ALLIANCE for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti says it is very unfortunate that President Edgar Lungu stands on the side of those accused of crime. Last week, Patriotic Front Eastern Province Youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, said people were trying to tarnish his image because he was President...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the changes which President Edgar Lungu has made at Bank of Zambia are like replacing an experienced heart surgeon with a mechanic in the middle of a surgery. But PF media director Sunday Chanda says Hichilema's criticism lacks logic because according to the law, new Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher...

RAINBOW party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says people should stop giving Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo a status which he does not deserve because he will soon return to "being nothing". And Kabimba Deputy Inspector General of Police Bonny Kapeso acted arbitrarily when he transferred a Lusaka traffic officer who was involved in an altercation...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has charged that State House directed the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lillian Siyunyi to reduce the charge against Eastern Province PF youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda from aggravated robbery to aggravated assault. And Kambwili says Archbishop of Lusaka Alick Banda should resign because he has destroyed the...

TAXI and bus drivers in Kitwe have petitioned the Kitwe City Council to remove PF cadres in stations or they will halt operations should their demands not be met by Monday, August 24, 2020. In a petition letter to the Town Clerk, the bus and taxi drivers cited the continuous intimidation, harassment and overcharging of...

DEFENCE Minister Davies Chama says even if the opposition UPND and NDC fielded UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in the forthcoming Mwanasbombwe and Lukashya by-elections, they would still be defeated by the ruling party. And Chama says Hichilema should start keeping track of his losses because he is guaranteed another one in next year’s general elections....

MOVEMENT for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) president Nevers Mumba says the government is responsible for the current COVID-19 deaths because they refused to lock down the country despite being aware that the pandemic will reach its peak in August. And Mumba says the continued stay of the health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya in office will affect...

WE SHALL wait to hear what scandal the Bank of Zambia governor was involved in, which necessitated his shocking dismissal. Surely, he must have done something totally unforgivable for the President to fire him on a Saturday evening. If it’s just a mtter of exercising Executive authority, then it would appear to us that someone...

THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) says verification delays by the Central Bank for clients seeking to access the K10 billion facility is a recipe for mistrust and discontent about the intention of the fund. In an interview, BAZ chief executive officer Leonard Mwanza said the Central Bank should also consider informing financial institutions of...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says comments made by South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni towards President Edgar Lungu's decision to fire Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Danny Kalyalya are immature and improper. But Transparency International Zambia Chapter president Rueben Lifuka says instead of chasing the wind, the Zambian government would do better to address...