The Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) says it its now focusing on winning the Kasama Parliamentary seat after returning the Chitambo seat. MMD National Secretary, Katele Kalumba says the party has great chances of wining the Kasama seat Dr. Kalumba told ZANIS in interview in Lusaka Friday that the party has sent a team [...]

By Chali Mulenga in Livingstone-Vice president George Kunda has urged lawyers in the SADC region to advise their clients to include clauses in their commercial agreements that disputes should be resolved in the region. He said if clients of lawyers avoided having settlements in Europe, they would help retain financial resources in the region. He [...]

The Copperbelt University in Kitwe has been closed. This follows disturbances at the institution which started two days ago. The students on Wednesday rioted for what they saw as unprofessional reporting by the MMD propaganda facility ZNBC. Police have since opened dockets for some students who took part in the riots. They damaged private property [...]

By Chali Mulenga in Livingstone-Vice president George Kunda has described the Patriotic Front and United Party National Development (PF UPND) pact as useless as it has failed to dislodge the MMD in Chitambo bye election. He said the pact had put in place everything for them to win the bye election but had failed as [...]

Parliament today heard that 95 women were promoted to decision making positions in the public service between 2006 and 2008. Gender in Development Deputy Minister Lucy Changwe told parliament that out of the 95, 32 took over their positions from men. Ms Changwe said of those promoted were two(2)at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), 11 from [...]

The judgment in former president Fredrick Chiluba’s charges of corruption is not ready. The judgment was supposed to be delivered at 09 hours local time. But when the matter came up, the magistrate summoned the lawyers for both parties in his chambers (private room) and told them that he is not ready. The magistrate said [...]

The MMD has won the Chitambo parliamentary bye-election. Results were yet to be announced by O7: 30 this morning but from the 26 polling centres counted, the MMD was leading by a huge margin. Only ballots from two polling stations were remaining bu the MMD had more than 3000 votes in their favour while the [...]

By Chali Mulenga in Livingstone-Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) President, Hakainde Hichilema has described the violence by cadres from the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) as kicks of a dying horse. President Hichilema speaking to journalist after the public rally in maramba ward, Livingstone, he said the violence was a clear indication that [...]

If, as expected, he is found guilty in Lusaka tomorrow on a criminal charge of stealing $500,000, Chiluba could face at least five years in jail. Legal experts believe the trial is the first of its kind in which an African leader has been prosecuted for corruption in his own country, and could set a precedent for bringing other so-called “big men” to justice.

Police have picked up former president Fredrick Chiluba’s son Miko for questioning over illegal drugs. The Watchdog has been informed that Miko and three other unnamed persons are still detained at some undisclosed police cell in Lusaka. According to information received, the police picked up the four on Wednesday in North-mead in one of the [...]