The People’s Newspaper
ZAMBIA as a country and a people is in deep trouble as all institutions of governance, including the Judiciary, Legislature and the Executive having been heavily compromised and are strangely enjoying a meeting of minds in the face of mischief, Zambia’s sixth President Edgar Lungu has said.
SHOULD the UPND administration choose to ignore the voice of the Church and other opinion leaders and stakeholders calling for the upholding of the rule of law and avoid shrinking democratic space, the ruling party will be doing so at its own peril, Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has warned.
THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has joined a cross section of organisations, including the Catholic Church, OCiDA, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), the consortium of civil society organisations and an array of opinion leaders such as prominent constitutional lawyer John Sangwa SC to condemn the UPND government for having embarked on a crusade to kill democracy in the country.
THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says the 2024 national budget is not a pro -poor budget as it has not addressed some of the challenges facing the majority poor citizens.
THE Council of Churches of Zambia (CCZ) has called on government to revert to the quarterly review of pump prices of fuel because the monthly review is making planning awkward and has been creating a sense of anxiety for the public each month end.
IT is being selfish for the civil society organisations to heap the blame on Government over the high cost of living because the phenomenon is global from which Zambia should not be isolated, Chinga Miyutu has said.
A COAL mining investor in Sinazongwe is seeking to acquire traditional land by enticing a traditional leader with a job as a watchman with a monthly salary of K500 should the traditional leader accept to give away his land.
