Discredited Justice Minister, Mr. Sebastian Zulu, has confirmed the Zambianwatchdog revelations that PF strongman and de facto Vice-president, Wynter Kabimba, has been ranked third in the governwment hierachy. But Mr. Zulu said Kabimba, who is also PF Secretary General, will not sit in cabinet. In a typical ‘donchi kubeba’ style, it is not clear what [...]

By Brebner Changala Now that some portions of the Wynter Kabimba Commission have been made public, with calls for the suspension and prosecution of some named government officials, I would like to draw attention to the following issues. Firstly given the composition of the Commission, it was never in doubt what its findings and recommendations [...]

ZAMBIA’s gross international reserves have dropped to US$2.317.7 billion in March from US$2.371.4 billion in February this year, says the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) . BoZ head of public relations Kanguya Mayondi says the foreign reserves declined slightly to 3.2 months of import cover in March. This means that in the event of a major [...]

The ruling PF is now blaming bad weather as reason for Zesco electricity loadshedding across the country. According to a full-page paid for statement in the government funded and controlled Daily Mail newspaper, Zesco Director of Corporate Affairs and Business Development, Bestty Phiri says the loadshedding has been caused by an increase in electricity power [...]