armed Escort. Judges and the Burden of Clarity: The Quandary of Controversial Verdicts. MPHO LUCAS BUTHELEZI Reports from Lusaka.. In the annals of Zambia’s judicial history, few decisions have left the populace as bewildered as the recent judgment on former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s eligibility to contest… Continue reading Judges and the Burden of Clarity: The Quandary of Controversial Verdicts
The Erosion of Justice: A Constitutional Crisis in Zambia
The Erosion of Justice: A Constitutional Crisis in Zambia Good evening! In a profound betrayal of our democratic ideals, the Constitutional Court of Zambia has unleashed a ruling that shakes the very core of our governance. Former President Edgar Lungu, once regarded as eligible to contest the 2021 elections, has now been declared ineligible for… Continue reading The Erosion of Justice: A Constitutional Crisis in Zambia
CONCOURT PASSED A POLITICAL JUDGMENT, SO EDGAR LUNGU SHOULD FOCUS ON POLITICAL SOLUTION
CONCOURT PASSED A POLITICAL JUDGMENT, SO EDGAR LUNGU SHOULD FOCUS ON POLITICAL SOLUTION Good evening. The Constitutional Court should not delude itself that Zambians have bought its reasoning used and fashioned through legal justification to block Edgar Lungu from standing for President in 2026. Objective minded citizens can trace the political motivations and machinations behind… Continue reading CONCOURT PASSED A POLITICAL JUDGMENT, SO EDGAR LUNGU SHOULD FOCUS ON POLITICAL SOLUTION