Passengers are being chased from buses for saying this govt has worked – Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri claims that while using public transport, she has witnessed passengers being chased off buses simply for saying that the UPND government is working. She alleges that President Hakainde Hichilema has created a transport desk at State House because of this very issue. She was reacting to remarks by…...
It’s like animal farm, everything is turning into a crime – Archbishop Chama
KASAMA Archbishop Ignatius Chama says everything is now turning into a crime as if people are living on an “Animal Farm”. Archbishop Chama further says his call for Christians to join the Oasis Forum in protesting against Bill 7 has resulted in efforts to influence people to find something bad in the Catholic Church. Addressing…...
We talk about PF failures to remind citizens where we are coming from – Nkandu
UPND Deputy Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says government talks about PF failures to remind citizens of how far they have come, where they are and how government intends to achieve certain milestones. On Thursday, Governance Activist Rueben Lifuka advised President Hakainde Hichilema to stop lamenting about the past failures of the PF and focus on his…...
Citizens need results, not empty promises, Chikote tells energy investors
ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote has told utilities and investors in the energy sector that citizens need results, not empty promises. And Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development Yeukai Simbanegavi says effective 2030, her country has banned the export of lithium in order to encourage local beneficiation. In a speech read on his behalf…...
Proposed State funeral law needs more public consultation – Chisanga
LUKASHYA PF MP George Chisanga says the proposal to come up with a law that will regulate how state funerals are handled needed more public stakeholder consultation before being taken to Parliament. On Wednesday, the National Assembly adopted a motion urging government to regulate the conduct of funerals for sitting and former heads of the…...
Kambwili misses court due to ‘medical emergency’
CHISHIMBA Kambwili yesterday failed to open his defence in a matter where he is charged with unlawful assembly due to a medical emergency. Kambwili’s lawyer, Kennedy Mambwe, told Lusaka Magistrate Kawama Mwamfuli that his client had confirmed his availability around 08:00 hours yesterday, but had an emergency before starting off for court. Meanwhile, Kambwili, who…...
CTPD backs HH’s call to remove Zambia-Zimbabwe trade duties
THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent call to remove duties and tariffs between Zambia and Zimbabwe is welcome, as most regional integration challenges stem from limited trade facilitation. Recently, while on a State visit to Zimbabwe, President Hichilema called for the removal of duties and tariffs between Zambia…...
Presidential aspirants must issue statements of goodwill to protect national image – Nanjuwa
SOUTHERN Province Minister Credo Nanjuwa has advised presidential aspiring candidates to issue responsible statements that build the nation and give goodwill in the eyes of the international community. Recently, Citizens First president Harry Kalaba said if the UPND won next year’s elections, the country would experience power cuts lasting for two weeks. The country is…...
HH doesn’t listen, when he decides, not even God can change his mind – Kambwili
MWE Lesa wesu twafweni, bushe ba President besu mwabafumishe kwi (God help us, where did you get our President), wondered Chishimba Kambwili, echoing the same remarks he made years ago regarding the then-president, Edgar Lungu. He says what President Hakainde Hichilema is doing regarding the constitutional amendment process is unbelievable, noting that the entire Constitution…...
The scramble for Zambia: Part Two
“Keeping China and the West glued to Zambia is no easy task, bravo HH” IN our previous opinion, we explored the growing interest that global superpowers have in Zambia. For decades, our country was treated as a footnote in global affairs, too small to matter, too poor to influence anything, and too quiet to attract…...