Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa, SC, says that Bill No. 7 of 2025 “has no legal existence” and cannot be debated, revived, or acted upon by Parliament.
HH SHUTS DOWN OASIS FORUM ONCE CAMERAS LEAVE
Viewers across the country saw a President apparently willing to engage, dialogue, and find common ground. But according to insiders who witnessed the private meeting, the tone shifted immediately once journalists were ushered out. What followed was not negotiation, but a declaration.
OASIS FORUM TRIMS NEGOTIATING TEAM AS TALKS WITH HICHILEMA
Fresh from a tense meeting at State House where she openly told President Hakainde Hichilema to withdraw Bill 7 and prioritise the Bill of Rights, Oasis Forum Chairperson Beauty Katebe has announced that the next phase of dialogue will involve a smaller, more focused negotiating team.
OASIS FORUM TELLS HH TO WITHDRAW BILL 7
Katebe’s intervention reflects a deepening sense of public unease as the administration attempts to push Bill 7 through Parliament before recess.
BILL 7 AND THE BATTLE FOR ZAMBIA’S CONSTITUTION
Speaking on Millennium Radio, PF presidential aspirant Makebi Zulu warned that the current process risks producing a constitution designed by the government instead of the people whose lives it governs.
SADC AGREES TO HEAR COMPLAINTS ON DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL FAIRNESS IN ZAMBIA
The regional body SADC has formally acknowledged the Patriotic Front’s alarm over rising threats to Zambia’s democracy, signaling the clearest indication yet that the regional bloc is watching the situation with sharpened attention.
PF ASPIRING CANDIDATES PROPOSE CONVENTION POSTPONEMENT
In the joint communique, the candidates agreed to propose to the Central Committee that the convention be postponed to a later date, to be determined by the party’s highest leadership. The reasoning was straightforward: holding a convention in the current atmosphere risked deepening divisions rather than resolving them.
MAKEBI ZULU WARNS OF GROWING GOVERNANCE BREAKDOWN IN CONSTITUTION AND RULE OF LAW
Honourable Makebi Zulu criticised the government for attempts to centralise executive power through initiatives like Bill 7. According to him, the proposed amendments reveal a deliberate effort to weaken institutional independence, undermine checks and balances and grant the ruling elite expanded authority without accountability.
DR SHIWASHA REVEALS ALLEGED THREE MILLION KWACHA BRIBES TO MPs TO PUSH BILL 7
Dr Shiwasha claimed that at least ten MPs have already agreed to the arrangement, with more currently in negotiation. The alleged offer is simple. Three million kwacha, paid in two tranches, one and a half million before the vote and another one and a half million after the vote.
SANGWA RALLIES ZAMBIANS BEHIND A MILLION-CITIZEN MOVEMENT FOR NATIONAL RENEWAL
John Sangwa has issued a calm but unmistakably powerful call to action, urging Zambians across the country to step forward and take ownership of the nation’s future through the Movement for National Renewal (MNR)