Zambia: Hundreds pray for jailed opposition leader
Members of the Zambian United Party for National Development (UPND) have been gathering across the Southern-African nation to pray for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, who […]
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Zambia’s Lungu to Be Sworn in, Court Rejects Opposition Petition
Zambia’s incumbent President Edgar Lungu will be sworn-in for a new five-year term on Tuesday September 13, Secretary to the Cabinet, Roland Msiska, said in […]
Zambia Election Petition Hearing Starts Friday
Zambia’s constitutional court will begin hearing of the substantive case in an election petition filed by the main opposition on Friday September 2, an official […]
Zambia- Elections: 130 Rioting Opposition Supporters Arrested
Police in Zambia on Tuesday said they have arrested 133 supporters of the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND.) The security forces have […]
Zambia: Police Arrest 28 Opposition Members
Police in Zambia on Wednesday raided an opposition party leader’s house and arrested 28 members of the party. The Vice-President of the United Party for […]
Zambia: Opposition leader arrested for ‘defaming’ President
Police in Zambia on Monday arrested opposition leader Erick Chanda following a May 9, 2015 newspaper report in which he accused Lungu of having spent […]
Zambia Releases ex-Defense Minister on Bail
Zambia’s former defense minister Geoffrey Mwamba arrested on Wednesday, has been released on bail, local media reported. Mwamba, also popularly known as GBM, was arrested […]
Zambia to hold fresh elections on Aug. 11
Zambia will hold new presidential and parliamentary elections on August 11 under a new constitution; the government said on Monday. “The new Constitution has a […]
Zambia holds one year long presidency election, Lungu and Hichilema leading
With almost 50% of the votes counted in Zambia’s presidential elections, the run for the one year long presidency in Zambia has turned out to […]