PF national mobilization committee member Bizwell Mutale has raised concern about the appointment of Given Lubinda as the opposition party's vice-president, arguing that the party cannot rebrand and rebuild by retaining those who put the party in disarray. In a letter dated August 25 and addressed to PF president Edgar Lungu, Mutale stated that rebranding...

NEWLY-APPOINTED Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says he hopes the government will finalise negotiations with the IMF by October. And Dr Musokotwane says despite the country’s economy being in a terrible condition, there are some positive things like the money which the IMF gave to its members and resources which the World Bank has indicated...

THE move by the Drug Enforcement Commission to seize motor vehicles, houses and bank accounts belonging to some politically exposed persons who reigned under the Patriotic front is something that any decent Zambian citizen expected to see following the election outcome. Last week, we reported that even the former president’s best friend and businessman Valden...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government has taken over an empty Treasury and will therefore need a progressive budget which will begin to realign public resource management away from consumption and wastage but more towards investment and revenue generation. And President Hichilema says vigorous expenditure and large delegations to meetings will not be allowed for...

Allow us to start by congratulating His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema (HH) for being elected as the seventh president of the Government Republic of Zambia. His perseverance, resilience and focus speak a lot about his vision for mother Zambia. I hope most of us have learnt a lesson of life, that if you have a...

CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa says it is a scandal that some law enforcement agencies like the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) have only become active after a change of government. And Sangwa says Zambians rejected Edgar Lungu as an individual and not the Patriotic Front as a whole, which is why UPND will have to work...

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says there is need for investigative wings to act on information they receive by pursuing allegations or reports of misappropriation of funds in order to ensure accountability. In an interview, Woolley stressed the need for investigative wings like the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)...

PF deputy national chairperson Davies Chama says the UPND government does not have the capacity to end cadreism. And Chama has described all of President Hakainde Hichilema’s campaign promises as deception. Commenting on President Hichilema’s declaration during his inauguration that the UPND would bring an end to thuggery and cadreism, Chama said cadres were still...

MMD president Nevers Mumba says it is unZambian to boo a former Head of State despite the hardships citizens were subjected to under their administration. And Mumba says Cabinet Office could have done better in terms of organising the inauguration ceremony, describing his experience as he got into the venue as a nightmare. In a...

UPND Alliance chairperson Charles Milupi says it's not the desire of alliance partners to ask President Hakainde Hichilema for which position to get as he has the mandate to choose who to appoint to various offices. And UPND Alliance member Kelvin Bwalya Fube says he agrees with State Counsel John Sangwa on the need to...