Saviour Chishimba mocks Lungu
“May the heavens strengthen His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu so that he can teach this nation of fools many more lessons! May he increase more taxes and make life even more difficult to this...
View ArticleSean Tembo Observes strange happenings in his life
By Sean E. Tembo – PeP President 1. Let me start by saying that am not a superstitious person. I neither believe in witchcraft nor conspiracy theories. But the events of the past few weeks have left...
View ArticleTeacher jailed for insulting Lungu
Lusaka magistrate Sylvia Munyinya has sentenced a 27-year-old teacher of Samfya district in Luapula Province to two years imprisonment with hard labour for defaming President Edgar Lungu. The Court...
View ArticleMedia bodies condemn closure of Prime TV
THE Media Liaison Committee (MLC) and the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) Zambia Committee is disappointed with the actions by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) in suspending the operating...
View ArticlePanos urges IBA to rescind suspension of Prime TV broadcasting license
Lusaka, 4 March 2019: Panos Institute Southern Africa calls on Zambia’s Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to rescind the suspension of the broadcasting license for one of the country’s leading...
View ArticleMutati condemns PF for closing Prime TV
Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) faction leader Felix Mutati says the punishment handed to Prime TV by the PF using the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) will injure one of the virtues...
View ArticleChurch condemns as hypocrisy closure of Prime TV
Suspension of Prime TV Hypocritical, Undemocratic, says church We, the Three Church Mother Bodies namely Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) and Zambia...
View ArticleHH urges PF govt to rescind maize export decision
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has urged the government to rescind its decision to lift the maize and meali meal export ban in view of the current dry spell that has affected some parts of the country....
View ArticleUSA says closure of Prime TV counterproductive
A statement posted on the Embassy page states : The United States remains a staunch advocate for inherent human freedoms around the world. U.S. Embassy Lusaka joins other voices in concern over the...
View ArticleEU joins calls for reopening of Prime Tv
The European Union (EU) says Zambia must respect human rights and press freedoms as signed in various international and regionally agreements. The EU also says Prime Television broadcasting licence...
View ArticleBy-election dates for Roan, Bahati set
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has set 11th April, 2019 as the date on which to hold the Parliamentary, and Local Government by-elections in Bahati Constituency of Mansa District and Roan...
View ArticleZambia fails to pay for construction of Kazungula Bridge
Construction of the Kazungula Bridge between Zambia and Botswana has been suspended because Zambia has failed to pay it’s part of the financial obligation amounting to $18 million. Botswana Media...
View ArticlePhotos of the day: Solwezi General Hospital
Current situation at Solwezi General hospital maternity wing due to old and colonial buildings. The post Photos of the day: Solwezi General Hospital appeared first on Zambian Watchdog.
View ArticleKazungula Bridge contractor confirms non payment
Daewoo, the company constructing the Kazungula Bridge has confirmed that it has not been paid. Earlier in the Morning, the Watchdog revealed that the construction of the bridge between Zambia and...
View ArticlePF has already rigged the 2021 elections
By Prof. MicheloHansungule The Electoral Commission of Zambia (amendment bill) 2019 published last week is the latest indication that PF is once again bent on rigging the forthcoming 2021 elections....
View ArticleEthiopian airline to Kenya crashes
NAIROBI (REUTERS) – An Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed on Sunday morning (March 10), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. The Ethiopian prime minister’s official Twitter...
View ArticleMinister Mushimba says Zambians are angry
Brian Mushimba pretends that he does not know why Zambians are angry. MINISTER of Transport and Communication Dr Brian Mushimba writes … “I have come to the realization of a disturbing trend taking...
View ArticlePF sidelines Copperbelt chair in Roan elections
Copperbelt provincial chairman Nathan Chanda Bwalya has been sidelined and left out of the campaign team for the forth coming parliamentary by elections in Roan constituency. Sources close to state...
View ArticleWhere did Euro Bonds money go ?
Gregory Cifire writes: In 2012, Zambia got $750m, in 2014 $1bn, and $1.25bn in 2015, giving a total of $3bn in the recorded short period, aside other debts. It is clear that the Euro bond was used to...
View ArticleHeath services still going down
iam Joshua Musonda I just want to admit that’ it’s true our Health institution in our Country needs to be improved coz today i was sick so I have decided to go at Kamwala clinic but after hve reached...
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