Chishimba Kambwili has maintained that Hakainde Hichilema has ethnically poisoned the people of Southern Province to believing that tribalism was the only strategy for the United Party for National Development (UPND leader to be elected president despite his deficiency in leadership qualities. Speaking at the fourth Patriotic Front (PF) virtual rally at Mulungushi International Conference…
RIOT Police this morning discharged volleys of teargas in Lusaka’s Chawama Compound to halt violent and bloody clashes between two rival PF gangs. Owing to the chaotic scenes that engulfed the Township today, it could have easily been mistaken for a dangerous war zone in either Somalia, Afghanistan or Iraq. The latest episode of political…
MUNZAKO NGATI ACHITA, OSAMUCHOSAPO, MULEKE APITILIZE – DR CANISIUS BANDA TELLS HH …..as he explains that PF Manifesto puts Zambians first whilst that of the opposition prioritises foreigners LUSAKA, Wednesday 28th July 2021 (SmartEagles) Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Member Dr Canisius Banda has advised UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to let President Edgar Chagwa Lungu continue…
By Mwaka Ndawa HONORARY Consul General for Belgium in Zambia Diego Casilli has sued the Daily Nation Newspaper in the Lusaka High Court for defamation for alleging that he had connived with the UPND and some lawyers to oust the ruling PF in the August 12 general elections by sabotaging election results through the parallel…
HH IS AWARE HE IS LOSING, BUT HE WON’T CONCEDE DEFEAT – DR CANISIUS BANDA TIPS ECL ….urges the Head of State to protect all the citizens, watch the UPND and keep them in their place Lusaka, Wednesday 28th July 2021 (SmartEagles) Member of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Dr Canisius Banda has tipped His…
By Pilato THE 12TH AUGUST 2021 The coming general elections are about the soul of our nation, the restoration of power from a few political individuals to the institutions of this country. These elections are about the people of this country claiming back the dignity that has been lost over time. The police officers, who…
By Julia Malunga, THE Zambian government has distanced itself from a Russian operated ship that was recently intercepted by the European Union Naval Force on grounds that it was carrying illegal arms, in violation of the arms embargo on Libya. And Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says there…
EXEMPT PRESIDENT LUNGU FROM LAST MINUTE DEBATE, YOUTHS DEMANDS A youth representative, Charles Mbombela has requested the organizers of the Presidential debate to exempt President Lungu as the request has come too late. Mr Mbombela adds that the organizers should leave it to the Zambian people to let President Lungu be subjected to the scrutiny…
Former National Democratic Congress party leader Chishimba Kambwili has said that opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema does not deserve to govern the country. Speaking during the door-to-door campaign in Luanshya, Mr. Kambwili, who is a ruling Patriotic Front (PF) member, said that Zambia is in safe hands under the leadership…
GEARS Initiative Zambia executive director MacDonald Chipenzi has urged Zambians to ignore politicians who use them during elections as stepping stones for their selfish gain and abandon them after. Chipenzi says Inonge Wina must account for her stay as Vice-President for seven years hailing from Western Province and should also explain why the province has…
THE People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) party is petitioning the Independent Broadcasting Authority to give favourable consideration to the application by Prime Television for a broadcasting licence and to expedite its issuance in the public interest. In a statement, William Harrington, the party’s vice-president, stated that Prime Television just like the other television stations, in…
NDC national chairperson Richard Luonde says trade union leaders have duped their members in the civil service over the debt swap. Commenting on the ongoing debate over the government ‘debt-swap’, Fr Luonde called the exercise a hoax. “Right now, we have the issue of the debt swap which PF is promising civil servants. We are…
JUDGE ESAU CHULU AND SHINDANO IN A MOST DIFFICULT TASK THIS YEAR Every election year when there is a wind of change there are so many remarkable things that happen and a sitting government in Zambia always panicks.They do all kind of crazy things such as making life a living hell for the opposition through…
