The death of the third force and the rise of the impotent opposition – Part 1
IF Hakainde Hichilema has failed, whom should he be replaced with in 2026? This is the question lingering on the mind of the voter already. A section of Zambians is not happy with the current state of affairs in the country. According to them, what was promised has not been delivered. The cost of living…...
Zambians risk being malnourished due to high cost of living – ZACA
ZAMBIA Consumer Association (ZACA) Executive Secretary Juba Sakala says food and nutrition security at household level remains a risk due to the increased cost of living. And Sakala says the recent fuel pump price hike will have a negative impact on the pricing of essential commodities. On Wednesday last week, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB)…...
High cost of living overshadows any achievements, notes EAZ
THE CSO Debt Alliance says while it recognises the efforts and challenges surrounding the debt restructuring process, it is concerned about the delay to finalise the deal – especially with private creditors. And Economics Association of Zambia Secretary General Gibson Masumbu says the many achievements which the country recorded last year were overshadowed by issues…...
Govt must stop paying people for doing nothing at Cabinet Office – Lifuka
GOVERNANCE Activist Rueben Lifuka says he is concerned with the number of people who are being paid at Cabinet Office for doing nothing because of failure to decide their fate. Speaking on Hot FM’s Hot Breakfast Show, Friday, Lifuka said there was a lot of wastage of public resources in the country. “As a country,…...
Hiked fuel prices will affect transport sector growth – Mbewe
THE Public Passenger Transport Drivers Association in Zambia says the minimal upward adjustment in bus fares after the recent substantial increase in fuel pump prices will affect transport sector growth. In an interview, Sunday, Association National Secretary Sydney Mbewe lamented that bus owners would increase the cashing threshold upon hearing there was an upward adjustment…...
We’ll use a robot to retrieve 7 trapped miners – Macro Link
MACRO Link Copper Mine Mining Manager Joseph Manyepa has disclosed that a South African Company, Hill International, has been engaged to provide a robot that will be used to search and possibly retrieve seven trapped miners. Recently, seven miners, including two Chinese nationals, got stuck in a flooded Macrolink Copper mine, which is still under…...
BOZ’s decision to raise Statutory Reserve Ratio will trigger accelerated Kwacha depreciation – Hambayi
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the Bank of Zambia (BOZ)’s decision to raise the statutory reserve ratio on both local and foreign currency deposits by nine percentage points will cause an accelerated depreciation of the kwacha in the short term. The Bank of Zambia has for the third time in a short period, revised the statutory…...
It’s unreasonable for Kambwili to accuse HH of wanting to murder him – Hamasaka
STATE House Chief Communication Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says it’s unreasonable for PF member Chishimba Kambwili to accuse President Hakainde Hichilema of wanting to murder him. And Hamasaka has challenged Kambwili to come back and enjoy his popularity. A voice note has revealed how Kambwili used his illness to dupe the government into releasing his passport,…...
Arrest of Lsk man for planning anti-HH protest nonsensical – Nakacinda
PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda says it is nonsensical for police to arrest 27-year-old Moses Kampasa for trying to protest against President Hakainde Hichilema’s governance. On Saturday, police arrested Kampasa for allegedly presenting a false document titled “Notification on the Protest by Youths Demanding President Hakainde Hichilema to Step Down on Moral Grounds”…...
Govt isn’t doing Lungu a favour by not lifting his immunity – Makebi
LUSAKA Lawyer Makebi Zulu says government should not think they are doing former president Edgar Lungu a favour by not removing his immunity. And Zulu says comparing the high cost of living to the purported murders which occurred under PF’s watch is a dull way of looking at issues. Last week, Local Government and Rural…...