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21 Sep 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

It was unwise for President to act publicly on fraud allegations – Amos

State House Press Aide Amos Chanda says government was aware of the misuse of donor funds two months ago, but the President decided not to take public action because such move would have jeopardised investigations. […]

21 Sep 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Parliament doesn’t need to approve loans, we have an able Cabinet – Mwanakatwe

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says she does not understand why government has to seek Parliament’s approval when contracting loans when there is already an able Cabinet to do so. And Mwanakwatwe has also acknowledged that […]

21 Sep 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Kabanshi can’t kill a fly, criminals have sacrificed her – Kambwili

Chishimba Kambwili says dismissed Community Development minister Emerine Kabanshi is a decent woman who can’t even kill a fly, but she has been sacrificed to protect the real criminals in government. And Kambwili says a […]

21 Sep 2018 | Daniel Chansa

My name is Chagwa, naliwa kale – Lungu

My name is Chagwa, naliwa kale (I already fell), so I will not fall again by listening to stupid propaganda meant to distract me in my work, says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu says […]

21 Sep 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

China was there for Zambia when the west wasn’t – Mbulakulima

Milenge PF member of parliament Mwansa Mbulakulima says reports that China plans to colonize Zambia are just propaganda because that country was there for us when the West wasn’t. And Kabwe Central PF member of […]

21 Sep 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

PMRC wants 2019 budget to tackle debt accumulation

The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) says the 2019 budget should address how government will curtail further accumulation of debt and the operationalization strategies for the Sinking Fund. In a statement, Wednesday, PMRC executive […]

21 Sep 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Kalaba outlines what Lungu missed in parliament speech

Bahati PF member of parliament Harry Kalaba says President Edgar Lungu’s speech at the opening of the third session of the 12th National Assembly was simplistic and failed to accurately connect with what was obtaining […]

20 Sep 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Top leadership responsible for corruption – Kalaba

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says the country’s top leadership is responsible for corruption and fraud. And Kalaba has attributed the ballooning of Zambia’s to corruption, abuse of office and overpayment of shoddy contracts. […]

20 Sep 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Lead by example, hike civil servants’ wages first, JCTR tells govt

Government should lead by example by hiking civil servants’ wages if the minimum wage increment for domestic workers is to prove effective, says the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). And JCTR says the revised […]

20 Sep 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Lack of transparency on Chinese deals causing anxiety – PAC

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda has challenged government to make all Chinese contracts public so that citizens can be assured that their interests are protected. And UPPZ leader Charles Chanda says China […]