Archive for March, 2010

Forum for Democracy and Development FDD leader, Edith Nawakwi has vowed not to succumb to the intimidation of the ruling MMD following her sustained criticism of president Rupiah Banda and his government. Ms Nawakwi says she will continue to be critical of the MMD leadership style. She further describes as empty remarks attributed to vice president George Kunda and the African institute of democracy and good governance ... Full story

CHIEF Machiya of Mpongwe has said Lambas will not vote for President Rupiah Banda and the MMD in 2011 elections. And chief Machiya has advised Ndola businessman Terrence Findlay to go to his palace and apologise for showing contempt for Lambas failure to which he will show him that Lambas are not people to play with. Meanwhile, chieftainess Malembeka has said if Findlay thought that Lambas were ... Full story

By Meluse Kapatamoyo Zambia is currently carrying out the Living Conditions Monitoring Survey V1 2010 (LCMS), Central Statistical Office (CSO) director, Efreda Chulu has confirmed. The nationwide survey, which started in February and ends this month, March 2010, is covering both rural and urban areas in all the 72 districts of Zambia. Chulu said the main objectives of the LCMS include; monitoring the effects of the various government ... Full story

Citizens Forum has castigated the Ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) for being stubborn and not listening to the people of Zambia, though the party claims to be a listening Government. Forum Executive Director, Simon Kabanda said he wondered why Government is so quick to condemned citizens when they air their views instead of addressing them. Kabanda said Government accused Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) of failing to ... Full story

CLOSE to a thousand Mufulira residents on Friday scrambled for red cards from Catholic priest Fr Frank Bwalya who was in the area to distribute the cards in protest against President Rupiah Banda’s administration. Fr Bwalya who is also Change Life Zambia (CLZ) executive director had earlier distributed the cards to passengers on a minibus that he boarded from Kitwe to Mufulira. Upon reaching Mufulira, Fr Bwalya ... Full story

The MMD has suspended George Mpombo for allegedly involving himself in activities inimical to the party, according to the Post newspaper. But Mpombo yesterday vowed to fight the MMD’s mischievous activities to the bitter end. In a letter to Mpombo dated March 23, 2010, which was copied to President Rupiah Banda and MMD national chairman Michael Mabenga, Dr Kalumba listed the charges leveled against Mpombo. He stated ... Full story

President Rupiah Banda has ordered the MMD to adopt Zambia's ambassador to Libya Mulondwe Muzungu for the Mufumbwe parliamentary bye-election. State House sources have confirmed to the Watchdog that president Banda has even summoned his former co-UNIP member Muzungu back to Lusaka. "As Iam speaking to you now, Mr. Muzungu is airborne aboard Kenyan airways and will land ... Full story

VICE-President George Kunda was on Thursday challenged by Katombora UPND member of parliament Regina Musokotwane to explain why late home affairs deputy minister Misheck Bonshe died alone in Nigeria and why he was not evacuated to South Africa. And home affairs minister Lameck Mangani said the government did not evacuate Bonshe at the same time with the late local government minister Benny Tetamashimba based on doctors’ ... Full story

British newspapers The Times and The Sunday Times will charge readers to access the titles online from June, Rupert Murdoch's News International announced Friday. Customers will be charged one pound (1.10 euro, 1.50 dollars) for one day's access and two pounds for a week's subscription. Both titles will launch new websites in early May, replacing the existing combined site, Times Online. The two new sites will be ... Full story