EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU NEED TO ACCEPT REALITY AND BE A STATESMAN.

By Concerned Citizen Former Republican President Edgar Chagwa Lungu ruled Zambia for 7 years and upon assuming the highest office of the land, he adopted autocratic tendencies where he unleashing the unprecedented level of cadreism on the ordinary citizens whom he swore to protect by virtue of Oath of Presidency. During his reign as President

Procedure for Removal of Presidential Immunity

The August 12, 2021 produced a Hang Parliament. There is no party that can claim to have two-thirds majority. The Zambian Parliament has a total of 156 Seats and 10 Nominated Members of Parliament by the Republican President. Currently the United Party for National Development has 82 Members of Parliament, the Patriotic Front has 62,

IMF Bailout: A sense of De Javu for the Citizens

By Yohane Mbeeya Moono Prior to the August 12 elections, the Patriotic Front led government was engaged in serious negotiations to have an economic bailout package from the International Monetary Fund. The then President Edgar Chagwa Lungu in November of 2020 launched the Economic Recovery Plan. The Patriotic Front and the United Party for National

Is Democracy the Best form of Governance?

Democracy has long been and widely praised as the best form of governance more especially the proponents coming from the Western part of the World. Democracy entails the full participation of the citizens on matters of concern to the country. Zambia having learnt from the Western World colonial masters has long adopted and lauded as

Life Beyond Political Campaigns

Immediately after the 2016 elections, the petition came and as soon as the petition was desposed off, then came the Inuaguration of President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. What was so fascinating about these events and the aftermath is how quickly the Patriotic Front and it’s members began to endorse President Edgar Chagwa Lungu for 2021 as

Is this the end of Zambia-China Relationship?

By John Moono On Monday 16 August, 2021 the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced that Hakainde Hichilema had won the Presidential Election making him the 7th Republican President of Zambia.Under the Leadership of Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Zambia jailed two men from Kapiri Mposhi for 15 years in Jail for practicing Gayism. Zambia is generally conservative

Lungu will not seek re-election in 2026

Opposition Patriotic Front -PF- Secretary General DAVIES MWILA has maintained that Party President and former Republican President EDGAR LUNGU will NOT seek re-election in 2026. Mr. MWILA says Mr. LUNGU has already made it clear that he is NOT standing but wants to ensure the PF is rebranded ahead of the next general election. In

Appreciate Edgar Chagwa Lungu

By John Moono With the election behind us and the President-Elect declaring a New Dawn is upon us. It is worthy noting that it took the sixth time luck for President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema took finally oust the Sixth President from office and go to State House. Zambia has enjoyed peaceful transition of power since 1991when

12 August: A Watershed Moment for Zambia’s Political Future

By John Moono 12 August is being heralded as the most important day in the political history of independent Zambia. It is a watershed moment for Zambia’s Political Future. The country goes to the polls on the aforementioned date to elect the President, Members of Parliament, Mayoral/ Council Chairpersons and Councilors. The stakes seems very

USING SATA’s POLITICAL STYLE: a Fallacy for the Current Crop

By John Moono Michael Chilufya Sata the Fifth Republican President of the Republic of Zambia left an indelible mark on the Zambian Political Landscape. His political career dates back to the days of UNIP under the first Republican President Kenneth Kaunda. He is regarded as the Godfather of modern day Politics in Zambia because of