THE CURRENT economic position is genuine, things are difficult and even those in the opposition don’t have a solution, says PF chairperson for legal affairs Brian Mundubile. And Mundubile says political parties joining camp with the PF have realised that there is no need for multiplicity of presidential candidates as the August 12th election is...

MAZABUKA Central UPND Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo says News Diggers Media Limited has demonstrated the importance of investigative journalism in the country and has set benchmarks for the industry. Debating on the report of the Committee on media, information and communication technologies, Nkombo said the government should provide a platform for investigative journalism to...

AIRTEL Zambia has announced the inclusion of Mobile Money on the Government Services Bus (Zamportal), a platform for payment of various governmental goods and services. The said initiative is in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Smart Zambia which serves as an electronic catalogue for public services provided by various government institutions. This is...

MINES Minister Richard Musukwa says government will only entertain credible, world-class track records companies to partner with Mopani Copper Mines in the second phase of the restructuring process. And Mopani Copper Mines has unveiled a new corporate brand identity with a redesigned logo to reflect changes to its shareholding structure. Speaking when he addressed the...

THE whole PF convention was a charade, a circus and a mockery of what constitutes democracy, All People’s Congress Party (APC) president Nason Msoni has charged. And Msoni says President Edgar Lungu should have bid farewell to Zambians at the convention to avoid the embarrassment of being barred from contesting the August elections. In an...

PF chairperson for Legal Affairs, Brian Mundubile says it would be unattractive for a bigwig like Charles Kakoma to defect to PF if the party prevented him from being a member of the Central Committee. He explained that the former UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma qualified to be elected as member of the Central Committee because...

PF lawyer and Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube says Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) still has some criminal connotation which have not yet been cleared, and as such, the ruling party could not allow him to contest any position at the just ended national convention. And Ngulube says it is him who woke up...

Governance activist Brebner Changala believes it is an awful risk and a huge mistake for the PF to pick on Edgar Lungu as party candidate for the August 2021 elections. In an interview, Changala said the PF would pay on August 12th, arguing that President Lungu does not qualify to contest the coming elections. “Well,...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it’s political persecution for Parliament to suspend him from the House without hearing him. And Mweetwa who is also Choma Central UPND member of parliament, says he is equally under pressure in his constituency as a number of aspiring candidates are vying for his seat. Speaking when he featured on...

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says she has been motivated to apply for a position in the ruling party’s Central Committee to help the party grow with enhanced solidarity. The Vice-President, however, ducked the question on whether she was still available to continue as running mate for the PF presidential candidate. Speaking at the party’s secretariat shortly...