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Political analyst Neo Simutanyi says he does not see the necessity of holding an indaba of political party leaders aimed at curbing political violence in the Country such as the one held today. Dr. Simutanyi says it is in fact a waste of time to hold such a meeting and expect political violence to end. He says the country does ...

Police in Kitwe have arrested four people and impounded a truck loaded with more than 500x 25kilogramme bags of mealie-meal suspected to be destined for smuggling to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe says the truck was impounded on Monday night around 21.00hours at a house in Kwacha Township on Kazembe road where it was being ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has dismissed reports suggesting that there is an oxygen crisis at the institution following the switching off of the oxygen plant. UTH Public relations Manager Mwenya Mulenga explains that the hospital is getting oxygen supplies from the local vendors which is being supplied to all the patients in need. Mr. Mulenga however, disclosed that the ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it is not bothered by the endorsement of UPND President Hakainde Hichilema by former republican president Guy Scott. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says this because Dr. Scott’s endorsement of Mr. Hichilema carries no weight. Mr. Bwalya says far as the ruling party is concerned Dr. Scott was only a factor standing behind late President ...

Ruling PF Mandevu constituency chairman Joseph Tamba is hopeful that this year’s general elections will be peaceful. Mr. Tamba is also hopeful that the elections will deepen the Country’s credentials as a beacon of peace in Africa. And Mr. Tamba has called on youths from all political parties in the Country to refuse to be used as tools of political ...

Members of Parliament have been urged to not let the opportunity that the next sitting of Parliament provides to amend the Public Order Act pass them by (POA). The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) YALI is dismayed that MPs failed to table amendments to POA despite knowing the necessity of having this legislation amended before this year’s general elections. YALI ...

The ruling PF and opposition UPND have been accused of being the two political parties that have created the political animosity being experienced in the Country. The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) has observed that currently no other political party in country seems to crave power more than the ruling PF and UPND. ZED spokesperson Wesley Miyanda says ...

Former republican vice president Guy Scott has endorsed opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema as his preferred presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections. Dr. Scott who is also PF Lusaka Central Member of Parliament says he finds Mr. Hichilema to be the best candidate to become Zambia’s next republican president. He says as founder member of the ruling PF he ...

President Edgar Lungu has confirmed his participation in tomorrow’s talks which the Catholic Bishops have called for all political party leaders. President Lungu says he wants to ensure that political violence is put to end prior the August 11th general elections. He says he expects all political party leaders that will attend the talks to agree on how best political ...

Senanga Member of Parliament Likando Mufalali has observed that failure to release the 2015 and 2016 CDF allocations is an indication of the many failures of the PF government. Mr. Mufalali who is a UPND law maker says he does see any other reason why government should not release these funds when it is law that they must be disbursed. ...