The United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema has castigated Vice President George Kunda for demanding that Lusaka based MPs who are sitting on the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) should be awarded an increment. Hichilema said it is shameful to see a leader wanting to waste more tax payer’s money and demanded that the [...]

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has called for a review of the Electoral Act before the 2011 general elections are held. Speaking to radio phoenix, EFZ Executive Director, Reverend Mukuta Mwanza said the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) delibreations are unhurried and doubted whether the country would have a new constitution before it goes to [...]

The New Revolution Party (NRP) has given an ultimatum to the office of the Auditor General to release an audited report informing the nation how much the Task force used in pursuing corruption cases. NRP President, Cosmo Mumba said a lot of money was spent and Zambians who sanctioned the probe of the alleged plunderers [...]

The United National Independence Party (UNIP) has refuted claims by the Patriotic Front (PF) that 600 of its members in Northern Province have defected to the PF. Speaking in an interview with hot fm, UNIP Vice President Njekwa Anamela said all the party structures are intact and the news about defections is just mere claims. [...]

MMD parliamentary chief whip, Vernon Mwaanga says the PF leader Michael Sata’s insistence that he would re-nationalize Zamtel is sending wrong signals to investors in the country. Mwaanga said the MMD has handled the privatization of Zamtel properly as government had consulted the unions, employees, and stakeholders and resolved that privatization was the best option [...]

VICE-President and justice minister George Kunda has recommended to Cabinet to pay about K5 billion to Lusaka-based parliamentarians, most of whom are ministers, attending the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) as facilitation allowance, according to the Post. The money will be paid to Vice-President Kunda, ministers and their deputies whose total number is 55, Deputy Speaker [...]

Community development and social services minister, Michael Kaingu says the criticism on President Rupiah Banda by the opposition PF-UPND pact is normal because all opposition political parties world over were behaving in the same manner. But Mr Kaingu warned that the negative criticism being targeted at President Banda by some MMD members will not be [...]

Police in Ndola have arrested former Defence minister George Mpombo for allegedly issuing a K10 million cheque on an insufficiently funded account to a local businessperson Terence Findlay, according to the Times of Zambia. Police spokesperson Bonny Kapeso said he was not aware of the arrest but Mr Mpombo confirmed the development in an interview [...]