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Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2627 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections
On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a repo...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 654 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Hichilema gears up to change Zambia's constitution
As President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia made his annual address to parliament on 13 September, he shocked many observers as he made a series of revealing off-the-cuff remarks on the topic of constit...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:36hrs | 357 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambia has its Tshabangu moment as 9 PF MP seats declared vacant
The Speaker of the National Assembly in Zambia has declared the nine seats of Members of Parliament from the Patriotic Front that recently lost their case in the Constitutional Court challenging their...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 17:36hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Charumbira re-elected PAP President
Chief Fortune Charumbira has been re-elected as the Pan-African Parliament President in elections held in Midrand, South Africa this Monday. Chief Charumbira polled 127 votes out of 172 eligib...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia is on the verge of being a one-party state
Zambia's former ruling parties have typically fared poorly after losing power. The United National Independence Party (UNIP) ruled for 27 years but gradually collapsed following its defeat in 1991. Th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 21:11hrs | 12 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Fortune Charumbira question Miles Sampa's motives
PAN-AFRICAN Parliament (PAP) president Fortune Charumbira has denied allegations that he abused the organisation's resources saying such claims are malicious and false.The allegations were mad...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chief Fortune Charumbira removed as PAP president
Chief Fortune Charumbira who faces sexual assault allegations by his niece has been removed as president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) with elections for his replacement slated for October....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kariba: Zimbabwe's dormant tourism jewel
IT'S 6am on a Tuesday morning in the resort town of Kariba.The sun is already hot as usual and temperatures are on a high at 41 degrees Celsius.And taking a stroll on the streets of Ka...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
England booted out
France have beaten England 2-1 at the 2022 World Cup and will play Morocco for a place in next week's final.Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni scored a sublime opening goal from range....Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Late former MDC legislator Mdlongwa remembered
MATABELELAND-based pressure group, Ibhetshu likazulu on Friday held a memorial lecture for the late former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator and veteran trade unionist, Esaph Mdlongwa in...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Potraz targets 1 500 schools, health centres
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has begun a project to connect 1 500 schools and 1 500 health centres to the internet to improve information dissemination....Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Why HH has been invited to the White house by Biden
President Hakainde Hichilema has been invited for a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House while in the US attending the United Nations General Assembly. ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Mwansa P. Chalwe snr
Mobile network operators to set up more tower sites
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said mobile network operators are engaging local authorities to acquire land in order to set up 13 telecommunication towe...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai must be turning in his grave
Morgan Tsvangirai, the late icon of Zimbabwe's tenuous democratic struggle, is a man I knew so well, having served as his spokesperson and trusted lieutenant for almost a decade until his untime...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 09:34hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Just enjoying our Katuruturu as it is now Zituruturu
I always say things from my perspective, got to think and appreciate the only local team that has made Kariba proud by bringing us premier soccer league. The promotion of ZPC FC coincided well with th...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:55hrs | 2 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
POPULISM is ahead of COMPETENCY in the African Context
In Africa one is prepared to die for a politician, and people can go to the extent of kneeling down before political mastitis for favors and bootlicking. One may fail to construct a proper English sen...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 09:58hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Internal democracy under threat in African context - Sadc countries as case study
Critical analysis of internal democracy Internal democracy in political parties, also known as intra-party democracy, refers to the level and methods o...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 15:49hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
WATCH: Messi's video explaining the 'secret' to his success goes viral
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has uploaded a video to his Facebook account which has quickly gone viral on social media. The Argentine's video is of him doing keepy-ups with a tennis ball as a child bef...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by sport-english
Why Tsvangirai and Hichilema will never taste state house
Honestly this is a strong analysis on why both characters have been serial losers in their own countries. They were given the opportunity long back and they missed because they were dining with the en...Published: 02 May 2017 at 10:34hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mashonaland chiefs demand stake in Lake Kariba projects
Traditional Chiefs in Mashonaland West Province whose communities were displaced from the Zambezi Valley to pave way for the construction of Lake Kariba in the 50s, are demanding meaningful projec...Published: 18 Oct 2016 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Road turning out to be a death trap
The road that links Siakobvu and Hurungwe with Gachegache safari area and fishing camps near Lake Kariba is turning out to be a death trap as it is fast losing its form due to erosion and poor workman...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 22:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zambia police arrest and detain 21 Zimbabweans
Zambian police on the northern shores of Lake Kariba have arrested and detained 21 Zimbabwean fishermen for trespassing onto the Zambian side of the lake.Financial Gazette reported that ...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 12:26hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zambia's Guy Scott endorses Hichilema
LUSAKA - Former Zambian vice president Guy Scott yesterday endorsed the candidature of main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and claimed that incumbent President Edgar Lungu has lost direction....Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabweans voted in the Ballon D'or
