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Police arrest 43 in Lusaka over alleged plot to storm Parliament building
Police in Lusaka have arrested 43 individuals for allegedly planning to protest at Parliament and for various suspected offenses committed in Chawama Compound ...
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Justice O’ Metre: Recap of cases involving politically-exposed persons, others; June, 2024
Welcome to Justice O’ Metre, an independent tracker on high profile cases affecting mostly politically-exposed persons within the Zambian judicial system, the rule ...
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UKA alleges clandestine moves to dismantle opposition, organize by-elections as ‘reckless, irresponsible’
The United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) has described as reckless and irresponsible the declaration of nine vacant seats of the Patriotic Front (PF) lawmakers. ...
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Kitwe farmer testifies against lawmaker Mabonga, calling her remarks ‘treacherous,’ inciting violence
Kevin William Soper, a 68-year-old farmer from Kitwe, has testified against Mfuwe Member of Parliament, Maureen Mabonga, describing her statements in a video ...
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Sampa fingers Hichilema govt for crisis within PF, alleges President plotting a banana republic
Patriotic Front (PF) Matero Member of Parliament, Miles Sampa, has accused President Hakainde Hichilema’s regime of planning to create a “banana republic” using ...
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Infighting in PF faction continues, as N’gona announces overthrow of Sampa, appointment of Chabinga as leader
Mafinga lawmaker, James Chabinga, has reportedly been elected as the Patriotic Front (PF) acting factional leader by the Central Committee with immediate effect. ...
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Breaking! Historical moment, as Second Vice Speaker of Parliament, Moyo, declares 9 seats vacant
Moses Moyo, the Second Vice Speaker of Parliament, has reportedly declared a record nine seats belonging to the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) vacant. ...
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PF factional leader, Sampa, reportedly dissolves Central Committee, assumes role of Secretary-General
A day after announcing changes to the top leadership, Patriotic Front factional president, Miles Sampa, has reportedly dissolved the Central Committee. In a ...
Economy
Zambian govt confirms World Bank’s additional grant of $207 million for social protection project
Secretary to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa, has announced that the World Bank has approved US$207.6 million additional financing for Zambia’s Scaling-Up Shock Responsive ...
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Hichilema threatens tougher actions to push public service workers for better service delivery
President Hakainde Hichilema has threatened to raise his whipping stick a little higher in an effort to ensure that development gets down to ...