Personal opinion by Sam Mulafulafu Presidents Sata’s reaction to the report by the Chongwe Commission on 14th January 2010 Mongu riots took many people aback. Even the least knowledgeable about the 1964 Barotseland Agreement must have wondered why President Sata acted in the manner he did. Without reading the report or consulting anybody to understand [...]

Government has revealed that K3.8 billion was spent on the four commissions of inquiry constituted to look into various national issues between 20th September and 30th November, 2011. The commissions are on the Energy Regulation Board (ERB), Mongu riots and related matters, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS). The total [...]

It is Mr. Sata’s past statements, his flip flopping habit and his deafening silence on Ban Ki Moon’s statement that is worrying. We demand that Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata as the head of Government gives the nation his position on this matter.

The UPND believes that as an African and Christian nation, Zambia has no place for gay rights.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says he knows that the Government of Zambia has formed a principled position in promoting and respecting the human rights of everybody, regardless of age, religion or sexual orientation, in line with the fundamental principles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights to which Zambia is a party. Ban [...]