The United Party for National Development (UPND) says it will defy the Zambia Police warning against holding a peaceful demonstration to demand the resignation of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito. Speaking in an interview with Q-FM news, party spokesperson Charles Kakoma said for as long as Mr. Nchito is still occupying the office [...]

PF Vice President Guy Scott has assured the people of Nakalengule area in Serenje District that the Patriotic Front (PF) government will continue with developmental project left by the MMD government in Central province. Scott cited major projects left by the MMD such as feeder roads, clinics, bridges and schools as some of the projects [...]

Football Association of Zambia President Kalusha Bwalya has called on Chipolopolo fans to rally behind the National Team despite losing to Sudan last weekend. Kalusha said he has confidence in the coach and the boys who he believes can beat Ghana at the Mwanawasa Stadium on Saturday 9th June 2012. “The team is working hard [...]

Irate UPND cadres in Livingstone have set ablaze bundles of PF Chitenge material meant for campaigns in the forth coming by-election. The UNPD cadres in Livingstone’s Simonga ward were provoked by a team of PF members who were distributing the Chitenge material to persuade them to defect. See the burning in action here

Former Labour Minister Austin Liato has bemoaned the continuous job instability created  under the Patriotic Front government. Mr. Liato who was cabinet minister under the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) noted that the job insecurity undermines the country’ s stability. Mr. Liato recalled that under the previous Rupiah Banda led government job security and stability [...]

Some PF officials in the streets, markets, and bus stops are cheating vulnerable women and call-boys that they will have the promised ‘more money in their pockets’ once the kwacha is re-based. Some street vendors and call-boys have told the Watchdog that ruling party officials, especially Constituency and District party officials have been telling them [...]

President Michael Sata has declared today, Tuesday, 5th June, 2012, a day of national mourning in honor of Dr. Jay Erickson and his wife Katrina, who died in a plane crash on Saturday, 2nd June, 2012. The two missionaries of Chitokoli Mission Hospital in North-Western province died in a tragic plane crash when their light [...]