PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s reactions to the many important events that have occurred in our country in the last few weeks is nothing short of shocking. It goes without saying that being a leader requires the leader to lead. One cannot say that the way our president has (or has not) reacted to the current third...

THE media is full of stories about leaders who lack integrity - men and women who, while leading, their focus is self-enrichment and preservation. We are reminded about this sad reality in our country when we read the condolences message on Dr Kenneth Kaunda by Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Director General Mary Chirwa. Chirwa says...

In this Monday Opinion, I draw your attention to the topic of Zambia’s gemstone mining sector. The motivation of this undertaking resides in the fact that mining public discourse has not done much justice in reviewing its historical background, and status. Firstly, I will give a generic formal introduction to the gemstone mining sector. I...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says Zambians are comfortable with the current leadership of President Edgar Lungu. And Mwila says the PF government has created better working conditions for civil servants who are now able to buy cars, land and build houses. Speaking during the launch of the PF 2021 virtual Rally in Lusaka, Sunday,...

CONSTITUTIONAL Court Judge Professor Margaret Munalula says the 19 month period President Edgar Lungu spent in office between January 2015 and September 2016 constituted a full term of office. She adds that President Lungu has therefore twice held office and is ineligible to run for office in the forthcoming presidential election. This is a matter...

CONTROLLER, Internal Audit, at the Ministry of Finance Chibwe Mulonda has been dragged to court by his girlfriend, Stella Namwila who is trying to block the repossession of property given to her during their cohabitation. Namwila has alleged that Mulonda revoked an irrevocable deed of gift and evicted her from the house after refusing to...

FORMER Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng'andu says it is okay to admire other countries that are growing at faster rates than Zambia, but adds that the PF government is doing what it can to improve the country's economy. Responding to remarks by UPND Liuwa aspiring member of parliament Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane that Zambia's economy will...

PF MEMBER of the Central Committee Kebby Mbewe says civil servants must be thankful to the PF government for implementing the debt swap policy by voting for President Edgar Lungu. And Mbewe says the PF government understands that civil servants overborrowed in order to empower themselves and that President Lungu decided to intervene and rectify...

HAKAINDE Hichilema's running mate Mutale Nalumango says President Edgar Lungu should leave the office with some honour. Commenting on President Lungu’s continued remarks that he would retire in 2026, Nalumango said it was not for President Lungu to decide when to retire. “That is not his decision, we are retiring him with his failed governance....

THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed a matter in which Hakainde Hichilema was sued by an administrator of the estate of late George Hambwalula over the alleged fraudulent purchase of three farms in Kalomo District, for lack of prosecution. When the matter came up on July 1, 2021 for an inter-parte hearing of the injunction...