SOUTH Africa’s Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni says his Tweet about mobilising against President Edgar Lungu for firing of Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyalya had nothing to do with internal politics. Mboweni, who is also former chairperson of the SADC committee of Central Bank Governors, said he wants the regional body to rise up and defend the independence of central banks so that respected technocrats do not get fired anyhow. Speaking when he featured on Spring24 TV, Monday, Mboweni stressed that central banks were important institutions, hence the need for Heads of State to give them freedom to operate independently. “Don’t focus on a boundary or a country called Zambia. Focus on the African continent and what...