Washington Is Holding Zambia’s HIV Patients Hostage for Minerals
Washington is threatening to withhold HIV treatment unless Zambia hands over access to its copper and cobalt. The terms are worse than anything offered to any other African country. But Zambia has more leverage than it thinks. A State Department document seen by The New York Times confirmed what many of us tracking this issue […]
When the gatekeeper becomes the gateway: Part one
Zambia’s 2025 National Risk Assessment has given the country a mixed verdict. On paper, the overall national money laundering risk has improved from medium high in 2016 to medium in 2025. But beneath that comforting summary sits a very troubling reality: some of the sectors that ought to help protect the economy are still among…...
I could have joined UPND, but I’m principled – Mumbi
MUMBI Phiri says politics still has principled people like her, stating that she would have joined UPND a long time ago as she knew that PF would lose the 2021 elections. Phiri adds that it is not surprising that Sydney Mushanga has defected to the UPND after voting for Bill 7. On Wednesday, President Hakainde…...
Kapyanga invites Lubinda to join Tonse after losing PF presidency
MPIKA PF MP Francis Kapyanga has invited Given Lubinda to join the Tonse Alliance after he lost Saturday’s PF convention to Makebi Zulu. Kapyanga says the PF structures are now aligned with Tonse Alliance president Brian Mundubile. During a virtual rally on Thursday night, Lubinda called on expelled PF members to return to the party…....
I’m ready to be arrested every week for the sake of Zambians – Mundubile
TONSE Alliance president Brian Mundubile says he is ready to be arrested every week if that is what it takes to fight for Zambians. Mundubile has also accused the police of attempting to slap treasonable charges on him and interrogating him about his interactions with Chief Mwata Kazembe, among others. Meanwhile, Mundubile has advised President…...
We’ll ensure security to support 24-hour economy – Mwiimbu
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says government will ensure the security of citizens as the economy moves to operate 24/7. Following Cabinet’s approval to extend business and operating hours to 24 hours for business houses, markets and bus stations, citizens have raised concerns about their safety and the security of the country…....
There’s no freedom of expression in Zambia – Chief Mabumba
CHIEF Mabumba of Luapula Province says there is no freedom of speech and expression in the country. On the other hand, Chief Mpepo of Mpika says the problem in the country is that there is too much fear. Speaking when the duo paid a courtesy call on Tonse Alliance leader Brian Mundubile after he was…...
FIC responds to Findlay: “The law demands that you report transactions and empowers us to check”
THE Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has told the Lusaka High Court that the planned anti-money laundering inspection at D Findlay and Partners, a law firm belonging to Valden Findlay’s wife, is a routine exercise conducted on reporting entities. Dennis Chisenga, a manager in charge of inspections at FIC, says the information sought by the Centre,…...
HH urges church to embrace entrepreneurship
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on church members to consider being entrepreneurial. Speaking when he attended the Building Promotion Day at Kabulonga Seventh Day, Saturday, the Head of State emphasised that it was not a sin to be entrepreneurial. “I also want to encourage the church members that it is not a sin to be…...
Law firms aiding money laundering – Report
THE 2025 Money Laundering National Risk Assessment Report has revealed that the risk of money laundering involving law firms remains high. The report has indicated that between 2020 and 2024, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) analysed cases showing that some law firms and accounting firms were facilitating the setting up of shell companies both in…...