THE LACUNA IS IN HICHILEMA’S HEAD Mr Hakainde Hichilema has been denying that he wants to amend the Constitution to abolish the 50% plus 1 requirement for electoral victory, the running-mate clause, and remove the five-year presidential term limit and introduce a seven-year one. Now, Mr Hichilema wants to amend the Constitution because there’s some
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LUNGU IS UKA’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ONLY TO PF MEMBERS – SABOI SABOI Imboela, a founding member of the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA), has clarified that while some may view former President Edgar Lungu as the ideal presidential candidate for the alliance, she believes that all potential candidates within UKA are equally eligible for the role.
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HICHILEMA IS TESTING ZAMBIANS… INTEGRITY DEFINES TRUE LEADERSHIP FROM PUNDIT AUTOCRAT 8 years without elections!By Celestine Mambula Mukandila “In his own words;…After all, some lacunas can lead us to a situation where we could have no general elections for 8 years. That’s not a joke. Yes, we could have no elections for 8 or nine
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SAME. OLD SPEECH, NOTHING NEW, SAMPA PUNCHES HOLES IN HICHILEMA’S SPEECH A. Pluses of the Speech by Mr President HH 1) MPs to go back to be part of Councils. Only way to make the CDF functional as currently MPs are just passengers in a a fund set for their prople and answerable to them.
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LUNGU HAS BEEN BETRAYED BY UKWA GROUP LEADERS, THEY ARE TREACHEROUS SAYS LUNGU’S PF FACTION One of the top PF faction members under Lungu wrote this in a WhatsApp group… BETRAYAL AND CONCEROUS TRAITS UNVEILED, THE DECEPTIVE ROLE OF SOME UNITED KWACHA ALLIANCE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS By Chanoda Ngwira F Within the purported unity of
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WITNESS CAUGHT LYING ON OATH IN EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S CASEWITNESS CAUGHT LYING ON OATH IN EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S CASE Lusaka-Friday, Friday, 13th September 2024 An arresting officer, deputy chief inspector Justin Makumba was caught lying on oath when giving his evidence in the matter where Patriotic Front Chairperson for Information and Publicity, Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba is accused
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Toyota Hilux was sold to a staff member, ZRA records show The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) sold the vehicle, Toyota Hilux, blue in colour, on staff auction to a staff member Mulopa Kaunda. ZRA records of sale and gate pass show that the vehicle was sold for K50,000 cash on 17th November 2020 and collected
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Court fines Mufulira blue movie actress K4,000 A 21-year old Grade 11 pupil of Mufulira who appeared in several home-made blue movies has up to the end of today to pay K4,000 or spend six months behind bars. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/PhR4LphumkPBr3Z1/?mibextid=oFDknk Appearing before the Mufulira Magistrate Court yesterday, Mercy Mwakesa a resident of Ndeke in Mufulira District
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RARE SITUATION, GUINEA BISSAU PRESIDENT WILL NOT RUN FOR A SECOND TERM Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo Thursday said he would not run for a second term in the nation’s elections that are scheduled for November. Speaking at the end of a council of ministers, Embalo said his wife had dissuaded him from running
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KAMBWILI LOSES LAND CASE TO UCZ POLITICIAN Chishimba Kambwili has lost a land-related case in the Court of Appeal, which has ruled in favour of the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Registered Trustees. A three-member panel dismissed Mr Kambwili’s cross appeal where he was challenging the High Court’s decision to pass a judgment in favour
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CHINGOLA NURSING STUDENT ATTEMPTS TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE AT A LODGE IN KITWE A 28-year-old student nurse from Chingola attempted su!cide at a local lodge in Kitwe yesterday. The incident took place between 3:00 and 7:00 PM in room 133. The police, alerted by the lodge manager, forced their way into the locked room
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PRESIDENT HICHILEMA TO OPEN PARLIAMENT President Hakainde Hichilema will officially open the 4th session of the 13th National Assembly on Friday. This session is unique because it starts three important parliamentary meetings that will shape Zambia’s future. Unlike in the past, this year’s budget will be reviewed by specific sectors, making the process more detailed.
