Archive: 11 October 2019

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says President Edgar Lungu will not abolish the death penalty until Zambians give him the mandate to do so. And Human Rights Commission chairperson Kondwa Chibiya has urged government to sign […]

NDC national youth chairman Charles Kabwita says Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja must resign from office for allegedly embracing a “gun culture” among political party cadres. And Kabwita says there will be total chaos […]

Police in Mansa District have arrested a traditional healer who allegedly burnt a 15-year-old boy’s thighs and penis with a brazier after a ‘healing’ process went bad. Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi, who confirmed […]

Tempers flared in parliament on Wednesday when Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Martin Malama moved a private member’s motion seeking Parliament’s support to ban political parties and organisations that support Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender […]

The Oasis Forum says it is extremely disappointed that both PF and UPND have continued to engage in political violence despite signing a peace pact last year. And the Oasis Forum has called on President […]

Prime Television viewers were shocked, Wednesday night, when the private TV station aired state broadcaster ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programmme featuring Information and Broadcasting Minister Dora Siliya. Some Prime TV viewers wondered whether this was an […]

Disability rights advocacy organisations, the Mental Health Users of Zambia (MHUNZA) and Disability Rights Watch (DRW) have called on government to recognize suicide as a major public health concern and invest in community support services […]

Royal Air Charters (RAC) needs to extend its services to the commercial flights market as government believes the move will advantage the airline and help the country in implementing the “Northern agenda,” says Tourism and […]

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has subpoenaed Minister of Justice Given Lubinda and Attorney General Likando Kalaluka to appear before Constitutional Court today to testify in the petition where it is challenging government’s attempt […]

Zambia is losing huge revenue from illegally-exported gold, says Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Richard Musukwa. Rendering a Ministerial statement to Parliament, Thursday, Musukwa said illegal gold mining had denied the country of the […]