The United Party for National Development has distanced itself from the tribal remarks uttered by Southern Province Minister Daniel Mukombwe during a rally addressed by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in Choma yesterday. UPND Campaign Manager Dipak Patel says any appeal made to voters based on tribe is rejected by the UPND campaign. Mr Patel says the foundation of the UPND ...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) has commended government for releasing the constitution roadmap. NAREP National Chairperson Jervan Kamanga says though the release of the road map has delayed, the government through the ministry of Justice has shown political will towards the enactment of the new constitution. Reverend Kamanga says the release of the constitution road map is a step in the ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba has charged that haphazard policies of the PF Government have put 4,000 workers and 8,000 contractors at risk of losing their livelihood in view of the impending closure of Lumwana Mine in Solwezi. Dr Mumba says the closure of the mine will affect over 70,000 people, using the current average family size of 6. He says ...

Chief Mumena of the Kaonde people in North Western Province has called on presidential candidates to be open minded on the outcome of the forth coming Presidential election. Speaking when FDD leader Edith Nawakwi paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Solwezi yesterday, the Tradition leader observed that the FDD president unlike other candidates in the Presidential race ...

The Human Right Commission is gravely saddened by reported cases of electoral violence. Commission Director Florence Chibwesha says political violence tames democracy and muffles dissenting views. Ms Chibwesha says with only six days to go before the presidential elections, the Human Rights Commission is calling on political parties and their supporters to desist from engaging in violence, coercion and intimidation ...

Zambia’s advance party to the 2015 Africa Cup has today(Wednesday) left. Football Association of Zambia vice president Boniface Mwamelo is leading the advance party and they are expected to be in Ebebiyin at least 24 hours before the team arrives at its’ Group B base. “We are flying out Wednesday afternoon from Lusaka and should be in Malabo Thursday afternoon,” ...

Zambia coach Honour Janza has decided against dropping injured striker Patrick Ngoma. The Red Arrows and Zambia Under-20 striker has struggled with a bruised bone throughout the Chipolopolo pre-2015 Africa Cup training over the last three weeks in Johannesburg. Zambia’s medical team has given Ngoma the all clear prior to the team’s departure for Equatorial Guinea on Thursday. “The status ...

Human Rights Defender and Governance Expert Ngande Mwanajiti says there is no law in Zambia which requires Patriotic Front President Edgar Lungu to resign his ministerial portfolios because he is a presidential candidate. Mr Mwanajiti says Mr Lungu has not broken or offended any Zambian law by not relinquishing his ministerial positions. He adds that Mr Lungu is Minister of ...

The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People Driven Constitution has welcomed the release of the Government proposed roadmap and guidelines for public validation of the contents of the final draft Constitution. Grand Coalition Chairperson Leonard Chiti in a statement says it is hoped that the release of the roadmap is not a campaign gimmick, but a true commitment ...

Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people in Eastern province has expressed sadness over the unprecedented violence that has characterized the forthcoming presidential election. Speaking this morning shortly before receiving a one hundred thousand kwacha cheque donation from Zamtel to go towards this year’s N’cwala ceremony, Chief Mpezeni says there is need for all political leaders to act now before ...