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MALE TEACHER BLACKMAILED BY SCHOOL GIRL A male teacher has openly sobbed saying enough is enough after his girlfriend, a grade 12 pupil, asked for 50% of his salary or disclose to the public that they have been going out together. According to available sources in Lusaka, a teacher, whose name has been identified as
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Yes, we grabbed ‘Ichipaso’ from Bishop Alick Banda – DEC THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has gone public confirming that it grabbed a Toyota Hilux from Lusaka Diocese Archbishop Bishop Alick Banda because it was irregularly acquired. This morning, Kalemba reported that the outspoken clergyman surrendered a Toyota Hilux, to DEC in December last year
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President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has relieved Zambia Army Commander SITALI DENNIS ALIBUZWI of his duties. President HICHILEMA has promoted Major General GEOFFREY ZYEELE to the rank of Lieutenant General and consequently appointed him as Zambia Army Commander . Lieutenant General ZYEELE served as Deputy Army Commander before his appointment.
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I DIDN’T HAVE FACTS ON PF CORRUPTION WHEN I SAID UPND SHOULD BE VOTED OUT – WYNTER ECONOMIC Front leader Wynter Kabimba says it is the economic model of development the UPND has taken which made him say the party must be voted out of office in 2026. Kabimba says his decision to go into
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NEW CONGRESS PARTY PRESIDENT PETER CHANDA EXITS UKA, JOINS TONSE ALLIANCE 10/09/2024 As New Congress Party we would like to address the nation on urgent matters arising. The New Congress party we are a progressive pro poor political party that has been on the political scene for a very long time. No wonder after accessing
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GOVERNMENT SIGNS THREE MEMORUNDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoUs) WITH POWER CHINA INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED (PCIGL). Government through the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Power China International Group Limited in energy, agriculture and water sectors. Here are the highlights; Energy Sector✅The MoU in Energy will facilitate an undertaking of
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4 MORE BODIES RETRIEVED FROM SENSELI OPEN PIT Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo has disclosed that 4 more bodies have been retrieved from the Senseli open pit mine, days after the mine was closed. Addressing the media in Ndola this morning, Mr. Matambo says this brings the total number of bodies retrieved to 31, and that
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PF ACTIVELY STUDYING TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR TONSE ALLIANCE BUT REMAINS IN UKA – NAKACINDA The PF is open to engage and willing to engage with other political alliances. We have heard of “The Zambia We Want”, Perhaps Pact as well as “Tonse Alliance”. From the party point of view, we are open to all
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COMMENT The duplicity of Hichilema and his saviour complex In March 2021, mere months before the August general elections that would eventually see him ascend to the presidency, Hakainde Hichilema took to social media to lambast the then ruling Patriotric Front government’s enactment of the cyber security and cyber crimes Act. Characterising it as a
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CHINA TO HELP ZAMBIA BECOME NET EXPORTER OF ELECTRICITY Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing says Zambia and China will not only work towards ending the current-load shedding but turn the country into a net exporter of electricity. Addressing the media in Lusaka today, Mr Han said in view of Zambia’s current energy deficit, the
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MEALIE MEAL PRICES WILL BE REDUCED, GOVT CANNOT FULFILL ALL THE PROMISES – UPND PRIOR to the 2021 general elections, Zambians were told by the then opposition political party UPND that the price of mealie meal was too high for the country. The UPND then promised that upon getting into power, mealie meal prices would
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CONCOURT TO HEAR TEMBO’S CASE AGAINST HH USING INSULTING LANGUAGE MEDIA NOTICE – 9th September 2024 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT HEARING: SEAN TEMBO V ATTORNEY GENERAL: 2023/CCZ/026 Notice is here by given that the matter in which the Party President for the Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) Mr. Sean Tembo sued President Hakainde Hichilema, through the Attorney
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CHANGALA FOUND WITH CASE TO ANSWER September 11, 2024….. Lusaka CIVIL Rights Activist, Brebner Changala’s seditious practices case must quickly be concluded, Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili has said. Chibwili said this yesterday when he found Changala with a case to answer in one count of seditious practices. When the matter came up for
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CITIZENS FIRST LEADER HARRY KALABA MOBBED BY KABWE RESIDENTS By Steward Simutowe Kabwe, Zambia – Citizens First leader Harry Kalaba was mobbed by enthusiastic residents of Kabwe this morning when he was spotted in the city. The opposition leader is in Kabwe to visit his long-time friends, Hon. Nixon Chilangwa and Ronald Chitotela, who are
