President Lazarus Chakwera is visiting Zambia this Tuesday on day-return official visit and we are happy with the gesture for two reasons. One, it shows that President Chakwera is serious about strengthening bilateral relations with neighboring countries after years of isolation. And secondly, we believe Chakwera will use this moment to reprimand Zambia’s leader, President […]
Zambian President Edgar Lungu says President Lazarus Chakwera visit into the country will help in strengthening diplomatic ties between Lilongwe and Lusaka that have been enjoyed since time in memorial. President Chakwera takes day-return official visit to Zambia on Tuesday. Posting on his official Facebook page ahead of the visit, the host President Lungu said […]
Zambian opposition leader Dr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba has said he wants Zambia President Edgar Lungu, now Southern Africa Development Cooperation (SADC) Chairperson on Security and Defense, to take a ‘leading role’ in resolving the political crises in Malawi that threatens peace. The opposition are protesting that President Peter Mutharika won the May 21 election won […]
For nearly a month now, Prophet Bushiri and his Enlightened Christian Gathering Church have been the recipients of attack after attack from an orgy of Bishops in Zambia, who first called a whole press conference and then made false claims to the effect that the charismatic cleric had made a prophecy predicting ‘civil war’ in […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika and Zambia President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday held bilateral talks focusing on a range of key issues including boosting boosting trade and progress on the actualization of the Shire Zambezi World In-land Port project, regional integration and Agriculture. The two leaders held the discussion at the African Union headquarters in Addis […]
Zambia President Edgar Lungu and Vice- President Inonge Wina have officially taken oath of office at a fully packed Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium and have given their collective vision for the nation for the next five years after the disputed August 11 polls. The leading opposition’s petition against his reelection was thrown out by the […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima will on Monday leave for Zambia to attend the swearing in ceremony of President elect Edgar Lungu, after bveing delegated by President Peter Mutharika. A statement issued by the VP’s press officer Pilirani Phiri says Dr. Chilima will leave on Monday morning and return on Wednesday. “The Vice President has been delegated by His Excellency Prof. […]
Malawi goes to national polls in three years time but debatefor change from the current first-past-the-post and adopts a 50 per cent plus one law to ensure that the winner of presidential elections enjoyed majority support is continuing to heighten as it gets closer with Zambia polls providing good lesson. Malawi’s interfaith organization, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) […]
Zambian President Edgar Lungu said on Tuesday his inauguration would be delayed until a court rules on a challenge from his main election rival who said the vote was rigged. Results on Monday showed Lungu narrowly won re-election in Africa’s second-largest copper producer which is suffering an economic slump due to depressed commodity prices. But […]
Zambia on Friday awaited the first election results from what is expected to have been a close contest between President Edgar Lungu and his main rival, who accuses him of mismanaging the economy. Lungu narrowly beat opponent Hakainde Hichilema in a presidential vote nearly 20 months ago to fill the vacancy created by the death […]
Zambia is heading for the polls just 18 months after the last presidential election, which saw Edgar Lungu win by less than 28,000 votes. BBC Focus on Africa editor Rachael Akidi looks at the issues in this election. What is special about this election? Zambia has been hailed as one of Africa’s most stable and […]
Across much of Zambia, a tense atmosphere prevails ahead of the country’s fifth elections in ten years. The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) – in power for only one term – has pulled out all the stops, covering the country’s biggest cities with enormous billboards and handing out countless branded t-shirts, caps, fedora hats and hooded […]
Malawi hosted Zambia President Edgar Lungu and Mozambique leader Filipe Nyusi who had talks with President Peter Mutharika on modalities of addressing food insecurity and enhancing trade amongst the three neighbouring countries. The meeting, which lasted over five hours in Lilongwe, discussed the matter of refugees, political situation and transportation of goods on waterways and […]
The leaders of Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique have given the Shire-Zambezi Waterway project a boost when they agreed to expedite all the processes that have been hanging thereby delaying the realization of a project that was hatched by former leader Bingu wa Mutharika. Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika, Fillipe Nyusi of Mozambique and Zambia’s Edgar […]
President Peter Mutharika on a two day-official visit to Zambia is faced with a tight schedule over the weekend. Mutharika and his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu will have interface with the media and will also be accorded with a state banquet organized by the Zambian President. On August 1, 2015, Mutharika is expected to take part […]
The woes of old age are catching up with President Peter Mutharika, with the 76-year-old increasingly making gaffes in his speeches, the latest being at Sanjika Palace during the state banquet [Mpwevupwevu] organised in honour of Zambia President Edgar Lungu for gracing Malawi’s 51 anniversary independence celebrations. Mutharika mistakenly referred to Lungu as President of […]
President Peter Mutharika has appealed to newly elected President of Zambia Edgar Lungu to support Malawi in dealing with the aftermath of the devastating floods. Mutharika made the appeal to Lungu when the two leaders met Thursday on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which the two leaders attended […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika met new President of neighbouring Zambia, Edgar Lungu in Addis Abbaba on Thursday during the African Union Heads of State Summit. Lungu was inaugurated last week after being elected as Zambia’s sixth Head of State. The Malawi leader did not attend the inauguration in Lusaka. The Zambian leader and Malawi’s President […]