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Latest Zambia news and breaking headlines covering national affairs, local developments, business, public services, and major stories.

NEWLY ELECTED MAFINGA MP MAY NEVER STEP FOOT AGAIN IN PARLIAMENT News

NEWLY ELECTED MAFINGA MP MAY NEVER STEP FOOT AGAIN IN PARLIAMENT

  • Breaking News Zambia

NEWLY ELECTED MAFINGA MP MAY NEVER STEP FOOT AGAIN IN PARLIAMENT HONOURABLE Faith Munthali who defeated Robert Chabinga by a wide margin is currently arrested and in police custody. Police say her supporters allegedly conducted themselves in a military-like manner while armed with offensive weapons causing fear and alarm among members of the public. Zambian Post

MAFINGA SOUTH MP FAITH MUNTHALI ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED PUBLIC ARMING AND FELONY CONSPIRACY News

MAFINGA SOUTH MP FAITH MUNTHALI ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED PUBLIC ARMING AND FELONY CONSPIRACY

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MAFINGA SOUTH MP FAITH MUNTHALI ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED PUBLIC ARMING AND FELONY CONSPIRACY Details in the statement…..The Zambia Police Service in Mafinga District, Muchinga Province, has arrested and charged Hon. Faith Munthali, Member of Parliament for Mafinga South Constituency, for the offences of Being Armed in Public, contrary to Section 85 of the Penal Code, […]

I have never said that “some Bemba people suspected of being Congolese should be stripped of their Zambian nationality” – MARK SIMUUWE News

I have never said that “some Bemba people suspected of being Congolese should be stripped of their Zambian nationality” – MARK SIMUUWE

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FABRICATED TRIBAL STATEMENTS ARE RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS I wish to categorically dismiss as false and malicious the statement circulating on social media purporting to quote me as saying that “some Bemba people suspected of being Congolese should be stripped of their Zambian nationality” and that it is “time to clean the country.” I have never […]

AIPAC BACKS GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO REVOKE PASSPORTS OF SIX ZAMBIANS News

AIPAC BACKS GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO REVOKE PASSPORTS OF SIX ZAMBIANS

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AIPAC BACKS GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO REVOKE PASSPORTS OF SIX ZAMBIANS The Acton Institute for Policy Analysis Center (AIPAC) has backed government’s decision to revoke the passports of six Zambians, including former Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba, but has called for transparency on how the government is engaging with the host countries of those affected. Yesterday […]

JIMMY MALISENI WEIGHS-IN ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AT COUNCIL LEVEL News

JIMMY MALISENI WEIGHS-IN ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AT COUNCIL LEVEL

  • Breaking News Zambia

JIMMY MALISENI WEIGHS-IN ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AT COUNCIL LEVEL Some people are wondering why UPND has been allocated the majority of local government PR seats even in councils where the party lost the local elections. Here is why. The published allocations show that this is not theoretical. It is what the system has actually produced. […]

FAITH MUNTHALI REPORTEDLY HELD AT CHINSALI POLICE STATION News

FAITH MUNTHALI REPORTEDLY HELD AT CHINSALI POLICE STATION

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FAITH MUNTHALI REPORTEDLY HELD AT CHINSALI POLICE STATION Citizens First says Mafinga South Member of Parliament Faith Munthali is being held at Chinsali Police Station. In a statement, Citizens First Acting President Mary Zambezi said the party is yet to establish Munthali’s condition and the reasons behind her detention. Ms. Zambezi said the party would […]

Suspected Mobile Money Scammer escapes mob justice in Chongwe News

Suspected Mobile Money Scammer escapes mob justice in Chongwe

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9 Views CHONGWE — A suspected mobile money scammer narrowly escaped death after an angry mob descended on him following an alleged attempt to defraud mobile money operators of K6,000 at Kanakanthapa Turn-Off in Chongwe. The incident happened after the suspected scammer allegedly approached several mobile money booths, attempting to convince operators to process a […]

Mundubile, Makebi and 16 Others sue State over detention, rights abuses News

Mundubile, Makebi and 16 Others sue State over detention, rights abuses

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15 ViewsPetitioners allege unlawful transfers, torture, restricted access to lawyers and families, and attempts to induce soldiers to testify against Mundubile and Zulu LUSAKA – Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, his running mate Makebi Zulu, and 16 others have sued the State in the High Court, challenging their detention and alleging violations […]