Legal Opinion By Jeff Mbewe Okay! So after Zimbabwean senior leader of the MDC-Alliance – Tendai Biti – was denied asylum into Zambia, and handed over to his country’s authorities, despite that his legal team obtained from High Court Judge Justice Gertrude Chawatama , an order for Judicial review, against the action of the Zambian […]
By JOHN SAKALA ‘Trust deficit between the governors of Zambia and the governed is on the rise,’ Press Association of Zambia President Andrew Sakala has said. Mr Sakala has attributed the mistrust to mismatch on campaign promises and the deliveries being made. He said citizens cannot trust their leaders anymore because leaders are not consulting […]
By Kalaki ‘Grandma,’ said Ethel, ‘tell me what life was like when you were a little girl.’ ‘Let’s go outside and sit under the guava tree,’ said Grandma, ‘then I’ll tell you a bit about the past.’ As they settled down on two stools, Grandma began her story. ‘In 2018, seventy years ago, I was […]
They are called small scale miners by politicians during the campaigns, they are called stone dealers by the women they prey and they call themselves jerabos in reference to illegal miners. But why sugar coat the name. These are simply thugs whose livelihood depends on stealing copper to survive.
Trigger happy soldier shoots wife, self to death By ALICE NACHILEMBE A Trigger happy Zambia Army officer has shot his wife and later used the same gun to kill himself after a marital dispute. Pethias Mwape, 42, a Warrant Officer Class One of Chindwin Barracks shot his wife Constable Mulobwa Esther, 33. Ms Mulobwa was […]
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Alice Nachilembe