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President Edgar Lungu has reassigned PF Secretary General Davies Chama as Defense Minister in his new Cabinet. President Lungu has replaced Mr. Chama with former Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila as the new PF Secretary General. He has also nominated MMD leader Felix Mutati as Member of Parliament and appointed him to the position of Finance Minister. President Lungu has ...

Rainbow Party Secretary General Wynter Kabimba says he does not expect anything to change in the country in the next five years of the PF government. Mr Kabimba says Zambians should rather brace themselves for harder times ahead than what they have experienced in the last 2 years. He says his party does not think the PF government has the ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says constituting a commission of inquiry to look into the post election violence would be a waste of resources and time. Mr. Sinkamba says the culprits of the violence the country experienced in the recent past are well known. He says there is no need to waste time coming up with a commission of inquiry ...

Stakeholders have welcomed the pronouncement by President Edgar Lungu to appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the post election violence witnessed in some parts of the country. But the Southern Center for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is advising President Lungu not only to focus on the post election violence, but also the violence that took place prior ...

The United Progressive People’s party (UPP) President Dr. Saviour Chishimba says he did not attend yesterday’s inauguration of President Edgar Lungu and Vice President Inonge Wina in order to register his concern over the huge amount of public funds that the Government spent on the event. Dr. Chishimba says yesterday’s swearing in ceremony was the most glamorous, superfluous and costly ...

Visiting Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto says Africans are very proud of Zambians for having demonstrated to the world that democracy in Africa is taking root in the continent and that leaders respect the will of the people. Mr. Ruto says the peaceful elections held in Zambia last month is a clear demonstration to the world that Africa is able ...

President Edgar Lungu and Vice- President Inonge Wina have taken oath of office at a fully packed Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium and have given their collective vision for the nation for the next five years. In his 43 minutes inaugural speech this morning, President Lungu has assured the nation that he will leave the nation better than he found it. ...

MMD faction president Felix Mutati says the country should now turn the page and focus on development having spent four months on politics. Mr. Mutati says Zambians across political affiliations should forge ahead in unison in order to improve the socio – economic conditions of the majority of citizens at an accelerated rate. And Mr. Mutati has commended President Lungu ...

  Supreme Court The Supreme Court has refused to grant the opposition UPND an interim order to block the inauguration of President-elect Edgar Lungu tomorrow. Judge Nigel Mutuna dismissed the applications with costs when he delivered ruling in chambers this afternoon. In his ruling, Judge Mutuna said he could not, as a single judge, hear an application for a conservatory ...

MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba has pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal trespass. Dr Mumba pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Lusaka Magistrate David Simusamba this morning. Dr Mumba is accused of trespassing after storming the ZNBC newsroom on 8th September to seek clarification over a news item on the 1900hrs news bulletin relating to the presidential petition. ...