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Another by-election created in Solwezi Central as MMD’s Taima loses petition

Kitwe Judge Catherine Makungu today nullified the election of Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Solwezi East Member of Parliament Richard Taima. Judge Makungu nullified the election of Mr. Taima on grounds that the latter violated the electoral code of conduct during his campaigns by donating a hammer mill to the electorates to vote for him. She also [...]

Speaker of the national assembly, Dr. Patrick Matibini has ordered Vice President Guy Scott to issue a statement on the renovation of statehouse and government houses. Dr. Matibini advised the Vice President to issue the statement during the course of business in the house on the issues. The Speaker made this ruling in responding to [...]

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President Michael Sata’s Youthday rally protocol in his address yesterday is reportedly raising concerns among some Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials regarding the position of National Secretary, Wynter Kabimba. During the address , Sata recognized Party National Secretary Wynter Kabimba ahead of Cabinet Ministers, including Chishimba Kambwili who is the current Minister in Charge [...]

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Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati is reportedly pushing for former President Rupiah Banda’s resignation as MMD party president as he gets compromised with the Patriotic Front. The MMD is expected to hold its NEC meeting tomorrow 14 march 2012 during which Mutati is expected to raise a motion to have Rupiah Banda vacate the party [...]

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This continuous unacceptable behaviour and total lack of interest in helping a fellow Zambian (stranded in Johannesburg,without a passport) is it because I am a Caucasian(white) or incompetance on there behalf?

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The Livingstone High Court has nullified the election of MMD’s Lukulo Katombora as Member of Parliament for Livingstone constituency. This follows a successful electoral petition in which losing UPND candidate Fredrick Chuunga and Patriotic Front candidate Joseph Akafumba, jointly petitioned Mr Katombora’s election in the September 20 tripartite elections last year. In passing judgment on [...]

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Information and Labour Minister, Fackson Shamenda, has charged that some public service unions are being unreasonable in their demands for better conditions of service. The PF government, which won elections On the promise of more money in people’s pockets, has set 4 percent as the maximum increment that public service workers can get even before [...]

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Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has said people of various cultures should respect and accommodate each other to avoid conflict which could degenerate into genocide as experienced Rwanda in 1994. Dr Matibini said tolerance and swift conflict resolution techniques should be employed whenever there was a potential of conflict in any environment. In [...]

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Hi! My name is Dr Lukusa. I am a former medical officer at Kasama General Hospital. I was like crying after reading about mismanagement of patients. But i truly believe that any time there is a problem we should try to investigate the situation and also to condemn what is wrong either from a Congolese [...]

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Chibamba Kanyama info@chibambakanyama.com 00:16 (9 hours ago) to Webmaster, Editor Subject: Chibamba Kanyama should take up the ZNBC job (written by Charles Bota) Dear Dr Mbozi I read your internet post on the Zambia watchdog website under Editor’s choice giving ten reasons why Chibamba Kanyama should not take up the ZNBC job. Though he has taken it up and therefore [...]

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