Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi has charged that the referendum on the bill of rights will be a sham and will not bear any fruits. Ms. Nawakwi says the referendum will not bear any fruit. She adds that the FDD will not play any part in sensitizing the people on the referendum as it is government’s ...

The governing Patriotic Front says it’s not worried or moved by opinion polls suggesting that its chances of losing next month’s elections are high. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says this is because most of such predictions are being made by discredited researchers. Mr. Bwalya has singled out the latest prediction by political scientist Neo Simutanyi that the opposition UPND ...

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs will leave Old Trafford after rejecting Jose Mourinho’s offer of a reduced backroom role, according to British media reports on Friday. Giggs is the most decorated player in United’s illustrious history and he amassed a record 963 appearances and 35 major trophies before going on to serve as an assistant to David Moyes and Louis ...

United States Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has expressed regret that President Edgar Lungu failed to meet with US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield who was recently in the country. Mr. Schultz says it is sad that President Lungu did not meet Ms Greenfield to discuss issues affecting Zambia. He says the US Government has since ...

BLAC Chyna’s son King Cairo is clearly just as excited about her pregnancy as she is. Rob Kardashian’s fiancée shared a sweet video of the 3 year old rubbing her pregnant belly on Instagram. In the clip, Blac Chyna has her grey top pulled up revealing her growing baby bump, when King Cairo pops his head up and begins rubbing her ...

Christian Democratic Party (CDP) President Daniel Pule has urged Zambians and especially politicians to use this year’s heroes and unity days to forgive each other and work tirelessly for the betterment of the country. Dr. Pule says Zambians should reflect on how they have fared in upholding peace and unity in the country as they commemorate the heroes and unity ...

The opposition UPND has reiterated that it will clean the mess in the amended constitution. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says constitution has too many mistakes which should be blamed on the ruling Patriotic Front. He says cleaning up the constitution will be a matter of priority once the UPND forms government after the August elections. Mr Kakoma says the UPND ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has warned political party cadres that it will not take more of their unruly behaviour on the roads. RTSA Senior Public Relations Manager Fredrick Mubanga says the agency has tolerated enough of the unruly behavior by cadres on the roads and will now enforce the law in its totality. Mr. Mubanga says while ...

Austria’s highest court has annulled the result of the presidential election narrowly lost by the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party. The party had challenged the result, saying that postal votes had been illegally and improperly handled. The Freedom Party candidate, Norbert Hofer, lost the election to the former leader of the Greens, Alexander Van der Bellen, by just 30,863 ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed that next month’s general election has potential to be controversial given the divergence of opinion on many issues by stakeholders. FODEP acting Executive Director Chimfwembe Mweenge in a statement says it is for this reason that FODEP plans to deploy 5,000 citizen election monitors in 96 constituencies spread across all the 10 ...