Category: Zambian politics

Take me back, Eric Chanda begs PF

324 ViewsPolitical nomad Eric Chanda has applied for re-admission into the Patriotic Front (PF), seven years after leaving the ruling party. Since leaving the PF in 2012, Chanda has formed the Fourth Revolution Party and participated in the 2015 presidential election, formed the ill-fated Orange Alliance with Elias Chipimo’s NAREP and Miles Sampa’s DF in 2016…

“Suspension of Prime TV station a ploy to muzzle independent voices”

204 Views Amnesty International has condemned the decision by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to suspend independent broadcaster Prime TV for 30 days, describing it as a ploy to muzzle independent voices in Zambia. Reacting to the announcement of the 30-day suspension of Prime TV today for alleged unprofessional conduct, Amnesty International also described the suspension unlawful and called…

IBA bans Prime TV for 30 days

40 ViewsThe Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has suspended privately-owned TV channel, Prime TV, for 30 days for “exhibiting unprofessional elements in its broadcasting through unbalanced coverage, opinionated news, material likely to incite violence and use of derogatory language”. IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma has also told Prime TV to “conduct in-house training on basic journalism…

Over 100 PF members in Kanyama join UPND

241 ViewsThe country has been destroyed to levels that are unsustainable and if we continue moving on the same path, we risk destroying the country to irreparable levels, says UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka. Katuka says undemocratic practices that no Zambian ever thought would be practiced in the country such as the now widespread gun…

Opposition Alliance rebukes PF for politicising Mulongoti’s illness

35 ViewsThe Opposition Alliance has castigated President Edgar Lungu and the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) for using the illness of People’s Party leader and member of the alliance Mike Mulongoti for political propaganda purposes. And the Opposition Alliance has warned President Lungu that the actions of PF officials will be considered to have been sanctioned by him until…

Mutati needs mental checkup – Nevers camp

109 ViewsMMD Copperbelt Province Youth Chairperson in the Nevers Mumba faction, Patrick Bunji, has called on Government to “urgently constitute a team of medical practitioners to evaluate the mental health of Felix Mutati”. Bunji in a statement circulated this morning alleges that Mutati, who leads a rival faction in the former rulings party, is hiring…
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