Former President Edgar Lungu says he will stand as a presidential candidate in the 2026 general elections should the general public insist that he continues from where he left. Speaking when he attended a media briefing organized by opposition political parties in Lusaka this morning, Mr Lungu says at the moment, he cannot impose himself
Agriculture Minister Reuben Mtolo has disclosed that over K117 million loans have so far been approved from 20,250 applicants that have registered under the Strategic Agriculture Finance Facility-SAFF-. During an engagement on accelerating agriculture development with his Finance counterpart Situmbeko Musokotwane, Mr Mtolo says out of the total amount of loans approved, over K110 million
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union has condemned the recent actions by the department of immigration to disregard the high court orders in a case involving the deportation of 3 Chinese and Korean business investors. Organization Executive Director Isaac Mwanza says the contemptuous action by the immigration department undermines the rule of law, and raises serious
Social Anthropologist Dr. James Musonda says the near-punch-up between 2 groups of the 8 mine-worker unions on Tuesday was politically engineered in order to construct a narrative of existing confusion within the labour movement. Dr. Musonda has charged that the struggle between the known and big three unions, MUZ, UMUZ and NUMAW and the small
There was a near punch-up among the 8 Mine-Worker Unions at Kitwe’s Garden Court Hotel this morning after 5 of the unions collectively accused the other 3 of hypocrisy and creating divisions. Miners and Allied Workers Union President Kelvin Namunji and 4 other unions had just finished a media briefing when Mine Workers Union of
Chief Government spokesperson Cornelious Mweetwa says the Government is concerned about statements made by some Diplomats accredited to Zambia that distort and harm the country’s image, which his administration is attempting to rebuild. This is in response to Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hellenborg’s statement who is quoted as having said that Swedish corporations are
Opposition Peoples’ Alliance for Change- PAC- leader Andyford Banda has cautioned government against overreliance on mining and debt restructuring for the country’s economic recovery. Last week Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane projected a positive outlook for the economy with the anticipated injection of $80 million into the Zambian economy by investors taking over
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