IN expressing his displeasure about the manner in which police officers dispersed some Bread of Life Church congregants in Mkushi recently, Honourable Stephen Kampyongo said not even him, as Minister of Home Affairs, has the […]

Former Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Caleb Fundanga, former finance ministers Ng’andu Magande, Situmbeko Musokotwane and Felix Mutati, former Commerce minister Dipak Patel and former Economic Advisor to late President Levy Mwanawasa have written to […]

Our country has been caught napping by the Coronavirus pandemic. Our leadership was in slumber! With billions of dollars to pay in external and domestic debt, we have been hit by a calamity with no […]

Glencore subsidiary, Mopani Copper Mines has placed its mining operations in Zambia under care and maintenance until further notice, subsequently putting over 11, 000 direct jobs on the line. In plain English, this means the […]

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Honourable Dora Siliya has announced that government is considering an initiative where landlords can relieve tenants of rental obligations in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. Madam Siliya, who is also Minister of […]

Like we have written in the past, the Coronavirus fight is not only for those in power. In fact, it is not a government problem. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has not been caused by bad […]

We are in shock. We can’t seem to understand what exactly angered Home Affairs Minister Honourable Stephen Kampyongo about our headline which reported the fact that he was in quarantine after suspected exposure to the […]

On the 3rd of March, 2020, this newspaper carried an editorial in which we predicted that it was “not a matter of if, but when” the Coronavirus (COVID-19) would be detected in Zambia. Sadly, a […]

For all we know, Zambia is not on lockdown. The President here has not declared a State of Emergency. The laws of the Republic of Zambia are intact and in force, the Constitution has not […]

Why would a government be so aversive to the idea of closing its borders to human movement in the face of such a vicious global disease outbreak? What interest is this government protecting? We ask […]