The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the just concluded case on the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu to stand in 2021 is a lesson that constitution making should never be rushed. LAZ president Eddie Mwiitwa says the details of the ruling by the Constitutional Court has demonstrated that constitution making a serious process. Mr. Mwiitwa says if a constitution ...

Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has allayed fears that a mysterious disease known as Kula Mutwe has broken out in Kalabo District of western province. Kula Mutwe which is said to having been causing severe headache as the two pallets in the head softens and separate, is reported to have claimed two lives. But Dr. Chilufya has told Parliament during ...

The Constitutional Court has ruled that President Edgar Lungu is eligible to stand for re-election in 2021. In its ruling the Court has determined that the term that President Lungu served after the death of President Michael Sata was not his. Delivering judgment on behalf of a bench of seven judges, Constitutional Court President Hilda Chibomba said after considering the ...

Vice President Inonge Wina says the Patriotic Front government has not made any declaration to have the 50 percent plus 1 clause removed from the Republican Constitution. Mrs. Wina says government does not have an intention to change this constitutional provision which prescribes the presidential winning threshold. Speaking during the Vice President’s Question Time in Parliament, Mrs. Wina clarified that ...