Dear editor, THIS letter is to convey my sincere thanks to you my brother, Dr Nervers Mumba, for your contribution to our political development for over two decades. I have personally not only lost few elections in my time, but I have also suffered great injustices at the hands of people I tried to serve

After a sluggish start to the election campaigns for the August 11, 2016 polls, President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front team are seemingly hitting the ground running. The set off the tone for the next 90 days by filling … Continued

The post Today’s Photo: Pres Lungu’s Campaign Material Lights Up the

In similar fashion as to the behaviour of the manner the Electoral Commission of Zambia when the ruling Patriot Front was engulfed in a leadership crisis in 2014, the commission is at it again taking sides with Nevers Mumba in … Continued

The post ECZ Sides Will Illegitimate Nevers Mumba appeared first on

ARTHUR MWANSA, Lusaka OPEN Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) executive director Siphosami Malunga says the region would not have been liberated without Zambia’s contribution. Mr Malunga said it is also encouraging that Africa has chosen to embrace democracy as its form of governance. He said this in Lusaka recently during the launch of the

DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka NEW Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) chief executive officer Ibrahim Mayaki says more innovative ways of financing infrastructure projects in Africa are needed in order to sustain Africa’s aspirations to grow its economy. Dr Mayaki was speaking at the official opening of the second Continental Business Network meeting on the sidelines at

CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka NIGERIA’s former Minister of Communication and Technology Omotola Johnson has urged African governments to reduce taxation on imported information and communications technology (ICT) in order to improve internet access on the continent. Ms Johnson is also concerned that the cost of internet accessibility in Africa is three times higher than in the

THE current crop of African leaders is making great strides in improving the lives of people on the continent, especially in tackling the plight of the youth and women. The African Development Bank (AfDB) leadership is also impressive in pioneering infrastructure development on the continent. The AfDB has been Africa’s partner in infrastructure development for