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Government has assured the international community that Zambia through the relevant arms of government will spare no effort to honor its responsibility of providing a secure and peaceful environment not only for its citizens, but foreign nationals as well. Speaking during a media briefing this afternoon, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says Zambia’s track record as a haven of peace ...

MMD president Nevers Mumba says there is no consent order signed by the High Court directing the former ruling party to hold a convention. Dr. Mumba has since described as fraudulent and criminal the move by the expelled members of the party to set a date for the party convention. He has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) says there is nothing wrong for politicians to campaign in the churches. Reacting to President Edgar Lungu’s recent statement that he will not feel ashamed to campaign in churches, EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says politicians should sell their campaign messages to church members because they are also electorates. Reverend Mwanza says church members ...

Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has appealed to fellow politicians to desist from issuing inflammatory statements. Ms Phiri says there is no doubt that some statements made by political players have the potential to disturb the country’s peace and unity. She says politicians ought to know that people’s tempers are slowly rising and thus the need to avoid ...

The opposition UPND says it is not moved by the move by 13 opposition political parties to endorse President Edgar Lungu candidature in the August 11th elections. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says the 13 political parties are not a factor because they have no following. Mr. Katuka says people are not even aware of the existence of the thirteen ...

Political analyst Dr. Alex Ng’oma has advised political players to endorse presidential candidates on merit and not as a means of survival in politics. Dr. Ng’oma has also wondered why some of the 13 political parties that have endorsed the candidature of President Edgar Lungu have shifted their allegiance having earlier supported the opposition UPND, and being on record of ...

Government says it has no intentions of publishing in the media the contents of the Access to Information Bill before it is presented to Parliament. Reacting to calls by the JCTR, Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili says it is not a requirement that government publishes the contents of the Bill. Mr. Kambwili says the only requirement is the ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila says nine of the eleven suspects arrested in connection with the ritual murders in Lusaka are Zambians, while two are foreigners. He says Police are committed to finding the criminals behind the murders that have rocked the capital city. Mr. Mwila says the criminals will be hunted down and be made to account for their ...

The High Court has ruled that the opposition MMD should hold its convention in accordance with the party constitution. Addressing hundreds of MMD supporters who gathered at the High Court grounds to hear the outcome of the court case in Lusaka today, MMD National Secretary Mwansa Mbulakulima says the convention has since been set for between 20st and 22nd May, ...

Outgoing House of Chiefs Chairperson Senior Chieftainess Nkomesha Mukamambo II of the Soli people of Chongwe district has called on fellow traditional leaders in the country to refrain from partisan politics in order to preserve the integrity of the chieftaincy institution. Chieftainess Nkomesha has reminded traditional leaders that they needed to maintain their respect in society as fathers to all ...