Archive: 21 May 2021
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NGO petitions ConCourt over Lungu’s nomination as Presidential candidateTHE Legal Resources Foundation has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that President Edgar Lungu is not eligible for nomination for election as President in the upcoming general elections having been elected, sworn into... […]
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AG demands K5m costs from Sangwa over ECZ petitionATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has written to Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa demanding immediate payment of K5 million as costs incurred by the State in prosecuting a matter in which Sangwa was seeking an amendment of... […]
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We were not under pressure to disqualify HH, his documents weren’t just in order – ECZTHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has denied allegations by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that there was pressure to disqualify him from contesting the forthcoming general elections. And the Commission has announced that 16 of... […]
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It’s our candidates who were disorganised, not the party, UPND explains failed nominationsUPND secretary general Batuke Imenda has attributed the failure by some UPND aspiring candidates to file in their nominations, to inadequate preparations by the individuals who did not carry all the required documents. On Wednesday,... […]
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UPND are disorganised, we have already won two seats in their strongholds, boasts MwilaPF secretary general Davies Mwila has bragged that the ruling party has already scooped two seats following the failure by some UPND candidates to file in their nominations in Western and North-Western Provinces, perceived to […]
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ACC demands K1.5 million costs from alleged 48 houses ownersTHE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written to lawyers representing the three individuals claiming ownership of the infamous 48 houses in Chalala area, demanding K1.5 million as costs incurred by the commission in a matter which... […]
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Court joins LAZ to Sangwa’s petition on President’s power to prescribe judges’ salariesTHE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has been joined as an interested party to a matter in which Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the authority vested in the... […]
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Jay Jay vows to campaign for Lungu as PF challenges him to stop using party coloursTHE Patriotic Front in Petauke Central Constituency has written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia, reporting Independent Candidate Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda, what they described as illegal branding of Patriotic Front material and colour during... […]
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Independent presidential candidate disqualified after raising 948 of 1,000 required supportersTHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has invalidated the nomination of presidential aspiring candidate Kalabi Masuwa and his running mate Ryan Tembo because they did not meet the required 1,000 supporters. ECZ chairperson Justice Esau... […]
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HH nomination crowd was fake, people were brought from all over the country – KambwiliPATRIOTIC FRONT member Chishimba Kambwili has charged that the huge crowd of UPND supporters that escorted UPND president Hakainde Hichilema when he went to file in his nomination, was a makeshift one as it consisted... […]
