ZAMBIA NEWS

The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission to Zambia says it is the responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure a peaceful election process. Briefing journalists in Lusaka this morning, EU Election Observation Mission to Zambia, Chief Observer, Cecile Kyenge notes that next month’s elections will be held in a sensitive environment. Ms Kyenge says peaceful elections are very important, and ...

Retired veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga has cautioned the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to guard against bringing its competence to manage elections into question Dr. Mwaanga is urging the ECZ and the Zambia Police not to be seen to be biased towards any particular political party ahead of the elections. Dr. Mwaanga has advised the ECZ to avoid taking certain ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has rescinded its decision not to attend the National Day of Prayer called by the National House of Prayer Board. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka in a statement says party vice president for politics Canisius Banda will lead the UPND delegation in joining the National House of Prayer in Lusaka for prayers for ...

Chief Justice Irene Mambilima has bemoaned the continued abuse of citizens’ rights to liberty by various stakeholders in the country’s criminal justice system. Justice Mambilima has observed that this is due to the complexity of the system which she says tends to breakdown at any of its stage in some instances. She says such a breakdown in the system is what leads ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says there no law that gives it power to postpone a general election. Responding to insinuations that the Commission intends to postpone the August 11th elections, ECZ Spokesperson Crispin Akufuna says the Commission can only postpone a by-election if the environment is conducive to hold a peaceful, credible and fair election. Mr. Akufuna says ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has launched the K1.5 billion Kafue Bulk Water project. Speaking during the launch of the project in Kafue today, President Lungu disclosed that government has contributed K225 million as counterpart funding towards the project. President Lungu says the project once completed is expected to produce 50 million liters of treated water per day which will result ...

Police in Kasama have tear gassed and raided UPND vice president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba’s house whose occupants at the time included his wife and grand children. And Police Northern Province Commission Bonnie Kapeso has told QFM that Police have arrested 28 UPND cadres following the raid for pulling down PF campaign posters in Kasama. Mr Kapeso says police received ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that the Patriotic Front plans to have the elections postponed. Mr. Hichilema says the PF has continued to cause violence with the hope that the UPND will react so that the Electoral Commission of Zambia can find reason to postpone the elections. He says Zambians will not allow what ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has noted with great concern the continued use of the Police service as a tool of political oppression and stifling divergent views. LAZ President Linda Kasonde says it is also sad to see youths take to the streets to fight each other in the name of politics. Ms. Kasonde says political violence should end ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says it not fair that the church should heed calls for prayers by political leaders, while they completely ignore the wise counsel of the Church. In a statement obtained by QFM today, CCZ General Secretary Reverend Suzanne Matale says the church’s role is not to pray for empty pursuits but to pray according ...