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State House has dismissed as untrue suggestions by the opposition UPND that President Edgar Lungu is desperate to stay in power. The State House does not think there could be any desperation when President Lungu is still enjoying massive support of the Zambian people. The President’s Special Aide for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has also described as nonsensical ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has advised political parties to avoid getting into confrontations with Police by doing the right things. Council president Suzyo Zimba says political parties will not lose anything by doing what the Police ask them to do instead of being confrontational. He says Zambians will be able to judge and act, stating that Police and ...

President Edgar Lungu has assured prospective Germany investors that the security of their investments in the Country is guaranteed. President Lungu says while Zambia remains a stable Country, it is also looking for fast economic growth. He has urged the Germany business community not be restricted by the already existing businesses in Zambia as the Country still has the potential ...

Vice President Inonge Win says her statement in Parliament last week on opposition political party meetings on the Copperbelt has been taken out of context. During the Vice President’s question time this morning, Ms. Wina says at no point did she insinuate that all political meetings on the Copperbelt had been banned. She says what she said was that at ...

The opposition United Party for National Development has doubted the PF Government’s capacity to save jobs in the mining industry. And the opposition political party says it has been vindicated when it suggested that President Lungu’s trip to the Copperbelt was fruitless as seen from the continued job losses in the mining sector. UPND Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says the laying ...

UPND Members of Parliament for the second time today stayed away from Parliamentary proceedings in protest to what they are calling continued mutilation of Zambians rights. The UPND MPs have vowed to continue walking out from Parliament until the rights of the citizens stop being infringed upon by the Zambia Police. The MPs say they are determined to carry on ...

Government and United Nations have signed the Sustainable Development Partnership Frame Work that will govern the work of the UN in Zambia in support of Zambia’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2016 to 2021. The framework will govern the activities of all UN agencies in Zambia in support of Zambia’s Sustainable Development priorities. The framework will replace the Zambia – ...

Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) Leader Charles Milupi has charged that Zambia is not only financially bankrupt, but is also bankrupt of sound polices and plans to proper it. Mr. Milupi says this is because of the PF government’s inconsistent policies. He says Zambia needs a strong and visionary leadership to deal with the current economic and political ...

Suspected Patriotic Front (PF) cadres this morning invaded the United Party for National Development (UPND) regional offices in Kitwe attacking UPND members who were waiting to be addressed by their national leaders led party leader Hakainde Hichilema. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma in a statement says the suspected PF cadres attacked the UPND members using pangas, axes, stones and other offensive ...

The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People-Driven Constitution (GC) has noted with interest that the Patriotic Front has finally seen the light and taken a position against the parliamentary route to constitution amendment by snubbing the appearance and submission to the committee on legal affairs. Reacting to PF Secretary General Davies Chama who on Monday told QFM that ...