ZAMBIA NEWS

Veteran Politician Vernon Mwaanga says the recent political developments in the country are disturbing, annoying and give rise to uncertainty. Dr. Mwaanga says watching news on the international media showing police brutality in Luanshya against citizens who are merely exercising their democratic rights is worrying. Dr. Mwaanga says what is even more disturbing is the allege by political leaders in ...

The Patriotic Front says UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and his Vice President Geoffrey Mwamba have been deliberately breaking the law. PF Deputy spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the two leaders are breaking the law so that when they are summoned by police or arrested their cadres can have an opportunity to riot and cause havoc thereby disturbing the peace of innocent ...

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini says there is no denial that Zambia has a president whose name is Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Dr Matibini said this after UPND Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa referred to President Lungu merely as Mr Lungu during the vice president’s question time, resulting in vice president Inonge Wina initially refusing to answer ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has condemned the arrest of its leader Hakainde Hichilema and party vice president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba by Police in Luanshya yesterday. UPND Lusaka Province Chairman Bob Sakahilu has told QFM News that it is unfair for the Police to harass their leaders over tramped up charges. Mr Sakahilu says the party is ...

Former Church of God Overseer Bishop John Mambo has advised political parties represented in parliament to avoid directly influencing their Members of Parliament on matters of national interest. Bishop Mambo says the Members of Parliament were sent to the House by the electorate as the voice of the people on issues affecting them. He says political parties should therefore not ...

Anthrax has broken out in Chama district of Muchinga province. Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that so far 44 cases have been recorded as at 22nd September,2016. Dr Chilufya however, states that no associated deaths have been recorded so far. He says investigations conducted by his ministry have revealed that the source ...

All People’s Congress (APC) Leader Nason Msoni says politicians without leadership grounding must be rejected. Commenting on the decision by the Patriotic Front that former party members who left the party cannot be re-admitted within three years from the date of resignation, Mr. Msoni says leaders ought to be responsible enough so that they can be taken seriously. Mr. Msoni ...

Police in Petauke of Eastern Province have apprehended three teachers of Nyamiya Basic School in connection with missing Grade Nine Examination papers. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says it was reported that the examination papers were in the custody of the trio and when it was time for pupils to write examinations yesterday, 3rd October, 2015, it was discovered that some ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed as a total fabrication reports suggesting that Dr. Nevers Mumba has been appointed party vice president for politics replacing Dr. Canisius Banda. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says the story is malicious and has no substance. He says at no time has the party’s National Management Committee sat to discuss any ...

The opposition United Party for National Development has justified has justified the decision by its Members of Parliament to boycott the official opening of Parliament by the President Edgar Lungu last week. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma has told QFM News says the UPND does not recognize President Edgar Lungu as duly elected hence the boycott of his parliamentary address by ...