President Michael Sata is in Livngstone to campaign for the PF candidate Lawrence Evans and was expected to hold some rallies in the middle of town on Saturday. UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema also entered Livingstone to support his candidate Regina Musokotwane. In the photo, Dante Saunders, political activist,  presents a new broom to HH just [...]

President Michael Sata has finally fired Kabwata MP Given Lubinda from Cabinet and the position of Foreign Affairs Minister. Sources at parliament told the Watchdog that Mr. Lubinda, has been sitting on the front bench with other senior ministers but Speaker of National Assembly Patrick Matibini requested the former minister to change his sitting position [...]

We just wonder what was really happening in the bush here. Is it Tamwagazi or what?

By Professor Muna Ndulo The recent Zambia Episcopal Conference Pastoral letter warns us: “we call upon the Government to embrace the spirit and letter of democracy before the nation is plunged into chaos.” The admonition that Zambia is headed towards a breakdown of the rule of law and its attendant concept of constitutionalism unless it [...]

In the photos, PF thugs armed with all sorts of weapons including chains trying to  disrupt UPND’s rally in Kabwata on Sunday, January 27. With this kind of action by governmnet sponsored terrorrists, did you expect ordinary  people to turn out for the rally? And in self-deceipt, you go on roof tops and say;  the [...]

Former Communication andTransport minister William Harrington has written and submitted a letter to the Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda asking her to appoint a tribunal to investigate toursim minister Sylvia Masebo. Harrington, in his letter to the Chief Justice, requests that a tribunal be set up to investigate various media allegations to the effect that Masebo [...]

Political Advisor to UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has said UPND cadres will not stop escorting their party leaders to the Police Stations. Mr. Douglas Siakalima has told the Zambia Watchdog that there is no law in Zambia that prescribes who and when to visit public places. Mr. Siakalima said Police Stations just like government hospitals [...]

Dear Editor, People are admitted at  Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital (ADH)  in Ndola without any doctor in sight. Look at how the hospital is overflowing with patients, yet the hospital can only allocate one doctor on call to cover the entire weekend, while the number of patients swells others now are sleeping in corridors just [...]

I write to express disappointment in the Bursary Committee which was handling Bursary applications for Colleges and Trade schools. Surely up to now they have not released the List of tudents on bursary, even though schools opened on Monday, this week. it has taken them more than four months  since applications were floated in before 30th september, last [...]

Mr. George Chellah has issued a response to the press statement issued by the NAREP President, Elias Chipimo Jnr. on Thursday 10 January 2013. Mr. Chellah’s statement continues the trend of nearly all his previous statements. It appears to have been written in angry haste. He has asked President Chipimo to “pinpoint where the PF [...]