High Court Judge, Annie Sitali Tuesday morning dismissed with costs an election petition filed by losing patriotic front Senanga central parliamentary candidate,Maina Akabondo Wamunyima against the election of Likando Mufalali of the UPND in the September 20th General Elections. Judge Sitali who sat as Mongu High Court made the ruling Monday morning in Lusaka saying [...]

The Lusaka High Court has thrown out  the Nalikwanda Constituency electoral petition by the Patritic Front. Judge Flavia Chishimba has declared that MMD Nalikwanda Member of Parliament Geofrey Lungwangwa was duly elected. Judge Chishimba has dismissed with costs the electoral petition filed losing PF candidate Maurice Munembo. This means that the PF official will have [...]

After being roundly rejected by the people of Southern province, Miles Sampa has been removed by president Michael Sata from that part of the country. Sampa is now deputy minster of Finance while Obvious Mwaliteta becomes Southern province minister. Sampa was rejected for ‘insulting’ people of Southern province by telling parliament that for any of them to be [...]

President Michael Sata has made a mini reshuffle and fine- tuned three government ministries barely a day after re-aligning deputy minsters It is now difficult to keep track of which ministry is doing what as the Ministry of Local Government will now be Ministry of Local Government and Housing with Professor Nkandu Luo carrying on [...]

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 [...]

Chief Sikoongo of Chirundu has been forced to meet President Michael Sata on Thursday over his uncompromising stand against ‘amputating’ Chirundu from Southern province. Southern province minister Miles Sampa and PF cadre Brave Mweetwa have been on the chief’s neck the past two days trying to force him to betray his people and other chiefs. [...]

The Southern African Centre for the Constructive resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has advised government to open dialogue with all stakeholders on the recognition of homosexual rights. SACCORD Information Officer Obby Chibuluma has noted that the debate on homosexuality has been received with mixed feelings adding that the nation should be allowed to debate for resolutions [...]