By DERRICK SINJELA CONTINENTAL Leadership Research Institute (CLRI) Executive Director Mundia Paul Hakoola is concerned that the opposition wants to use the Summit for Democracy (S4D) as a platform for politicking. In an apparent reference to a negative stance taken by Patriotic Front (PF) Vice President, Mr. Given Lubinda, Mr. Hakoola implored the Zambian diverse community to see and use it as an opportunity evaluating and showcasing improved global democracy. During a recent Press Conference at Lusaka’s Cresta Golfview Hotel in Lusaka, Lubinda argued that both the US and Zambia did not have a moral right to host...

  By a Correspondent AS Chinese influence continues to sweep across most sectors of African economies, Zambian local entrepreneurs specialised in trading are crying foul of what they describe as “unfair trade”. ZAMBIAN Entrepreneural Hub, a consortium of small and medium scale businesses say the Chinese have taken over almost every trading component on the local market. Hub executive director Nchimunya Chizyuka says the Zambian government must develop a legal framework that would protect the local entrepreneurs from the unbalanced competition, mainly caused by the Chinese. Ms. Chizyuka observed in an interview that Zambian traders have been pushed out of...

By Theresa Bwalya Kalenga Zambia Must Prosper (ZMP) interim Vice President, Milner Katolo says law enforcement officers are shielding embattled Luapula Province Minister, Derricky Chilundika from prosecution as alleged conspirators languish in police custody for illegally mining Sugilite stone in Muombe area of Sub-Chief Kundamfumu in Chembe District. On intra-party politics, Counsel Katolo wants Zambia’s Seventh Republican President Hakainde Hichilema to desist from making disparaging remarks on former Sixth (6th) Republican President, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Equally concerning to Counsel Katolo is failure by Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Jack Mwiimbu to quicken the pace at which Zambia...

    THE summit of the G20 foreign ministers ended in the Indian capital, where the contradictions between the West and the new world leaders were once again made very clear. Despite the disappointment of Washington, Brussels and representatives of European governments, there was no condemnation of Russia in the final document of the G20 diplomatic summit, and Russian Minister Lavrov was warmly welcomed by the Indian leadership and his counterparts from many other countries. In 2023, India will simultaneously host all the major events of the G20 club and the rival Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Despite the fact that one...