The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has come up with draft Electoral Process Regulations, 2016, aimed at disqualifying a political party or candidate in breach of the Electoral Code Conduct. This follows the continued violence in the ongoing campaigns ahead of the August 11th elections. ECZ Commissioner Fredrick Ng’andu has told a stakeholders meeting in Lusaka today that this is ...

The Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM) has observed that some presidential candidates participating in the August elections are not being realistic in their promises. ZDDM Vice President Charles Kafumbo says some promises being made are exaggerated and unrealistic. He says there are so many issues affecting the people of Zambia which the people are expecting these candidates to address if ...

The opposition UPND has charged that the failure by President Edgar Lungu to acknowledge and accept that the Patriotic Front is a violent party will not help in combating the vice. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development, Moono Mapani says the statement by President Lungu during his meeting with Southern Province Chiefs that the UPND has been perpetrating violence ...

The United National Independence Party (UNIP) says it is wrong to single out Southern province as the most violent during the ongoing campaigns. Yesterday, President Edgar Lungu expressed concern that Southern Province has recorded the highest cases of political violence in the country. But UNIP General Secretary Reverend Alfred Banda says violence is happening everywhere not withstanding its magnitude, and ...

Electoral Expert MacDonald Chipenzi says the proposed Bill of Rights must be rejected by the electorate because it mischievously wants to insulate the State from honoring its obligation to realize the proposed rights. Mr Chipenzi says the Bill of Rights further intends to keep Ministers in their portfolios in perpetuity and undermine the doctrine of the separation of powers in ...

Portugal’s press gave a big salute to Cristiano Ronaldo and the entire national team on Thursday after their 2-0 win over Wales clinched a return to the European Championship final for the first time in 12 years. Daily sports newspaper A bola has a photograph of Ronaldo celebrating after scoring with the headline: “Portugal, je t’aime – heroic Selecao, reaches ...

Comic book maker Marvel has revealed a 15-year-old black girl will be donning the famous armour of Iron Man in an upcoming episode of the series. Civil War II sees Tony Stark hang up his boots to be replaced by Riri Williams, the company said. The character is a Chicago-born science genius studying at MIT and made her debut earlier ...

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest. After the second MPs’ ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes, Energy Minister Mrs Leadsom 84 and Mr Gove, the justice secretary, 46. Conservative members will now decide the winning candidate, with ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded the resignations of Local Government and Housing Minister Steven Kampyongo and Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga. This follows revelations in today’s edition of the Post newspaper that Mr Kampyongo is at the heart of an alleged scheme to manipulate the outcome of the upcoming elections. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka in a ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has urged Zambians to vote ‘No’ in the August referendum because the constitution upon which the Bill of Rights is anchored is discriminatory. Rainbow party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says the amended republican constitution gives the people of Zambia rights on one hand and takes them away on the other hand. Mr. Kabimba has cited the ...