With slightly over a fortnight since Zambia went to the polls and ushered in a new administration, expectations for the new Government are high as stakeholders within and outside the country await to see the policy direction that Government will take, with more stakeholders particularly interested to see the economic recovery strategy that will be...

FORMER Tourism Minister Ronald Chitotela has assured that the PF will not be malicious when offering checks and balances but will definitely hold the UPND government accountable. But UPND Alliance partner Josephs Akafumba has wondered why Chitotela wants to hold the UPND government accountable when he failed to do that for the PF administration. In...

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says the appointment of Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane as Finance Minister is very inspiring as he brings a huge amount of experience and expertise and won’t be shy to make fiscal decisions. And immediate past Minister of Finance Dr Bwalya Ng'andu says he will allow Dr Musokotwane to settle...

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...