By Olas Mizi · THE PF MUST BE VOTED OUT OF POWER THEY HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR USEFULNESS,NO PARTY SHOULD RULE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. Dear fellow Zambians,,, The PF government has been in power for 10 years and they are seeking for another fresh mandate from you Zambians to extend their stay in power…
KBF TELLS OFF KANGANJA PROMINENT Lawyer and UPND Alliance partner, Kelvin Fube Bwalya, has told off Inspector General of Police, Kakoma Kanganja to stop meddling in the on-going Electoral process. Speaking on ‘Zambia Decides’ radio programme on Radio Christian Voice this morning, Mr Bwalya said that Mr Kanganja must stop dictating how political parties are…
TIZ RECORDS 44 CASES OF VIOLENCE, BRIBERY AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE LINKED TO THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES During the months of May and June 2021, TI-Z monitored a total of 85 electoral events across the country in general, but specifically in the 6 provinces. According to the analysis, Copperbelt and North-Western provinces accounted for the majority…
Contact: Secretary General Batuke Imenda 0977821364/0976503165 Email: info@upndhq.org LUNGU BANS HH CAMPAIGNS INDEFINITELY – IMENDA Tuesday 27th July 2021 LUSAKA – We wish to express our disappointment with government institutions which are being used by President Edgar Lungu to block United Party for National Development (UPND) Alliance presidential candidate, Hakainde Hichilema, from campaigning for the…
Opposition Leader of Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) Sean Tembo has said that volatility in the exchange rate of the Kwacha against major convertible currencies is actually adverse to the economy as it undermines the ability of business entities and individuals to transact and often attracts significant foreign exchange losses to cross-border traders. In a…
By Mwaka Ndawa THE state says Xaviour Chungu cannot be indemnified over his detention in 2002 on corruption related charges and theft of public funds and assets, including the seizure of his property acquired using the the same funds, because the due process of the law was followed. The Attorney General’s chambers has also hinted…
POLITICS AS A ´LIFE OR DEATH END´ GAME …´leaders must chastise the violent elements among them not stay quite´, Sikota By Sakwiba Sikota, SC 26th July 2021 The posting and picture below which I made more than six years ago on 31st January 2015 is still very valid today. Perhaps it is even more valid…
KAMBWILI IS A CRIMINAL CONVICT WHO IS TRYING TO MAKE AMENDS, CHARGES MUCHELEKA Staff Reporter Chishimba Kambwili is speaking like that because he’s under pressure on account of being a convict, says opposition UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka. Reacting to Kambwili’s statement to Daily Revelation that opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema does not deserve…
DESPITE its challenges, the Zambian political landscape has inspired supporters of Congolese opposition politician Moise Katumbi in the bustling border town of Kasumbalesa. Katumbi’s supporters on either side of the vast border town believe that the ruling party under Felix Tshisekedi should accord Katumbi the same privileges ‘enjoyed’ by opposition leaders in Zambia. Zambia goes…
By Oliver Chisenga FORMER special assistant to the president for policy and project implementation and monitoring Jack Kalala says President Edgar Lungu lacks sincerity and integrity, which make him unfit to be President. Responding to President Lungu’s advice to the church in Kalulushi recently, Kalala said privatization was a programme for the MMD government and…
Patriotic Front Presidential running mate Professor Nkandu Luo has said Zambians are resolved to vote for the PF and President Lungu in the August 12 polls. Speaking on a campaign tour in Chililabombwe town today, Prof Luo wondered where the United Party For National Development (UPND) is getting confidence that they are winning the upcoming…
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has assured political parties in the country that it has put in place security measures which will protect all votes cast in the August 12, 2021 presidential and general elections. ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano stated that the commission is alive to concerns raised by political parties and…
By Ex PF Matero MP Loyd Kaziya The truth must be told. Pf party, the party that was founded by one Michael Chilufya Sata, the party we all loved at some point, has fallen into wrong hands. Remember as an author of the page, | was once a Cabinet Minister. | have seen a lot…
