Zambians started voting on Thursday with a promising huge turnout in a decisive election in which the incumbent Edgar Lungu is seeking a second term. Mr Lungu, 64, faces the main opposition UPND candidate Hakainde Hichilema, 59, making his fifth attempt at the presidency. Long early morning queues were witnessed in the capital Lusaka with […]
Lusaka — AMID the opposition’s persistent allegations of vote rigging and the ruling party advising its challenger to accept defeat or face the consequences, Zambia will today contest an election to sustain the country as a steady democracy or condemn it to turmoil. Tensions were still palpable as campaigns officially closed on the eve of […]
Zambians will pick their next president this Thursday, to choose whether to re-elect President Edgar Lungu who has enacted questionable economic policies and cracked down on opposition leaders and dissenters. President Lungu has 15 contenders running against him, but polls indicate that the race will be tight as many are expected to vote for Hakainde […]
A new president and parliament is being elected in Zambia under difficult circumstances. The economy is crumbling and human rights are being violated in a former model democracy in Africa. Heavily armed soldiers are on patrol in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Their deployment came as tensions and violence between the political camps increased in […]
TODAY, we consider the economic provisions of the 17th manifesto in tomorrow’s general elections. As indicated in April this year and with the subsequent successful filing in of nominations by 16 presidential candidates for the election, I now consider the provisions for the 17th manifesto. After looking at the provisions for a number of manifestos […]
On 12 August 2021, general elections will be held in Zambia wherein voters will elect a President, 156 members of parliament, and 117 district council leaders. The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) calls upon Zambian authorities and political parties to commit to respecting, protecting, promoting, and ensuring full respect for human rights before, during, and […]
Lusaka, Zambia — THE United States has threatened to impose sanctions on individuals compromising the holding of credible elections in Zambia. There are indications conflict will undermine democracy in the country of 18,9 million people, over 8 million of them eligible to cast their votes on Thursday. Tensions and deadly violence have battered the usually […]
WHAT is the fuss behind the news of deploying a peace-keeping force during the period leading to that elections that fall tomorrow? In any given election environment, peace is cardinal and from what has happened in some parts of the country, where political violence cases have been reported and in some cases leading to the […]
IN the past, cassava was associated with backwardness. In one of his gripping sermons, veteran Seventh Day Adventist Evangelist Mpundu Mweshi described how Zambians who hailed from Luapula Province were mocked at boarding schools and colleges over their staple food. Until five years ago, cassava was widely scorned as inferior to maize and of little […]
From time immemorial, women have gathered on different platforms to pool their strength in addressing the problem of woman being disadvantaged. Despite efforts to address gender inequality in various aspects of life globally, efforts by women to make an impression at the highest level of politics have continued. The African Union’s Agenda 2063 commits to […]
OUR spiritual fathers’ timely intercession on behalf of the country as Zambia heads to the polls this Thursday epitomises what a Christian nation leadership should always strive to uphold in times like the present where tension is high. That is peace and unity. The good book in 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “if my people, who […]
GLOBALLY, women have continued to face many challenges which arise from different factors including the rising cost of living and dwindling economic opportunities. Added to this is the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic has contributed to poverty among women, a number of whom have lost jobs and are without an income. As times get harder, […]
The incumbent is deeply unpopular, but he has a range of strategies up his sleeve that he is hoping will allow him to hang on to power. Voters in Zambia head to the ballot box on 12 August to choose a president from 16 candidates, making this the most heavily contested election in the country’s […]
THE rising prices of essential goods and services are making it difficult for employees to survive. When this occurs, employees attitudes, and devotion towards work inevitably suffers. This in turn takes a toll on the organisation’s ultimate performance and attainment of its objectives. Be it a worker from a small grocery shop, to an established […]
Following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Zambia, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of an African Union (AU) Short-Term Election Observation (STO) Mission to the Republic of Zambia to observe the country’s general elections scheduled to take place on 12 August 2021. […]
Zambians head to the polls on 12 August amid mounting economic challenges, reports of election-related political violence and COVID-19. The country is reeling from colossal debt, corruption, runaway inflation and a weakening currency. Compounding matters is the government’s spending indiscipline and tight squeeze on the social development budget, which is concerning in the face of […]
CASSAVA has in the recent past witnessed growing demand due to the increase in its industrial use and wide value chain. The increased demand for cassava has resulted in the rise in the price of the crop on both the local and regional markets. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global cassava starch market size […]
It is said that prison is like a hospital; anyone might find themselves in one at anytime. In some instances, people have found themselves in correctional facilities not by their own wrong doing, but by false accusation or some error on the part of the justice system. Either way, the prior saying serves to emphasise […]