The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has predicted victory in tomorrow’s local Government ward by-elections on the Copperbelt. The two ward by-elections on the Copperbelt in Luapula ward of Kalulushi Constituency and Kansuswa in Mufulira district respectively. NDC Copperbelt provincial Chairman Chipoka Mulenga says the party has done its home work and is ready for tomorrow’s by-elections. He is urging voters ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has halted party elections for Chilanga District in view of the forthcoming Chilanga Parliamentary by-election slated for June 5th, 2018. PF Media Director Sunday Chanda has told journalists in Lusaka that the PF Chief Executive Officer wants the party officials in the district to focus on the forthcoming parliament by-election. Mr. Chanda says the ...

Patriots for Economic Progress Leader Sean Tembo has described allegations that President Edgar Lungu stole another person’s identity as baseless to be worth debating. Mr. Tembo says it is unnecessary to waste time and energy debating non-issues which do not add value to the lives of the Zambian people especially when the country is besieged with plenty of national problems. ...

Governance, Elections, Advocacy and Research Services (GEARS) Initiative Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi has recommend the creation of an Elections Security Committee (ESC) comprising of security agencies that will constantly police the electoral process in liaison with the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Mr Chipenzi says the Committee should comprise of the Zambia Police, Drug Enforcement Commission, Immigration Department and Anti-Corruption Commission ...

President Edgar Lungu has expressed concern that political violence has resurfaced in the country as witnessed in some parts of the country where there are by-elections. President Lungu said this at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport shortly before departure for Angola to attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government in Luanda, which ...

The Chewa Heritage Foundation has observed that the tribal talk that is taking center stage in the country has the potential to divide the nation. And the Foundation has disclosed that Paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi will grace this weekend’s Kuomboka Ceremony of the Lozi people of Western province. Chewa Heritage Foundation National Secretary Raphael Phiri has told QTV News ...

Zambia has been has been picked to host the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) 18 high-level mid-term review meeting to be held in November,2018 in Livingstone. World Bank Vice President Axel Van Trotsenburg during the IDA 18 Implementation Update at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC. Speaking at the event, Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe expressed gratitude to ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has expressed concern with how the Zambia Police Service and the Courts are managing Police bond and bail applications in the country. Mr. Lubinda says the Constitution considers every accused citizen as innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of Law, wondering why a person who is innocent must plead to be granted bail when ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has attributed the escalating political violence in the country especially in places where the by elections to failure by leaders of various political parties to tame their cadres. Dr. Ng’oma is concerned that if the scourge of political violence is left unchecked, it will reach alarming levels by the time the country will be heading to the ...

Youth Aid Chairperson Chungu Kachenga has challenged patriotic front deputy media director to media director Antonio mwanza to apologize to Senior Chief Mukuni And Hamusonde of southern province for accusing them of being used as of as propaganda tool against President Edgar Lungu by the opposition United Party For National Development (UPND). Mr. Kachenga says it is disrespectful for a ...