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The ruling PF has refuted assertions that the Zambian economy is at the verge of collapsing. The PF says the sense it is getting is that the Country’s economy has in fact become resilient under the leadership of President Edgar Lungu. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party thinks that it is clear for anyone to see that the ...

The opposition UPND has vowed to deliver Zambia from what it is calling injustice and the breakdown of rule of law allegedly taking place under the PF government. UPND Lusaka District Youth Wing Vice Secretary Otis Bwalya says his party is calling upon party members and all well-meaning Zambians to stand up and fight for justice. In an interview with ...

The opposition UPND has dismissed as not true insinuations that its leader Hakainde Hichilema has incited Zambians to rise against the PF government. And UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has refuted assumptions that by seeming to have given up on the fight in Courts to claim his alleged stolen votes of the August 11th presidential elections, Mr. Hichilema has let ...

Opposition political leaders have been advised against getting political mileage from insulting President Edgar Lungu. Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) leader Nason Msoni is advising fellow opposition leaders to realize that in politics one does not get political mileage from insulting others. Mr. Msoni is particularly concerned that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has been allegedly calling President Lungu names in ...

Opposition MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba has been arrested and charged with the offense of criminal trespass. This follows his recent storming of ZNBC offices in Lusaka where he went to complain about a new story that was aired during a 19:00hrs news bulletin. Dr. Mumba who by broadcast time was locked at woodlands police station was picked up this ...

Four Heads of State have congratulated President Edgar Lungu on his re-election as Zambia’s sixth President. The Four Heads of State are Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt, Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Giorgi Margvelashvili of Georgia and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia. President Sisi says President Lungu’s victory confirms the Zambian people’s trust and confidence in his wisdom and leadership ...

The High Court has refused to grant the opposition UPND a conservatory order to block the inauguration of President-elect Edgar Lungu. In his ruling this evening High Court Mwila Chitabo said he has no jurisdiction to make such interim relief. This means that the inauguration of the President-elect and his vice Inonge Wina should take place as scheduled on Tuesday ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says Zambians should now take over the fight for justice and protection of the constitution. Mr Hichilema says he together with his running mate in last month’s elections Geoffrey Mwamba have done their part and it is now up to the Zambian people to fight for Justice for have done their level best and it is ...

The Constitutional Court has adjourned to Monday next week the interparte hearing of an application filed by the UPND to stay the inauguration of President-elect Edgar Lungu pending hearing of the main matter. In its application which has been made on different grounds from the one filed before the High Court, the UPND is asking the Court to order that ...

Political analyst Neo Simutanyi has charged that Monday’s Constitutional Court ruling on the presidential election petition has left a lingering doubt on the legitimacy of President Edgar Lungu’s reelection. Dr. Simutanyi says by dismissing the petition filed by the UPND without a hearing, Zambians have been denied the opportunity to know what really transpired during the August polls. He says ...