Grand father, Father jailed 45 years each for defilement
GRACE CHAILE LUSAKA High Court Judge Susan Wanjelani has sentenced two men aged 67 and 38 , to 45 years imprisonment with hard labour each for separate incidents of child…
UPND after opposition seats, says Dr M’membe
NATION REPORTER THE Patriotic Front (PF) has so far lost six Members of Parliament through court convictions, including Ronald Chitotela, Nickson Chilangwa, Bowman Lusambo, Joseph Malanji, Mauren Mabonga and Munir…
Chitambo MP rejects K3.7m claims, cites deceased’s negligence
GRACE CHAILE CHITAMBO Member of Parliament Remember Mutale, has rejected a K3.7 million claim filed by the family of Joseph Yikona, a Yango driver who died in an accident last…
PF may lose all MPs, says Muhabi
BARNABAS ZULU ZAMBIA is fast descending into a one-party state, where citizen voices will be completely muzzled using state police and the newly enacted draconian laws and if the Patriotic…
Convictions, imprisonment meant to give UPND numbers in Parley – Miles
BARNABAS ZULU THE UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema are deploying the newly enacted draconian laws to decimate Patriotic Front (PF) Members of Parliament in Parliament in a bid to acquire…
SACCORD defends police action against opposition
MUKWIMA CHILALA THE Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has defended the Zambia Police Service amid growing criticism from opposition political parties over being denied the…
Zambia under debt stress, says IMF
BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded alarm over Zambia’s mounting spending pressures, warning that rising debt service obligations and escalating social spending needs will strain the country’s…
Dent in the UPND’s selective anti-corruption record
MUBANGA LUCHEMBE THE UPND government’s selective anti-corruption fight against the previous regime’s actors was bound to fail. The question was when would it fail and who would be embarrassed? And…
ECL ready to help HH – Mundubile
BARNABAS ZULU FORMER President Edgar Lungu is ready and willing to help President Hakainde Hichilema reconcile the country and revive the economy, but only if the head of State would…
Jailing of opposition MPs worries human rights lawyer
MUKWIMA CHILALA HUMAN rights lawyer, Emmanuel Tembo has expressed deep concern over the rising number of Members of Parliament facing convictions and getting jailed under the UPND government, warning that…
