Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
ECONOMIST Dr Trevor Hambayi says the country must own at least 60 percent of the mines and find a direct link to China in order to benefit from that country’s zero-rate tariff. And economist Bright Chizonde has called for the suspension of exports of raw materials if Zambia is to
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has described Botswana’s late third president, Dr Festus Gontebanye Mogae, as a man of integrity who will be remembered for his “good works”. Meanwhile, Botswana High Commission Chargé d’Affaires Oabona Dibeela says late former president Mogae was reg
WE need more private sector investment from the US like Mingomba Mine, says Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe And Haimbe says Zambia-US agreements will soon be concluded under acceptable terms following the departure of Michael Gonzales. Meanwhile, Chargé d’Affaires Mich Co
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CATHERINE BWALYA Choma GOVERNMENT has from 2022 to date disbursed K10.4 million under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to 397 clubs and cooperatives in Namwala District in efforts to empower local communities. Namwala Member of Parliament Moono Mapani said between 2022 and
WHEN Minister of Water Development and Sanitation Collins Nzovu stood before Parliament to outline the achievements of his ministry since 2021, the figures he presented were nothing short of staggering. Over US$998 million invested, reaching more than 3.6 million Zambians! The pr
MUMBI Phiri says Vice-President Mutale Nalumango should consider retiring and leave room for younger leaders such as herself to take over. Last Friday, Vice-President Nalumango said she would remain in office because government was not dissolving like the opposition. She said alt
JOSEPH Willah Mudolo says he is considering standing as an independent candidate in the August 13 presidential elections. Mudolo says he is the best presidential candidate, arguing that most opposition leaders are not ready to lead the country. In an interview, Friday, Mudolo, wh
EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima says when he took office, he observed toxicity in the education sector, noting that there was too much hatred among individuals. Syakalima, however, says he has done what was humanly possible for him to do in the sector. Speaking when he was b
TONSE Alliance president Brian Mundubile says all Bills passed with the participation of PF MPs who defected to the UPND will be revisited once there is a change of government. Meanwhile, Lukashya PF MP George Chisanga says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti’s ruling th