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ECL best for regime change in 2026 – Sean Tembo SEAN Tembo has told the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) that former President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front (PF) shall remain essential players for any successful regime change in the 2026 general elections, without whom, Zambians should forget about dethroning President Hakainde Hichilema. Tembo has
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UPND GOVT WARNS STREET VENDORS OF ARREST…as it calls street vendors illegal traders By Correspondent MINISTRY of Local Government Permanent Secretary, Maambo Hamaundu, has described street vendors as illegal traders. Hamaundu has further, issued a stern warning to traders who leave designated markets to sell on the streets, saying that they risk arrest and legal
Read MoreI DIDN’T SEND BANDA TO GO AND STEAL AT ZRA – LUNGU By Rick Nchito Former President and opposition leader Edgar Lungu has washed his hands from the theft that happened at ZRA where Bishop Alick Banda stole a vehicle at ZRA. In clearing his name, Lungu says he didn’t send Bishop Alick Banda to
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WITNESS IMPLICATES ARCHBISHOP ALICK BANDA IN DUBIOUS ZRA CAR DISPOSAL CASE A COURT witness in the Economic and Financial Crimes Court has implicated outspoken Catholic priest, Bishop Alick Banda, naming him as a recipient of a free vehicle, from the Zambia Revenue Authority. The vehicle is said to be among the 22 cars that were
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I DIDN’T SEND BANDA TO GO AND STEAL AT ZRA – LUNGU By Rick Nchito Former President and opposition leader Edgar Lungu has washed his hands from the theft that happened at ZRA where Bishop Alick Banda stole a vehicle at ZRA. In clearing his name, Lungu says he didn’t send Bishop Alick Banda to
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KENNETH KAUNDA’S “WITCH DOCTOR”by Nkonkomalimba Kapumpe Growing up we heard many rumours and mysteries about KK’s spirituality, some are very funny stories like making Kavindele’s private parts disappear and later restored when he wanted to stand against KK in UNIP . I would love to hear ba Kavindele’s side of the story, if it is
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We have done extremely well, the economy is doing fine – Veep VICE President Mutale Nalumango says despite experiencing some challlenges as a country, the UPND government has done extremely well in revamping the economy. Addressing Chilanga residents on Saturday, Nalumango stated that the current state of the economy cannot be compared to that of
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DON’T MISTAKE MY SILENCE FOR WEAKNESS, MUTATI WARNS MDC REBELS MDC president Felix Mutati yesterday fired his National chairman Sam Moyo for causing anarchy within the party and warned that his silence should not be taken for weakness. Last week, Moyo declared Mutati’s appointments in the party null and void, and called for his resignation
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YOU ‘LL SEE, I CAN’T SPEND A WEEK IN CHINA DOING NOTHING – HICHILEMA President Hakainde Hichilema has arrived back home from China with alot of expectations from Citizens who are faced with energy crisis. Zambians are going through the worst energy crisis where power is only supplied for three hours in a day. “I
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TREAT ECL WITH RESPECT, HE IS A GREAT ASSET, HE IS BETTER THAN HICHILEMA BY FAR- Sean Tembo ABOUT PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR: A CASE OF SOME POLITICAL ALLIANCES WANTING ECL ON THEIR SIDE BUT NOT HIS PF PARTY By Sean Tembo – PeP President 1. Ever since l decided to join active politics about 6 years
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ATTACKS ON SP IRK M’MEMBE ….says State House is panicking and that’s why they are always attacking him and his party Lusaka… Sunday, September 8, 2024 Socialist Party (SP) President Dr Fred M’membe has expressed concern over continued and coordinated lies against the party, saying the UPND is desperate. Dr. M’membe says the attack on
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HICHILEMA’S MOUTH IS HIS OWN ENEMY – MWAMBA…stop Crying, install solar-HH President Hakainde Hichilema, besides his own monumental failure to govern and resolve the economic and social crises the country is facing, is his own enemy. Zambians are struggling to accept that he will never deliver on his many campaign promises, are inundated with new
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M’MEMBE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM ANY CLAIMS OF ALLIANCE TALKS, BUT NAKACHINDA SAYS PF IS OPEN TO TALKS Socialist Party President Dr. Fred M’membe has distanced himself and his party from possible alliance talks with any PF faction saying he has never met anyone from the former ruling party to discuss working together. In a telephone
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ANOTHER ALLIANCE AS ZAMBIA GEARS UP FOR 2026 ELECTIONS A political grouping is being formulated under the umbrella Tonse Alliance. It is according to information reaching us will have opposition political parties, Civil Society and other Activist. It is due to be launched soon. However there is one such an alliance in neighbouring Malawi. Though
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