WARRIORS' coach Callisto Pasuwa and veteran radio soccer commentator and television personality Charles Mabika both voted for Barcelona and Argentina playmaker Lionel Messi for the Ballon D'or, while ...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Lionel Messi wins 5th Ballon d'Or
Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi has won a record 5th Ballon d'Or, beating club teammate, Neymar and Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo to the coveted crown.Messi was handed the crown at ...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 22:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nelson Mandela Prize winners feted
A former Portuguese president and a Namibian eye surgeon are recognized for outstanding public service The planting of a small food garden this s...Published: 24 Dec 2015 at 19:32hrs | 8 | by Bo Li
Rain-making ceremonies for Lake Kariba
TRADITIONAL leaders on both sides of Lake Kariba have been conducting rain-making ceremonies in line with their Tonga tradition in a bid to stop further decline of water levels in the lake, which is c...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 05:30hrs | | by Walter Nyamukondiwa
Zimbabwean Artists to Re-Unite in South Africa for an Explosive Show
Impumelelo Shining Stars (I.S.S) and the outspoken Gwanda based praise poet Lerato Ndlovu-known in arts circles as 'uNqindi oMnyama' will be travelling to South Africa where there will share stag...Published: 25 May 2015 at 20:50hrs | 1 | by Future Moyo
Rapist 'ghost' targets pregnant women
"When the ghost abused you, all the other women sleeping in that room also noticed. They did not have strength to shout for help or rescue you. The 'man' was so powerful that you could not push him on...Published: 16 May 2015 at 11:44hrs | | by Noah Pito
Edgar Lungu treading on thin ice
Just past the hour, the motorcade passed the gates to a tumultuous welcome. Edgar Lungu, dressed in a blue suit and a matador tie, stepped out of the Mercedes that had transported him to the Heroes St...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 23:49hrs | | by Field Ruwe
Zambia's cabinet pass a vote of no confidence in its white president
ZAMBIA'S cabinet passed a vote of no confidence in interim president Guy Scott on Wednesday and asked him to resign, intensifying a power struggle within the ruling party ahead of an election next mon...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 21:33hrs | | by Reuters
Excuse me! Let me speak
Excuse me! Let me speak. If you let me I shall speak calmly and rationally. When I am done let come on me what may for I have staked my life in order to fulfill nothing less than a dream for my co...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 05:41hrs | | by Field Ruwe
ZRP salutes Edgar Lungu for scooping the patriotic front presidential race
As the Zambia Republican Party ZRP, we wish to congratulate the incoming sixth Zambian president for scooping the PF presidency. In fact as the REPUBLICANS like any right thinking Zambian we knew...Published: 05 Dec 2014 at 16:42hrs | | by Wright Musoma
Zimbabwe, Zambia grapple with political turmoil
Ever since colonial cartographers drew their common frontier across the Zambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe have shared an uneasy destiny: landlocked nations, onetime adversaries and now mirror images ...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia's ruling party splits
A MAJOR split in Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has seen two factions select rival candidates for presidential elections next month, raising the possibility that the opposition could snatch vict...Published: 02 Dec 2014 at 21:47hrs | | by AFP
Hunt for Successor: God has spoken
"God works in mysterious ways," is a trite so often uttered at the pulpit, and it is the one that precedes my article. I know there are many who will recoil with repulsion at my audacity to evoke God'...Published: 25 Nov 2014 at 08:36hrs | | by Field Ruwe
Michael Sata's widow joins succession race
Lusaka - The battle for Zambia's presidency became even more of a family affair on Wednesday with late leader Michael Sata's widow joining the race to become the ruling party's candidate....Published: 20 Nov 2014 at 12:20hrs | | by AFP
'Chamisa cannot be an ordinary card-carrying member,' says Tsvangirai
Gift Phiri (GP) talks to MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai (MT) in this exclusive interview.Find below excerpts of the interview.GP: You have just...Published: 05 Nov 2014 at 14:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim woman ends love affair with EPL Newcastle's Cheick Tiote
Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote has defended his lifestyle by claiming there is nothing unusual about having two wives and a mistress.Tiote, who earns £45,000-a-week at Premier League outfi...Published: 30 Sep 2014 at 20:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wife accuses mother-in-law of interference with love making
A FOURTY-year-old woman of Lusaka's Arakan Barracks shocked the fully packed Boma Local Court when she claimed that her mother-in-law stopped her husband from making love to her.Sarah Muso...Published: 25 May 2014 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai Must Urgently Apologize To Zimbabweans in the U.K
Having noted that the recent escalated deportations of Zimbabweans from the UK have been reportedly inspired by PM Tsvangirai's deleterious message to the British government as he called that they...Published: 09 Feb 2013 at 08:17hrs | | by Chris Tongogara
Boozer commits suicide
A 29 year old man committed suicide on Monday after gulping a poisonous pesticide following a heated altercation with his grandmother who accused him of heavy drinking.Mashonaland West provin...Published: 06 Sep 2012 at 06:45hrs | | by Own correspendent
The Sata - Mugabe fatal 'patriotic' camaraderie
The alarm bells are chiming as one of the most disconcerting relationships brews right before our eyes. We are worried, concerned about the Sata-Mugabe connection and yet we remain as mute as lamb. ...Published: 22 Aug 2012 at 12:07hrs | 1 | by Field Ruwe
Mum beats 2-year-old daughter to death for eating her sadza
A 20-year-old woman in Chief Msampakaruma's area in Kariba is facing a murder charge after she killed her two-year-old daughter for eating sadza without her permission.Marjorie Smart of Villag...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Internet set for a major upgrade
Washington - The internet is set for a major upgrade in the coming week. But if all goes well, users won't even know it's happening.The switch occurs at 00:01 GMT on Wednesday, when the intern...Published: 04 Jun 2012 at 06:16hrs | | by Moyo Roy
The Highlanders Great Initiative
Sydney, Netsai, Mercedes, Titus, Rahman and Tito Do you remember the songs 'Badlala njani ibhola, IBosso siyizwa ngokuskowa, Ngubani owayekhona'? There...Published: 24 Oct 2011 at 08:45hrs | 3 | by Tse Ndex
Deadly secession protests in Western Zambia
Residents of western Zambia were barred from gathering even for Sunday church services after an attempt to debate secession led to deadly protests. It was unclear how long th...Published: 16 Jan 2011 at 16:16hrs | | by Associated Press
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