“I DOUBT IF RESERVES EXIST”: AND YOU WANT TO LEAD ZAMBIA? THE LEVEL OF IGNORANCE IS DANGEROUS Yesterday, a senior opposition figure stood before Zambians and said he “doubts” whether Zambia’s $6.5 billion foreign reserves even exist.Let that sink in. Ballynomics has thrown kaponyanomics into total disarray and confusion. It has exposed the kind of […]

KAFWAYA APOLOGIES OVER WESTERN PROVINCE AIRPORT REMARKS By Celestina Tiyankenji Mbewe Tonse Alliance Finance Chairperson Mutotwe Kafwaya has apologised for remarks in which he questioned the need for an international airport in Western Province, saying he regrets the choice of words he used and has withdrawn the statements Speaking during a phone interview on Bulozi […]

UPND chased JWits from Heroes Stadium so Hichilema could dance there, says Kampyongo SHIWANG’ANDU parliamentary candidate Stephen Kampyongo has alleged that the abandonment Heroes Stadium by Jehovah’s Witnesses on Sunday is part of what he describes as a pattern of persecution by the UPND government, which he claims previously targeted the Catholic Church. And Kampyongo […]

Mundubile has a heart of a dove, give him your vote, Kapyanga urges Zambians IMMEDIATE Past member of Parliament for Mpika, Francis Kapyanga says Zambia is headed for a disaster unless people vote National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity — NRPUP Presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile into office. And Kapyanga has urged Mundubile to care […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAROTSE ROYAL ESTABLISHMENT STRONGLY OBJECTS TO REMARKS ATTRIBUTED TO HON. MUTOTWE KAFWAYA OPPOSING AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN BAROTSELAND Lealui, Barotseland The Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) has expressed profound concern over public remarks attributed to Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya, a senior member of the Tonse Alliance, allegedly opposing the construction of an international airport […]

They wanted to kill me but killed Sakala, my driver — Magoye East Independent candidate MAGOYE East Independent candidate Confucious Mweene has alleged that the brutal murder of his driver was actually intended for him, claiming that the assailants may have mistaken his driver’s room for his own. Mweene identifies the deceased as 31-year-old Steven […]

UPND HATES CHURCHES – SAYS KAMPYONGO Shiwang’andu parliamentary candidate Stephen Kampyongo has accused the United Party for National Development (UPND) government of a pattern of persecution, claiming that the abandonment of Heroes Stadium by Jehovah’s Witnesses on Sunday is an extension of previous targeting of the Catholic Church. At a campaign rally in Mpika, he […]

By Peter Sinkamba DISPELLING THE MYTH—THE UPND HAS NOT FIXED ZAMBIA’S DEBT, ACCUMULATION CONTINUES TO RISE, AND EVEN WORSE============ The claims by the United Party for National Development (UPND) administration that they have “fixed” Zambia’s debt crisis are fundamentally false and misleading to the Zambian public. The debt as not been restructured. Debt restructuring is […]

DR. BRIAN MUSHIMBA TO BE HONOURED BY UK HOUSE OF LORD’S FOR EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SERVICE AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP. The Organized People’s Party [OPP] is pleased to announce that its President, Dr. Brian Mushimba, has been selected by the House of Lords in the United Kingdom UK to receive the prestigious African Business Leadership Special Commendation […]

Guarding the Gates. Why Political Ambition Must Respect Military Tradition. By Brigadier General Milton Mwambu Njolomba (Rtd). In the theater of democratic politics, the temptation to court every constituency is a powerful driver of campaign rhetoric. However, when political aspirations intersect with the defense force, leaders must tread with absolute precision and care Recent public […]