You can’t fully correct a fiscal problem with monetary instruments – Saasa
ECONOMIST Oliver Saasa says Zambia cannot correct its fiscal problem by only using the Central Bank’s monetary instrument. And Professor Saasa says the increase in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) was expected but his biggest worry is whether the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) will also tamper with the Statutory Reserve Ratio (SRR). On Wednesday, BOZ…...
Don’t condemn everything UPND does, Sunday Chanda tells opposition
KANCHIBIYA PF Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda says the opposition shouldn’t condemn everything the ruling party is doing but should also be able to commend where things are working. And Chanda says he will be handing over the first ever mortuary for Kanchibiya district since independence this Friday, which was constructed using CDF. He discloses…...
Some youths under internship programme forged G12 certificates, offer letters – Govt
MINISTER of Youth, Sports, and Arts Elvis Nkandu has assured that government will begin paying interns recruited under the Internship, Volunteer, Apprenticeship, and Graduate (IVAG) programme by the end of this month. He, however, says the delay in paying out the stipends is also due to some interns presenting forged grade 12 certificates and offer…...
We can still contribute to the country’s development – Kavindele
FORMER vice president Enock Kavindele has thanked President Hakainde Hichilema for his appointment as Presidential Envoy. And Kavindele says he is willing to campaign for President Hichilema in 2026 because of his good policies. On Wednesday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa announced that President Hichilema had appointed all six living former vice presidents of Zambia…...
ECZ leadership will cause unrest ahead of 2026 elections – Nakacinda
PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) leadership will cause unrest because of its biased stance and how Patriotic Front candidates are treated during by-elections. Commenting on ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis’ statement that the violence being talked about in recent by-elections could not be compared to the serious violence…...
We’re targeting to help 6.6m Zambians badly affected by drought – DMMU
DMMU National Coordinator Gabriel Pollen says Zambia has continued to receive support from the international community, cooperating partners and the private sector and the unit is targeting to help 6.6 million people who are badly affected by the drought. Giving an update on the response the unit had received so far, Wednesday, Dr Pollen said…...
UPND should read our script if they think winning by-elections makes them popular – PF
KAWAMBWA PF MP Nickson Chilangwa says UPND leaders should read the former ruling party’s script if they think winning by-elections means their party is still popular. UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda recently said it was too early for people to assume that her party had lost popularity when it was winning by-elections and people…...
There’s high interest from Swedish firms wanting to invest in Zambia, Forssell tells HH
SWEDISH Minister for Development Corporation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell has told President Hakainde Hichilema that there has been an increased interest from many Swedish companies wanting to invest in Zambia. And President Hichilema has asked Swedish firms to invest in advanced technology which can help to mitigate the food and energy insecurity which Zambia…...
UPND creating a pattern that ‘hate speech’ is only committed against Tongas – Lungu
FORMER president Edgar Lungu says the UPND government is creating a pattern that hate speech is only committed against the Tonga speaking people despite other tribes suffering similar injuries. And Lungu says President Hakainde Hichilema is sowing a bad seed that may germinate into tribal violence and regional conflict. In a post on his Facebook…...
Vitol Energy withholding fuel is why we advocate for multiuse of pipeline – OMCAZ
OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says what is happening to the country now where Vitol Energy is withholding fuel stock is the reason his association advocates for multiuse of the TAZAMA pipeline. On Tuesday, the country learned that there was a shortage of diesel in Lusaka with most filling…...