CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Lusaka
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a case in which opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was challenging President Edgar Lungu for not handing over power to Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini during the presidential election petition in 2016. (more…)
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu, Attorney General Likando Kalaluka and the National Assembly have asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) challenging Government’s attempt to amend the Constitution through Bill 10 of 2019. (more…)
PRISCILLA MWILA, Parliament
THE Judiciary has proposed that the period for hearing and determining a presidential election petition should be increased from the National Dialogue Forum’s suggested 30 to 45 days. (more…)
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka
THE Lundazi Central independent parliamentarian, Lawrence Nyirenda, who has been taken to the Constitutional Court for allegedly being academically unqualified to hold the seat, has asked the court to dismiss the case because it is late and before a wrong court. (more…)
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition to cancel deputy mayoral and vice-council chairperson elections slated for today. (more…)
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed Mwenya Musenge’s appeal against the election of Mwila Mutale as Chimwemwe Member of Parliament. (more…)
Dear editor,
I WISH to add my voice to the debate following Zambia’s 2-1 loss to Guinea Bissau on Sunday. (more…)
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka
THE Constitutional Court has struck out nine United Party for National Development (UPND) members of Parliament (MPs) from a case in which a Lusaka resident, Richard Mumba, petitioned the court to declare their seats vacant. (more…)