Government has been called upon to consider coming up with a Ministry that will specifically deal with the issue of industrialization and value addition in Zambia. BuyZed campaign founder Evans Ngoma says his organization thinks that if the vision 2030 is going to be realized there is need for such a Ministry to be set up. Mr. Ngoma says there ...

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says the delay by President Edgar Lungu and opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to engage in dialogue shows levels of immaturity. Dr. Mwaanga finds it unfortunate that President Lungu and Mr. Hichilema have never met in person to talk about anything since the Commonwealth initiated the dialogue process between them. In an interview by telephone with ...

Monze Central Member of Parliament Jack Mwiimbu has accused government of defying the Constitution when contracting external debt. Mr. Mwiimbu suspects that government is accruing external debt without the approval of Parliament contrary to the 2016 constitutional amendment requirements. He has alleged that government is defying the Republican Constitution provision in this manner because it does not want Parliament to ...

Chinese ambassador Li Jie says China respects Zambia’s sovereign tradition system. And Mr. Li says his Country also hopes that  Zambia’s judiciary system will deal with the alleged murder of a Zambian citizen by two Chinese nationals fairly and objectively. He states that the Chinese embassy believes that the Zambian judiciary is capable of handling this matter based on facts ...

Development activist Canisius Banda has advised Zambians to stop making propaganda statements about Zambia being sold to China. Mr. Banda has told Q news in an interview that there is need for Zambia and Zambians to relate with China and its people in a mutually beneficial way. He says Zambians should therefore desist from making Xenophobic statements against the Chinese ...

UN resident coordinator Janet Rogan says President Edgar Lungu’s speech during the official opening of the third session of the 12th national assembly was progressive. Ms. Rogan says she found it interesting to hear President Lungu inform the nation about where the Country is with regards various developmental projects in various sectors. She says it is important for the nation ...