ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says the rising inflation rate is forcing people to become vegetarians. And Professor Saasa says the current political instability is a major contributor to the rising inflation which has continued on the upward trajectory despite some stability being achieved with the kwacha. Zambia Statistical Agency data has shown that the annual...

MAZABUKA Central UPND aspiring candidate Gary Nkombo says it is wishful thinking on the part of President Edgar Lungu to think that he can unconstitutionally continue to stay in office. Commenting on President Edgar Lungu’s remarks that Dr Kaunda told him that he could be President for ten years or more, Nkombo said Dr Kaunda...

AMNESTY International has noted that a number of people have been unlawfully killed mainly by State officials or supporters of the Patriotic Front. And Amnesty International has documented that the erosion of human rights intensified under the leadership of Michael Sata’s successor, President Edgar Lungu, as evidenced by the severe restrictions on the rights to...

UPND parliamentary candidate for Bwacha Constituency Percy Chato says the UPND will increase Constituency Development Fund from K1.6 million to K22 million once elected into power. And Chato has charged that immediate past lawmaker Sydney Mushanga failed to meet the people’s expectations despite being area MP for 10 years. But in his defence, Mushanga wondered...

DEMOCRATIC Party leader Harry Kalaba has charged that the PF government wants to use Covid-19 as a scapegoat to cancel elections. In an interview, Kalaba argued that the lining up of people to catch a glimpse of Dr Kaunda’s body acted as a super spreader. “The DP issued a letter condemning the taking of Dr...

TRANSPARENCY International Reuben Lifuka says COVID-19 hotspots like Lusaka should be locked down to allow for fumigation of public places. And Lifuka says the first republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s funeral procession should have been rethought, adding that the founding president could have been mourned differently rather than the provincial tour of his body. In...

FIRST Republican president Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s son, Colonel Panji Kaunda says leaders should reflect on Dr Kaunda’s death and avoid tribal sentiments. And Vice-President Inonge Wina hopes that people will continue to honour the legacy and vision of the founding father. Speaking during a church service in Solwezi, Friday, Col Panji further urged youths not...

He was known for numerous appealing traits, for being a unifier, liberator, peacemaker and founding father of the nation. This is what stands out to Zambians and Africans at large when they talk about Zambia’s first Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda, fondly referred to as KK, who breathed his last on Thursday, June 17, 2021....

GOOD governance activist expert McDonald Chipenzi has noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has undermined the proper management of the electoral process in Zambia. And Chipenzi says a state of emergency does not affect the electoral process activities but only gives power to the defence forces to police the elections. In an interview, Friday, Chipenzi said...