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Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili has described Bowman Lusambo’s application challenging the legality of on-going corruption proceedings as frivolous and vexatious.

The ruling follows a motion filed by the defence on December 2, seeking to raise a preliminary issue regarding the legality of the proceedings. The...

Opposition Leader Kasonde Denies Unlawful Assembly Charges

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader Kasonde Mwenda has denied charges of unlawful assembly and escaping from lawful custody. Mwenda, maintained before the Lusaka Magistrates...

Former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s ambition to reclaim the nation’s highest office has been permanently curtailed.

The Constitutional Court, in a historic ruling, declared him ineligible to contest future elections, effectively ending any prospects of his political comeback. The court based...

Lungu Ineligible, Not Blocked or Barred from Contesting 2026 Polls — Govt

The government says former Republican President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has not been blocked or barred from contesting the 2026 general elections but is rather...

Green Party’s Sinkamba ‘Rejects’ Lungu’s Eligibility Judgment

Tonse Alliance partner Peter Sinkamba has rejected the Constitutional Court's judgment barring the alliance leader, Edgar Lungu from future elections. Sinkamba has declared the judgment...

“Explore Other Ventures”, AG Advises Lungu

Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision to bar former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu from contesting the 2026 elections. Kabesha noted that...

Ineligible Lungu Turns to “Plan B”

Former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu says he is set to activate “Plan B” following the Constitutional Court’s judgement declaring him ineligible to contest the...

Court Asked to Dismiss the Dismissed Judges Judicial Review Application

The Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) has asked the High Court to dismiss an application for judicial review filed by three former Constitutional Court judges,...

Too Much Hypocrisy & Lies Amongst Zambian Politicians — ECL

Former Republican President Edgar Chagwa Lungu says there is widespread hypocrisy and untruthfulness amongst politicians in Zambia today. Lungu who is leader of the new...

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