Former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the government of Zambia to adhere to the rule of law and human rights principles in dealing with the opposition in the Southern African country of Zambia. The appeal is coming on the heels of the report, which broke early Tuesday that the house of the
By GREG MILLS The arrest and incarceration of a Zambian opposition leader could be a feint to test the response of the international community. If it’s limp, expect a wider and possibly even more violent crackdown. Hakainde Hichilema, the leader of the Zambian opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), was arrested by police in
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilem’s wife Mutinta has narrated how hundreds of police officers stormed the family home in New Kasama and started harassing their workers on Monday night. “Police didn’t know where HH was.. they beat up all the workers and arrested them. Then they started torturing one worker (or son, I cannot remember) who
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has been arrested and charged with treason. The charge is unbailable. By press time yesterday, Mr Hichilema was still detained at Lilayi Police College after being moved from Woodlands Police Station in Lusaka where he was initially taken after police picked him up
THE Zambian government has set itself an ambitious target to provide equitable access to cost-effective, quality health services as close to the people as possible. According to the Ministry of Health’s mission, health care must be accessed by all Zambians regardless of location and status in society. However, for remotest parts of the country such
DORIS KASOTE, Samfya YOUNG Women’s Christian Association executive director Patricia Ndhlovu says the organisation has initiated a social fund to help educate vulnerable children. Speaking in an interview recently, Mrs Ndhlovu said the social fund was initiated last year in September where staff are obliged to give towards the cause. “Every month, an amount is
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka CHIEF government spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says civil society organisations should come out in the open and condemn United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema’s alleged unruly behaviour during the Kuomboka ceremony in Mongu on Saturday. Ms Mulenga said in an interview that the civil society should outrightly condemn the UPND
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