Equality now calls for urgent action to protect children’s rights
BARNABAS ZULU EQUALITY Now, an international human rights organisation, has urged African governments to take immediate action to protect children’s rights during the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Committee…
Speaker Mutti illegally declared Petauke Seat vacant
GRACE CHAILE GOVERNANCE activist Isaac Mwanza has argued that the National Assembly, including Speaker Nelly Mutti, overstepped their authority by declaring vacant the Petauke Central seat, previously held by Emmanuel…
UPND using courts, prisons to silence dissent – Sinkamba
ROGERS KALERO THE precedent which the ruling UPND has set of using law enforcement agencies and prisons to silence the opposition and its critics is sad and dangerous because it…
There is selective application of the law in Zambia, courts hears
GRACE CHAILE GOVERNANCE Enhancement Initiative director Kennedy Chanda has testified that there appears to be selective application of the law in Zambia, particularly concerning individuals affiliated with the UPND. Mr…
Abolish 08-17 traditional working hours – Dr. Haabazoka
GIDEON NYENDWA ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka has called on Government to abolish the traditional 08:00 to 17:00 working hours, arguing that the rigid schedule is one of the major barriers to…
Phase II of ‘Waste No Waste, Trash is Treasure’ Campaign launched in Lusaka
GIDEON NYENDWA THE Italian embassy, in partnership with the Lusaka City Council, on Tuesday launched Phase II of the “Waste No Waste, Trash is Treasure” environmental campaign at the Zambian-Italian…
HH honours Nawakwi with official funeral
NATION REPORTER PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has accorded an official funeral to Edith Nawakwi, a former cabinet minister in the MMD administration. And the President has declared Friday, 11 April, 2025,…
If you can’t evacuate GBM, grant him bail –Tonse Alliance
BARNABAS ZULU IF government has failed to evacuate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba to South Africa for specialist treatment because of restrictive security protocols, it would be morally correct that the State…
HH doesn’t talk to me – ECL
FORMER President Edgar Lungu has slammed claims that he and his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema are in talking terms, stating that at no time has the head of State reached…
Man to man or oral sex unnatural, styles are not unnatural, court hears
By GRACE CHAILE THE Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) has maintained that Section 155(a) and (c) of the Penal Code is vague, ambiguous, and overly broad, arguing that the law…
