By Kelvin Chisanga It is well known that fuel subsidies benefit many at all levels be it from the industrial side or the household level. Still, it has been totally identified as a serious disorder to the domestic economy, especially where budgetary target limits are critically concerned, and this attest to what we basically saw in the 2021 fiscal expenditure, where the column costs for public procurement of works, services and goods were seen to have gone up by a slightly marginal line of about 25%, and fuel was identified as one of the biggest driving factors on the...

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA SPEECH for the OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY by MR. HAKAINDE HICHILEMA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA FRIDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 INTRODUCTION MADAM SPEAKER, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ADDRESS THIS HONORABLE HOUSE ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. OUR ADDRESS THIS MORNING COMES OFF THE BACKDROP OF OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY AS THE NEW DAWN ADMINISTRATION, AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO OUR LEADERSHIP BY THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE DURING OUR SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE. MADAM SPEAKER, BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH OUR ADDRESS, WE...

A DIRGE for OURSELVES ____________ QUEEN ELIZABETH has died. But British overbearingness, sense of entitlement and advantage has NOT. Rishi SUNAK thought that Britain had changed. Now he knows. Elizabeth was a mother, a grandmother. For that, we salute her. Her empire brutally killed Africans. Unfeelingly, left them without their mothers, a continent desecrated. That people are shocked at her passing is itself shocking. Our tears only flow at the atrocities her monarchy perpetuated. Atrocities that Megan MARKLE continues to grapple with. Prince Harry now viewed mentally deranged by British exceptionalism, lost his Britishness for his mere efforts at being...

  ZATACA host Fund Raising Food Fair to Sponsor Scholarships and Donations …. Tamil Art and Culture Association – Zambia relationship cheers Siddharth Iyer By Ashton Kelly Bunda ZAMBIA Tamil Art and Culture Association (ZATACA) Chairperson Siddharth Iyer tags the Indian community as an all weather partner to the Zambian commerce and trade and continues hosting a social corporate responsibility annual event initiated in1972, 50 years ago. Briefing Zambian Media on Sunday, 4th September, 2022 at Rhodes Park private school in Lusaka, Mr. Iyer says the social engagement target is to raise K100, 000 from food sold during a cultural...

By DERRICK SINJELA United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charles Chanda says as anticipated the K173 billion (US$11.3billion) 2022 budget is heavily influenced by the changes in the political landscape, evidenced by the reiteration of the policy direction outlined by the New Dawn Administration. Recalling Finance Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane’s K173. 0 billion budget theme: “Growth, Jobs and Taking Development Closer to the People,” Mr. Chanda urged Zambians to open their eyes as politicians continue to tell half-truths. Chanda implored the Zambian electorate and the UPND Administration led by President Hakainde Hichilema to realise that just 400 kilogrammes of...

By DERRICK SINJELA and Citizen Journalist SAEED SIMON BANDA MULTICHOICE Zambia Managing Director Leah Kooma is elated to serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at a time she describes as exciting in the Multichoice business. Officiating at a Thursday, 1st September, 2022 Multichoice Zambia Showcase, in Lusaka, Mrs. Kooma assured customers of fulfilling every promise made since inception 27 years ago, built on a foundation of delivering exciting entertainment and an exceptional service. And during a colourful event at Rhapsody’s Cafe & Wine Bar, on Lusaka’s Nangwenya Road, Showgrounds, spiced with splendid performances by Victor ‘Kabova’ Chushi and King Buga...