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….DEMANDS DUE PROCESS Former Finance Minister and veteran politician Dr. Katele Kalumba has raised serious constitutional concerns over the treatment of former Zambia Security Intelligence Service (ZSIS) Director-General Xavier Franklin…
By Sishuwa Sishuwa Hello Mr. Hichilema, May you and your police please release Xavier Chungu, the presidential candidate of the opposition Liberal Democrats Party. After suppressing the right to peaceful…
A founding member of the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND), Charles Longwe, has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking the disqualification of President Hakainde Hichilema from contesting the August…
Patriotic Front PF faction leader Miles Sampa says he has withdrawn from the forthcoming parliamentary election set for 13 August. Posting on his social media handle, the immediate past Matero…
The Zambia Police Service has recorded a warn and caution statement from former intelligence chief director Xavier Chungu for disclosing certain information entrusted to him in confidence, contrary to the…
The South African Supreme Court has reserved judgment to a later date as the legal battle over the late former president Edgar Lungu’s remains continues. During the session judges pressed…
The United Party for National Development (UPND) elections chairperson Likando Mufulali has urged members of the party who have gone independent to reverse their decision while there is still time.…
Thembeka Ngcukaitobi, the lawyer representing the late former president Edgar Lungu’s family says he (Lungu) returned to active politics out of bitterness. He says there was bad blood between Lungu…
The United Party for National Development (UPND) has refuted claims that it is buying candidates out of the forthcoming general election set for August 13. The party was responding to…
Governance activist Isaac Mwanza and the consortium of civil society organizations for good governance and constitutionalism have petitioned the high court to disqualify 101 parliamentary candidates who filed nominations as…