By Julia Malunga, MONZE Central UPND aspiring member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says Zambians will be voting for another five years of trauma and suffering if they re-elect the Patriotic Front. In an interview, Mwiimbu said once Hakainde Hichilema is ushered into office, he would bring credibility in the governance processes. “For those who are…
The Patriotic Front has charged that the opposition United Party of National Development (UPND) has resorted to political violence in order to push for a government of national unity after the August polls. PF Media Director Antonio Mwanza said that it is unfortunate that the opposition UPND has decided to cause anarchy in the country…
In the media, endorsements are the responsibility of editorial boards. In this year’s presidential election, I am breaking tradition by endorsing Hakainde Hichilema for President of Zambia. I firmly believe Hichilema has garnered enough political experience, purpose, and vision to unlock Zambia’s potential. I must emphasize that I have no formal or informal connections to…
By Sara Imutowa Yeta II START THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING POWER TO HAKAINDE HICHILEMA For the first time, I agree with denialists that there is no wind of change in Zambia at all because there is infact a hurricane gust of change. Today Solwezi came to a stand still because of Hakainde Hichilema’s presence stirring…
By Veronica Mwale CIC Private Reporter THE BOAT CRACKS AS 308 PF MEMBERS LED BY IMPUSUKILO WARD CHAIRMAN MR CHELA DITCH PF AND JOINS UPND IN KWACHA CONSTITUENCY CITING POOR LEADERSHIP IN PF BY MALANJI. Over 300 PF members have ditched PF and join UPND in Kwacha Constituency of Kitwe. Addressing the defectors, Kitwe Distric…
THE Zambia Police has instituted investigations in the alleged recruitment of 60, 000 militias by the United Party for National Development (UPND). And Green Party President, Peter Sinkamba, observed that the allegations against the UPND of training militia must be investigated thoroughly, stressing that there was no smoke without fire. According to Patriotic Front (PF)…
By Elijah Temboh UNLESS HH DOES SOME MAGIC WITHIN 19 DAYS HE WON’T OUST PF FROM POWER WITH HIS RHETORICS I have at many times laughed at those who are fond of saying that the PF should stop talking about HH and start telling people of Zambia what they will do for them. But to…
President Edgar Lungu’s running mate Professor Nkandu Luo says the country is in safe hands under President Edgar Lungu. Speaking at a media briefing in Kitwe, Professor Luo said President Lungu walks the talk and means well for the country. She said President Lungu and the PF have laid a strong foundation that is moving…
For Immediate Release PF GOVERNMENT HAS WRONG INTENTIONS TOWARDS THE CIVIL SERVANTS. Saturday 24:07:21 George Sichula NDC Copperbelt Chairman. It is always important to test the spirit behind every move made by the PF Government. We keep animals and feed them very well but they will never know that we plan to butcher them some…
UPND deputy national chairperson Andrew Banda says it is unfair to hold party leader Hakainde Hichilema captive in Lusaka whilst the PF and President Edgar Lungu are busy campaigning. During a briefing in Chipata on Wednesday, Andrew said it was unfortunate that the UPND was even denied airspace to travel. “It is very unfair to…
By Staff Reporter Luangeni UPND parliamentary candidate Noel Nkhoma says he has been approached by “a PF sympathiser”, with a bribe of a brand new Toyota hilux and cash to pull out of the race. Speaking with Daily Revelation, Nkhoma said he rejected a motor vehicle bribe and cash, on principle. Asked on information that…
ENTIRE PF IN NZINGU WARD OF CHIKANKATA DEFECT TO UPND _”…and pledged to support and campaign vigorously for the UPND candidate for Chikankata constituency”_ More than hundred PF officials of shamayuwa in Nzingu ward of Chikankata Constituency have ditched the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) to join the biggest opposition political party UPND citing lies, poverty,…
THE people of Barotseland should not give PF a vote because they have done nothing for the region, Clement Sinyinda has advised. Sinyinda is a former prime minister of Barotseland and served as deputy minister of education in the MMD government. He also served as Senanga member of parliament. Sinyinda was reacting to a statement…
MICRO- FINANCE INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC WORKERS DEBT…THE STORY CONTINUES By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba I took time to sit down with a dear brother and professional, Justin Chola of the Bayport Financial Services fame. He recently retired to embark on pursuing other interests! From what I saw, he is far from retired. He helped shed some…