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27 Views South Africa and Zimbabwe have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation through several agreements and Memoranda of Understanding covering agriculture, trade, investment, gender equality, correctional services, diplomacy, arts and culture, writes Gautam Karve. The agreements were signed in Pretoria at the conclusion of the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission, […]

Zambia’s Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba has clarified that ongoing security risk assessments being conducted by the Zambia Police Service and other security agencies are not targeting any particular individual or political grouping. Musamba said the operations are intelligence-led and preventive in nature, with the primary objective of identifying and addressing potential security vulnerabilities […]

A consortium of civil society organisations has condemned the total shutdown of Zambia’s judiciary on the final day for filing a presidential election petition. This is contained in a statement issued by LCK Freedom Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde on behalf of Advocates for Democratic Governance Foundation, ActionAid Zambia, Caritas Zambia, Chapter One Foundation, NGOCC, […]

3 Views The Lusaka Securities Exchange says market activity remained “stunted and subdued” in the first half of the year, with the bourse’s Chief Executive Officer directly attributing the lack of investor confidence to elections. LuSE Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Kabaso says liquidity was a major challenge during the period. Kabaso attributes the subdued activity […]

Zambian social media influencer and model Lisa Mutambo has been laid to rest today at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lusaka, with hundreds of mourners, family members and close friends turning up to pay their final respects to the 25-year-old. The funeral followed an emotional farewell at Mary Immaculate Parish in Lusaka, where hundreds of mourners […]

THE Zambia Police Service said Monday it is conducting intelligence-led security risk assessments at selected key government premises across the country. In a statement dated Aug. 24, Inspector General of Police Graphel C. Musamba said the preventive operations are being carried out in collaboration with other law enforcement and security agencies. He said the aim

By MUBITA KATETE TWO of Zambia’s senior lawyers State Counsel Bonaventure Mutale and State Counsel Chifumu Banda, have rubbished assertions alleging that the duo have received US$750, 000 from National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) presidential candidate Brian Mundubile for purposes of leading the petition against the re-election of President Hakainde Hichilema […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

19 Views By Thandiwe Ketiš Ngoma What is happening in Zambia today is deeply disturbing. The closure of courts across the country, particularly on a day when the constitutional window for challenging the presidential election is at stake, raises serious questions about access to justice, judicial independence and the rule of law. Let us be […]

3 Views The Law Association of Zambia (LAS) says it is currently engaging the Chief Justice and the Attorney General concerning the closure of courts and its implications, as the country’s three Church Mother Bodies warn against political hostility and the erosion of democratic values in post-election Zambia. In a press statement dated 24th August […]

STATEMENT ON THE CALL FOR A GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY. Friends and fellow citizens, As ZRP President and Tonse PF Pamozi Alliance Nation Mobilization Chairperson, I fully agree with Dr Chrisy Zimba’s call for a Government of National Unity in Zambia. Following the just-concluded elections, it is clear that our country is divided and tense. […]