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BNNB Statement 7thApril, 2020 POOR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: MORE DAMAGING ON POOR HOUSEHOLDS


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BNNB Statement Tuesday 7thApril, 2020 POOR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: MORE DAMAGING ON POOR HOUSEHOLDS. The country has in the past month been faced with both economic and social difficulties. We have seen the country’s currency losing value against major currencies. From the 2nd to the 26th of March 2020 the Kwacha depreciated against the US dollar by 18.6 percent. On 2nd March 2020, the Kwacha traded at K15.22 to US$1. By 26th March, the Kwacha had moved to K18.05 to US$1. About the same time, we were faced with a shortage of the country’s staple food; mealie meal, which in turn...

Quotations about Democracy, Politics and Government, and Related Matters

Quotations about Democracy, Politics and Government, and Related Matters


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Quotations about Democracy, Politics and Government, and Related Matters “The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.” —Lord Acton “The Spirit that prevails among Men of all degrees, all ages and sexes is the Spirit of Liberty.” —Abigail Adams, 1775 “A government of laws, and not of men.” —John Adams “Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know.” —John Adams, 1765 “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a...

Free Press Initiative (FPI Zambia) founder Joan Chirwa welcomes the jailing of a Chipata PF cadre Frank Mwale to two years imprisonment for assaulting Breeze FM journalist Grace Lungu

Free Press Initiative (FPI Zambia) founder Joan Chirwa welcomes the jailing of a Chipata PF cadre Frank Mwale to two years imprisonment for assaulting Breeze FM journalist Grace Lungu


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FPI WELCOMES JAILING OF A CHIPATA PF CADRE FOR ASSAULTING A JOURNALIST The FPI Zambia welcomes the jailing of a Chipata PF cadre to two years imprisonment for assaulting Breeze FM journalist Grace Lungu. Grace was assaulted by Frank Mwale while covering the Mkomba ward by-election in February, 2019. The judgment passed by the Lundazi Magistrates’ Court on Monday, April 6, 2020, should serve as a strong warning to all political party cadres, regardless of affiliation, that an assault on journalists will not go unpunished. Journalists deserve total protection and freedom to carry out their duties. Inflicting fear in them...

SENTENCING OF PF CADRE GOOD FOR JOURNALISTS’ SAFETY – MISA


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PRESS STATEMENT SENTENCING OF PF CADRE GOOD FOR JOURNALISTS’ SAFETY – MISA For Immediate Release – Monday, April 06, 2020. LUSAKA – MISA Zambia welcomes the sentencing of Frank Mwale, a Patriotic Front cadre who has been handed a 2-year custodial sentence for the assault of Chipata’s Breeze FM Journalist Grace Lungu. The judgement which was passed 6 April 2020, is timely and serves as a warning to any other would be offenders in the country that violence in whatever form against journalists is against the law and such culprits will be brought to book. MISA Zambia is happy that...

Felix Chipota Mutati prefers debt restructuring as delayed payment of US$11.2 billion international liability is a disastrous decision

Felix Chipota Mutati prefers debt restructuring as delayed payment of US$11.2 billion international liability is a disastrous decision


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By Favourite Jenala Kalando in Lusaka, Zambia FORMER Finance Minister Felix Chipota Mutati is seeking a rapid response as the economy continue to be adversely affected by the global lockdown and poor performance of the Zambian Kwacha against international convertible currencies. As experts and communities equally continue to dialogue over the best mode of debt restructuring, her US$11.2 billion international liability, Mr. Mutati advised Finance Minister Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu that postponing repayment schedules for 2022, 2024 and 2025 to 2027 is not a lasting solution. Accordingly, the former Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Lunte Member of Parliament (MP) in the...

“A clash of Science, Opinion, Conspiracy and possible paranoia” writes Professor Mulindi Mwanahamuntu


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‘A Healthy People, Build a Wealthy Nation’ Doctor’s Corner with Professor Mulindi Mwanahamuntu Wuhan in China was under severe lockdown because of a common cold virus that was killing too many people when compared to other similar common cold viruses. The world watched, passing its opinion backed by early science and statistical figures that were emanating from China. In China itself, the alleged government’s opinion to muzzle the disease had its biggest ridicule when an ophthalmology doctor who first released the scare through his observation of unusual deaths died of the very Covid-19 received tweets of heroism. Government then became a...

SACCORD Statement on Congratulating the Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for Winning and Conducting the Nangula ByElection


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Monday 6th April, 2020 SACCORD Statement on Congratulating the Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for Winning and Conducting the Nangula By-Election The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) would like to congratulate the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) for winning the Nangula ward by-election in the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia. SACCORD would also like to congratulate the ruling PF and opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) for participating in the by-election as it is such participation that makes Zambia a competitive multi-party democratic dispensation. The participation of...

“Leadership Movement will maintain and sustain the Food Basket using the energy of the Youth” pledges Dr. Richard Silumbe


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By Derrick Sinjela LEADERSHIP Movement (LM) leader Richard Silumbe says once in Government his team will galvanised the energy of young people as a means of maintaining and sustaining the national food basket. In a Sunday 5th April 2020 Press Statement issued in Zambia’s Capital City of Lusaka, Leadership Movement President, Dr. Richard Silumbe pledged to use the youth dividend in securing the country’s food security. Dr. Silumbe says time is nigh within which it is necessary to positive utilize the zeal and tenacity of young people in food production in all of Zambia’s  ten (10) provinces, namely Central, Copperbelt,...

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