It is a constitutional illegality for Justice Lombe Chibesakunda to continue occupying the office of the Chief Justice in a acting capacity because Zambian Laws have disqualified her candidature for the office on the basis of her age, says Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) executive director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza. Rev. Mwanza said that it was […]
Archive | July, 2013
EFZ wants Justice Chibesakunda out
Posted on 31 July 2013.
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Kabimba should leave ECZ alone-UPND
Posted on 31 July 2013.
PF Secretary General Wynter Kabimba should stop attacking the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for the ruling party’s losses in Kafulafuta, Solwezi East and Chipata Central recent by elections, says UPND Southern Province provincial Chairman Province Billiard Makwembo. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation in Livingstone, Mr. Makwembo said Mr Kabimba should stop […]
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Abrogated social contract
Posted on 29 July 2013.
The principle of the social contract in politics is very straightforward. It imposes a morality on political theory and practice. It assumes that citizens freely and voluntarily surrender some of their freedom for the common good, namely that they subject themselves to central authority which in turn undertakes to protect their remaining rights. According Jean […]
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RB tricked “hatred for the former President is corrosive”
Posted on 29 July 2013.
A reporter, who pretended to sympathize with the persecution of RB and his family, tricked the former President into the headline story that suggested that he asked his son Henry not to return to Zambia for fear of being persecuted. The reporter, according to Human Rights Activist Brebner Changala gained the confidence of and lulled […]
PF must be kicked out -Mulusa
Posted on 29 July 2013.
Zambians must terminate their social contract they had signed with the Patriotic Front (PF) in 2011 because they have failed to deliver and turned government into a political persecution apparatus, Solwezi Central Member of Parliament Lucky Mulusa has charged. He has said the PF did not have a national development strategy and their inability to […]
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Wynter must resign- Mulongoti
Posted on 29 July 2013.
People’s Party (PP) president Mike Mulongoti has demanded the immediate resignation of Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba for having launched a campaign to discredit, harass and intimidate the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for pointing out constitutional breaches committed by Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people of Chipata. Mr Mulongoti has said Zambians should not […]
Zambians ready to defend democracy-FODEP
Posted on 29 July 2013.
Zambians are proud of their multiparty democracy and will not give up or dilute the values and principles of a multiparty parliamentary which they are embraced in 1991, says Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) executive cirector MacDonald Chipenzi. Commenting on the just ended by elections Mr Chipenzi said the voices of the people in Mkushi […]
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Mumbwa District Hospital pharmacy disappoints locals
Posted on 29 July 2013.
Mumbwa residents have complained about poor services obtaining at the District Hospital pharmacy which remains closed throughout the weekend forcing patients to go without treatment. In an interview yesterday, some residents complained that patients were given prescriptions to buy drugs but there were no medicines in local chemists. Charles Kabonde said it was disappointing that […]
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Chituwo challenges govt over ARVs
Posted on 29 July 2013.
Government should own up and tell the Zambians if it has run out of money for the procurement of Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) resulting in the inconsistent supply of the life saving drugs. Former Minister of Health (MoH) and Mumbwa Member of Parliament Dr Brian Chituwo said there was need to refocus their procurement agenda on […]
Zambians should brace for harder times-CSPR
Posted on 29 July 2013.
Zambians should brace themselves for tougher times ahead, says the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) board chairman John Lijimu. Mr Lijimu said government did seem to prioritize efforts to fight the growing hunger situation in the country. “Tougher times are coming and the Zambian people must brace themselves for real hunger in their homes […]
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