MR Edgar Lungu is now behind us. Zambia has moved on. Even the few people who used to follow him on social media are slowly beginning to find more progressive things to do. Since he peacefully surrendered the responsibility of running the affairs of this country after being rejected by the Zambian people, we must...

BRITISH High Commission development director Steve Beel says it is important for the newly-elected UPND government to regain the trust which had been lost in recent years. And Beel says conversations with the Zambian government on how the UK can best support the social cash transfer programme will be a high priority. In an interview,...

ECONOMIST Trevor Simumba has advised the UPND government to ensure that the exchange rate is held at K14 or K15 to a dollar for at least two years, warning of serious repercussions should it be allowed to appreciate any further. And Simumba has called for the immediate removal and replacement of Bank of Zambia Governor...

RAINBOW Party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says his pact with PF ended after the general elections, adding that the former ruling party is now continuing alone as it crumbles. And Kabimba says PF's rebranding strategy doesn't make sense because they are merely moving one person from point A to point B. Meanwhile, says the UPND's...

MANDEVU UPND losing candidate Aaron Mulope has petitioned the election of PF’s Christopher Shakafuswa citing violence and other illegal practices which allegedly characterised the campaigns and elections in the constituency. Mulope has filed the petition in the Lusaka High Court, seeking a nullification of the results, a recount, among other claims. In his petition, Mulope...

PEOPLE’S Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says the UPND campaign pledge of providing free education from primary to tertiary level is unattainable at the moment. And Banda says President Hakainde Hichilema should not be rushed into selecting his Cabinet. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM's Hot Seat programme, Thursday, Banda said the...

NEWLY appointed PF national youth chairman Antonio Mwanza says it's impossible for the UPND government to deliver on their campaign promises because they were populist pledges aimed at winning the polls. Meanwhile, Mwanza says PF expects more of their weak, disloyal members to leave the party because it is a normal trend in African politics...

TWO former Zambia Army officers have applied for leave to commence judicial review against the State over their dismissal on allegations that they had intimate relationships with female recruits. In this matter, Captain Solomon Shabeenzu and Lieutenant Christopher Mulenga Nsama have cited the Attorney General as the respondent in the matter. The applicants are seeking...

CANADIAN-based Zambian lawyer Elias Munshya says the country will face serious problems if there will be no strong opposition. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix’s Let the People Talk, Friday, Munshya said that for a political party to be viable, it needed to have a regional base. He added that for PF to be...

SOME unknown Patriotic Front members on Saturday night attempted to remove the Youth Empowerment-branded fuel tanker trucks which were parked at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. But the alert UPND Youths managed to apprehend the four trucks which they found refuelling in readiness for a journey to an unknown destination. Meanwhile, Youth Ministry permanent secretary...