THERE were mixed emotions in the National Assembly yesterday as Speaker Nelly Mutti announced the sine die adjournment of the 13th Session ahead of its dissolution on Friday. The Speaker says it is her desire that as many MPs as possible be retained because they hold institutiona

JOSEPH Willah Mudolo says he is considering standing as an independent candidate in the August 13 presidential elections. Mudolo says he is the best presidential candidate, arguing that most opposition leaders are not ready to lead the country. In an interview, Friday, Mudolo, wh

EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima says when he took office, he observed toxicity in the education sector, noting that there was too much hatred among individuals. Syakalima, however, says he has done what was humanly possible for him to do in the sector. Speaking when he was b

TONSE Alliance president Brian Mundubile says all Bills passed with the participation of PF MPs who defected to the UPND will be revisited once there is a change of government. Meanwhile, Lukashya PF MP George Chisanga says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti’s ruling th

IKELENG’I UPND MP Dr Elijah Muchima and Elias Mubanga have announced that they will not contest the 2026 parliamentary elections, months after their dismissal from ministerial positions by President Hakainde Hichilema. In February, President Hichilema relieved the duo of their du

JEAN Kapata says there is no PF to talk about, arguing that the party has been destroyed by the UPND government. Kapata doubts the PF will be on the ballot in the August polls, stressing that once it announces its special purpose vehicle, all members should return. Asked in an in

THE Chitalu Chilufya-led PF and Harry Kalaba’s Citizens First party yesterday successfully presented 100 presidential supporters before the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for the pre-processing exercise in Lusaka. However, only three out of the six political parties that we

THE investigation that has been uncovered at Nyimba East Primary School is a deeply disturbing revelation. Poor pupils in a rural area are being made to pay K20 in order to access porridge under a government school feeding programme that is supposed to be free. That is a serious

VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says government has directed the Ministry of Health to prioritise resolving pending administrative matters, including promotions and salary placements for nurses and midwives. In a speech read on her behalf by Health Minister Dr Alex Katakwe, Tuesd

THE National Assembly yesterday passed the Public Gatherings Bill amid complaints from various citizens who have described the Bill as being worse than the repealed Public Order Act. Nkana Independent MP Binwell Mpundu says the Public Gatherings Bill marks the death of Zambia’s d