TRADITIONAL leaders across the country, led by House of Chiefs Chairperson senior Chief Luembe, yesterday joined mourners in paying tribute to late fourth republican president Rupiah Banda. Speaking on behalf of the chiefs, senior chief Luembe said the traditional leaders would continue to cherish Banda's contribution to the nation. “As Chiefs, we are saddened by...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) president Sampa Kalungu says maintaining the Head of State as board Chairperson of IDC might paralyse innovation, transparency and accountability. In an interview, Kalungu said although having the President as board chairperson of IDC would provide confidence, most of the board members would not want to contradict the President on certain...

FORMER finance minister Ng'andu Magande says having lived for many years, he can attest to the fact that the country has seen worse days. In an interview, Magande said it was illogical to blame UPND for the recent hike in fuel prices, arguing that it was a result of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia....

A WORLD Bank delegation of executive directors visiting Zambia says it is happy with President Hakainde Hichilema's vision to revive the country's economy. Speaking during the high-level policy dialogue with several Cabinet Ministers, Wednesday, World Bank representative Eva Valle Maestro said President Hichilema's desire to uphold the rule of law and fight corruption was a...

ACTIONAID country director Nalucha Ziba has expressed concern over the delay to appoint a Financial Intelligence Centre Director General and Board. In an interview, Ziba said the lack substantive of leadership at FIC directly undermined the fight against corruption. “ActionAid Zambia notes with concern the delay in the appointment of the Director General and Board...

LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says implementing pension reforms has to be done in a responsible manner because doing it in a rushed way might not be beneficial to the nation. Last year, President Hakainde Hichilema said NAPSA would be reformed to start paying mid term benefits so that contributors don’t have to...

YESTERDAY we shared an opinion that for the IDC to be successful, we need a board that does not have unquestionable presidential powers. We said we need the President sitting on the Council of Ministers instead to supervise the IDC board and we also need relevant ministries involved in the Council of Ministers to drive...