MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says there are insufficient funds in the 2022 budget to fund a consultative constitution process. In an interview, Monday, Mundubile noted that the expectations of a consultative constitution making process were high among citizens. "On the issue of the Constitution, initially we were very worried when we heard...

ACTIONAID Zambia Country Director Nalucha Ziba says she is disappointed by the way the new administration is handling the media. Recently, police recorded a warn and caution statement against KBN TV station manager Petty Chanda for allegedly destroying evidence with regards to a leaked telephone conversation between two senior government officials. Commenting on this in...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he does a lot of things when he travels out of the country. So far President Hichilema has taken nine international trips since September 2021, with his last fall being undertaken in the month of January. The President has visited the following countries: 1. United States of America (New York) –...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says Zambia's score on the Corruption Perception Index will improve under the UPND government. And Kasanda says PF should not complain about the ongoing investigations because high offices attract probing and criticism. Commenting on Zambia's CPI score of 33 in an interview, Kasanda said UPND would not tolerate corruption internally...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says Ministers and government officials involved in corrupt activities should be charged and removed from their positions. And Mwaanga says there is need for African countries to move from military rule into elective systems of government. Commenting on Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera's decision to dissolve his cabinet after three of his...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the Civil Society Organisations that have issued a joint statement demanding that President Hakainde Hichilema acts on the leaked audio are antagonising the government for nothing. Last week, a leaked phone conversation went viral in which two people alleged to be political advisor Levy Ngoma and Home Affairs Permanent Secretary...

ENERGY Regulation Board board chairperson Reynolds Bowa says the board's decision to commence reviewing fuel prices monthly is meant to promote transparency in process. In an interview, Bowa said not holding monthly price reviews had become a major challenge. "You might recall that when we did a price review, the last price review, I think...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it is not like anybody who was in PF is a “bad egg”. Recently, former Kalulushi Mayor Rashida Mulenga defected to UPND. In an interview, Mweetwa said those defecting to the ruling party were not taking up any high positions. “The UPND has its own management structures from the grassroots...

A CONSORTIUM of civil society organisations say they are concerned with President Hakainde Hichilema's silence on the leaked audio which implicates his Political Advisor Levy Ngoma and Ministry of Home Affairs Administration Permanent Secretary Josephs Akafumba. And the CSOs say rather than issuing an alarming statement on media freedom, Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda should...

VETERAN politician, Vernon Mwaanga says public servants who are facing criminal charges must be removed from office to allow a smooth process of prosecution. Mr Mwaanga who is moved by the developments in Malawi recalls that in Zambia, we have had cases where ministers are arrested and prosecuted without being removed from office, which he...