A Lusaka High Court has allowed a judicial review of the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw an appeal against former president Frederick Chiluba’s acquittal. Munali Patriotic Front Member of Parliament Mumbi Phiri applied for a judicial review when Chalwe Mchenga withdraw the notice of appeal after Chiluba was acquitted of [...]

Wild cheering by mourners at the burial place of Benny Tetamashimba greeted UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema when he arrived. Tetamashimba has been buried in Mutanda village about 40 kilometers from Solwezi district. The burial procession was peaceful with various speakers lined up. The speakers included Mukonde Lungu representing the Speaker, MMD chairman Michael Mabenga and [...]

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested eight people in Lusaka’s Northmead area for trafficking in 26 sachets of pure cocaine weighing 2.17 grams. Among those arrested is a 15 year old grade twelve pupil of Kabulonga Girls and two 19-year old female student s of National Institute for Public Administration (NIPA) in Lusaka. The eight [...]

The Auditor General of the Republic of Zambia, Ms. Annah Orlia Chifungula has arrived in Liberia as guest of the General Auditing Commission (GAC). She arrived in the country Saturday. According to Liberian media,  Ms. Chifungula’s visit will further harden the already existing mutual and professional cooperation between the GAC and the Zambia Audit Office. [...]

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has given seven elephants to Zambia’s chief Mukuni. According to the Daily Nation, President Mugabe  last month promised to give elephants to chief Mukuni of the Toka Leya people of southern Zambia when the 85-year-old Zimbabwean leader visited the chiefdom during a traditional ceremony. Mr Mukuni, whose chiefdom borders Zimbabwe, [...]

Rufunsa Member of Parliament, Kenneth Chipungu has advised stakeholders attending the National Constitution Conference( NCC) to consider including a clause in the new constitution that will deter people from entering early marriages. Mr Chipungu said that it was important to make it law in the new constitution that whoever forces one to or enters in [...]

Eight Suspected Patriotic Front (PF) Cadres have been arrested for disobeying a court directive. This follow’s last week’s ruling by Chief resident magistrate Charles Kafunda that no cadre should be within or any where near court premises. Today (Tuesday) suspected PF cadres stormed the Lusaka magistrate courts to attend to the case of post newspaper’s [...]

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has advised stakeholders uncomfortable with the law that gives the president power to appoint commissioners to forward their concerns to the National Constitution Conference (NCC). ECZ Public Relations manager Cris Akufuna says the commission is an independent institution that has demonstrated its autonomy through transparent and participatory processes and [...]

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Misheck Bonshe who is currently admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) is in a stable condition. UTH Public Relations Manager Pauline Mbangweta said Mr Bonshe was recovering and responding well to treatment. . Ms Mbangweta told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that doctors at UTH were attending [...]

Police in Central province have rejected the application by the opposition Patriotic Front and the United Party for National Development (PF/UPND) pact to stage a peaceful demonstration against the acquittal of former President Frederick Chiluba. Central Province police commanding officer Simon Mpande said the demonstration, which was scheduled for Friday this week by the two [...]