West Africa commanders strategise on how to oust Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
Lagos – West African regional military chiefs have set in motion plans to oust Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo if negotiations fail, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said on Friday. The decision was reached at a meeting in Abuja of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) attended by military chiefs from Benin, Burkina Faso, [...]
A SECRET document outlining a shadow cabinet of an opposition Patriotic Front (PF) government after next year’s general elections has surfaced, but conspicuously missing from the list are names of leaders from pact partners, the United Party for National Development (UPND). Also missing from the list of cabinet members in the unlikely event that the [...]
Continue reading …The Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) has welcomed the decision by Speaker of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwamba to declare Mporokoso Parliamentary seat vacant. MMD Acting National Secretary Chembe Nyangu said the ruling party was also ready for the by-election in Mufumbwe that might arise after the Lusaka High Court threw out an appeal against [...]
Continue reading …Mine Union of Zambia President Rayford Mbulu is holding office illegally. This is according to Labour and Social Security Minister Austin Liato. Mr Liato says this is because Mr. Mbulu is not in any formal employment to warrant him represent the interests of workers. The minister explained at a press briefing in Livingstone that the [...]
Continue reading …By Dr. Charles Ngoma In a democracy, the people choose their government in accordance with that they are promised. In 2006, under the late President Dr L P Mwanawasa SC, Zambians chose the MMD party to form government. In less than 12 months, there will be Presidential and General elections in Zambia. The MMD has [...]
Continue reading …The Lusaka High Court has rejected and thrown out with costs, an application for leave to appeal against the nullification of the Mufumbwe Parliamentary by-election results. High Court Judge Philip Musonda says the application by opposition UPND’s Elliot Kamondo is misconceived. Judge Musonda has also directed the Electoral Commission of Zambia to go ahead and [...]
Continue reading …“My concern was for the blind, the disabled, the dumb, the needy and the poor who I saw going to destruction by the hand of a wicked and insensitive president,” he told the court.
“As a soldier it was my duty to protect my fellow citizens from the autocratic and cruel government of Chiluba.”
Continue reading …Gregory Phiri , the judge who is trying Emmanuel Mwamba for contempt of court has put him on defence. Gregory Phiri who is also prosecuting the case found Mwamba with a prima facie case Wednesday morning. This is the case in which Mwamba is alleged to have authored two documents deemed contemptuous as they were [...]
Continue reading …MLC SHOULD REGISTER ZAMEC PROPERLY The registration of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) by the Media Liaison Council (MLC) requires immediate action and corrective measure by the media fraternity. I have strong reservations to attempts by the MLC to register and launch ZAMEC in the manner that it has done. The leaders of the MLC [...]
Continue reading …The United National Independence Party UNIP says it will not support president Rupiah Banda in the 2011 general elections because he has not brought about any development in the country. UNIP general secretary Jamima Banda says UNIP had supported president Rupiah Banda in the 2006 elections thinking that he will bring development to the people [...]
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