ZAMBIA NEWS

The Zambia Police says the Inspector General of Police does not receive instructions from State House. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the office of the Inspector General of Police is a constitutional office. In an interview with QTV News, Ms. Katongo says this means that the Inspector General of Police cannot make any decision outside the law in the execution ...

The opposition UPND has demanded the immediate release of its incarcerated leader Hakainde Hichilema who has been charged with treason, a non bailable offence which carries a death sentence. UPND vice president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba has warned government that it will bear the consequences of what will happen in Zambia if anything happens to Mr. Hichilema. Mr. Mwamba says ...

President Edgar Lungu says He will not interfere in the operations of the police. He says the Police and courts of law know their job and should therefore be given space. In an apparent reference to the incarceration of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema who has been charged with treason, President Lungu says some people are calling on him to intervene ...

The opposition UPND says the charges Police have given its leader Hakainde Hichilema are politically motivated. Among the four charges Mr Hichilema is facing for allegedly obstructing President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade is the non bailable offense of treason which carries a death sentence. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says the charges against Mr Hichilema cannot be substantiated as far as the ...

POLICE have formally charged UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema with treason for obstructing the presidential motorcade in Mongu last Saturday. Treason is non bailable and carries a death sentence. Mr Hichilema who has been jointly charged with five others is also facing charges of Disobedience to Lawful Orders, Disobeying of Statutory Duty contrary to the penal code and using insulting language. ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has encouraged Zambians to use the Easter festival to reconcile and foster peace and unity in the country. EFZ Executive Director, Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says there is need for Zambians to forgive each other. Reverend Mwanza says Zambians should emerge united and speaking with one voice on many issues after Easter. He has urged ...

Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema who was picked up by Police today for questioning will remain in Police custody, but has not yet been charged. Mr. Kanganja has told QTV News in an exclusive telephone interview that police are still working on formalities of his case. He says the Police will tomorrow morning ...

Police have picked up UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema ending a night-long siege of his New Kasama residence in Lusaka which extended to this morning. Mr Hichilema, who was initially taken to Woodlands Police Station was later taken to Lilayi Police training college for questioning. Police besieged the opposition leader’s residence last night around 21:00 hours to pick him up in ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has charged that the ruling Patriotic Front and opposition UPND are becoming a threat to Zambia’s democracy. NAREP Spokesperson Bwalya Nondo has since called for soberness in the manner politics in the country is being practiced in order to preserve the country’s peace and unity. Mr Nondo says politics of apprehension are a threat ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says it will not apologize over the perceived blockade of the Presidential motorcade in Mongu during the Kuomboka Traditional Ceremony. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema motorcade did not at any point block President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade. Mr. Kakoma says it is the role of the police to ensure ...