Friday, January 17, 2025

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Young voters urged to take elections seriously

United Stated ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella has urged all young voters in the country to take the tripartite elections seriously. Ambassador Storella says it...

Church slams HH and Sata for shunning prayers

SOME Church leaders have expressed disappointment at Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata and other opposition party leaders who shunned Sunday’s prayer rally in...

ECZ warns against vote buying

THE ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has said it has received reports of vote buying and warned perpetrators of punishment by the law. ECZ director...

100 pushups , 100 days

This is a challenge that every body , male , female , young , old  can do.  It comprises of doing 100 push-ups every...

Whither My Beloved Country?

As we get closer to the general elections, one of the topical issues we ought to be pondering is our country's current record on good governance. Zambians nationwide expect their national government to apply the elements of good governance in both word and deed, that is: transparency, accountability, rule of law, citizen participation in governmental decision making, and freedom of the press. Let us briefly examine what each of these elements of good governance entails, as well as determine whether our country can be said to be fostering any of the elements of good governance.

Some ballot papers reprinted

Ballot papers for nine local government wards and one parliamentary constituency are being reprinted in Durban. This was after the Electoral Commission of Zambia- ECZ...

Civil society welcomes presidential debates

The civil society has welcomed the holding of live presidential debates ahead of the 20thSeptember elections next week. Citizens Forum executive secretary Simon Kabanda says...

Police castigates irresponsible reporting

Deputy Commissioner of Police Solomon Jere has said irresponsible reporting of political activities by the media had the potential to plunge the nation into...