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PF in Mongu suspends crooked youth Chairman

The Patriotic Front (PF) in Mongu District have suspended its Youth Chairman Oscar Lioyo who allegedly swindled Town clerk Sishumba Mulowa last month. A high placed source within the PF disclosed the development to the Watchdog on Thursday evening. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said Lioyo was suspended on Wednesday during a [...]

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) in Matero constituency have given opposition United party for national development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema a 24 hour ultimatum in which to come out in open and condemn suspected Tonga tribalists threatening Southern province minister Miles Sampa. The PF cadres clad in party regalia and carrying placards and banners took to [...]

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A trade analyst has challenge former works and supply minister Mike Mulongoti to explain why the then government in which he served as minister of works and supply chose to give a foreign company to operate Kasumbalesa border post. Gilbert Nkamba says the move by the previous government to engage a privately owned foreign company [...]

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Former UPND Mufumbwe Member of Parliament Eliot Kamondo has resigned from the opposition political party to join the Patriotic Front. Mr Kamondo, who was until his resignation UPND North Western Province Treasurer, says he has been inspired by President MICHAEL SATA’s good leadership. He announced his resignation in Lusaka Thursday. Kamondo said he wants to [...]

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UPND leader Hakainde Hichile has observed that president Michael Sata’s PF regime is worse than the MMD it replaced. Hichilema has also told Sata to desist from intimidating traditional leaders and citizens who do not support him. ‘It’s now over 128 days since the PF took over the affairs of running government and it is [...]

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GOVERNMENT has instructed law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate and arrest fundamentalists threatening to kill Southern Province Minister Miles Sampa. The fight between Miles Sampa and southerners started when Sampa told parliament that Tongas should marry Bembas for one of them to become president. Sampa was then minister for Lusaka province but was immediately transferred [...]

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Zambia has tumbled four places on the latest standings on the Press Freedom Index for 2011/2012. Zambia has now dropped to the 86th position out of 178 worldwide countries. Zambia has also been placed on the ‘NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS’ category by Reporters without borders. Last year, Zambia was ranked number 82 out of 178 countries ranked. [...]

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By Walubita Lubinda I wish to disassociate myself and other God fearing Christians from any act of calling upon the dead off the coast of Gabon in the hope of them helping Zambia win the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) as well as those wanting to hear opinions of witch doctors or Sangomas. The Bible [...]

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