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THE MMD in Masaiti District has said Kafulafuta Member of Parliament (MP) George Mpombo’s challenge of his expulsion from the ruling party is a mark of cowardice and proof that he has no capacity to re-contest the seat.
And MMD deputy national secretary Chembe Nyangu has said the expulsion of Mr Mpombo from the party is [...]

I was personally delighted by the relatively peaceful parliamentary by-elections held in Luena and Chifubu constituencies on August 5, 2010. I hope the forthcoming Mpulungu parliamentary by-election slated for October 28, 2010 will be peaceful as well. We need to refrain from the savage behavior that was exhibited by some political cadres during the Mufumbwe [...]

MMD spokesperson Dora Siliya says the ruling party’s constitution mandates the National Executive Committee (NEC) to expel any member from the party.
Last weekend, the party expelled MMD Chilanga Member of Parliament Ngandu Magande and his Kafulafuta counterpart George Mpombo for bringing the party into ridicule.
Ms. Siliya told journalists that the party constitution gives the NEC [...]

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said he is impressed with the high performance of Zambia’s mining sector, which has been boosted by sound measures and policies implemented by his Government.
President Banda said his Government’s policies through privatisation, a revised tax regime and a more effective way of collecting revenues from the mines had boosted the performance [...]

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Mwense Member of Parliament (MP) Jacob Chongo has said the resignation of Chileshe Mulenga from the opposition party is a sign that PF leader Michael Sata is a poor leader who cannot be entrusted with leadership of the nation.
And former PF secretary general Charles Chimumbwa has challenged Dr Mulenga to [...]

A LUSAKA man convicted of aggravated robbery and murder yesterday confessed to killing former president Kenneth Kaunda’s son, Wezi.
Moses Mulenga told the Supreme Court sitting in Ndola that he robbed and murdered Major Kaunda and that he was not hired to do so but did it out of banditry.
This is when Mulenga, 41, [...]

MMD chairperson for information and publicity Dora Siliya has said the pact formed last year by United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema and Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata has collapsed because it was formed for selfish motives.
Ms Siliya also said condemnation of the recent visit to Northern Province by [...]

THE Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has called for the immediate arrest of Kasama Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba for beating his wife leaving her with deep cuts, bodily bruises and a stitched face.
Mr Mwamba, however, said he regrets his action to clobber his wife but said she went too far which forced [...]