Antonio Mwanza promises 200,000 jobs, launches a new party
DEMOCRATIC Progressive Party (DPP) president Antonio Mwanza has pledged to create 200,000 jobs in the finance and insurance sector within five years if his party is elected into government.
Speaking during the official launch of the party in Lusaka today, Mwanza said the DPP would empower citizens by building Zambian-owned banks and financial institutions that directly serve local communities.
“We would like to create 200,000 jobs just from the banking sector, finance and the insurance market alone,” Mwanza said.
“These are things that we can do in the next five years.”
Turning to the country’s power crisis, Mwanza criticised the ongoing load-shedding, saying it is a result of poor leadership rather than drought.
He said ordinary citizens are struggling to survive on three hours of electricity per day while Zambia continues to export power to neighbouring countries.
Mwana added that under a DPP government, Zesco would prioritise domestic supply, eliminate middlemen in the energy sector and increase investment in generation capacity to provide reliable power to households and businesses.
“Zesco today has got middlemen who are purchasing power and selling power on behalf of Zesco, making huge profits and you and me have got no electricity,” he said.
Mwanza said both job creation and energy stability are critical to reducing poverty, lowering the cost of living, and restoring dignity to Zambian families.
The former PF leader launched DPP this morning positioning his party as a new political force ahead of the 2026 general elections…https://kalemba.news/politics/antonio-mwanza-promises-200000-jobs-launches-a-new-party/
By George Musonda
Kalemba September 10, 2025
We are long past this kind and level of joking – where the jobless promise to create jobs for others.
Meanwhile him.self has no job kkkkkkkk liar in pf he failed to do that as a party.
Dreaming bwana is free and good sometimes, but not at this rate.
The key issue is HOW are you going to actualise your promises. That is what we want to know. Then we can assess how realistic your dreams are.
Otherwise this is all pie in the sky and you cannot fool anyone. We are long past the “money in your pockets” era.
Wow wow wow, the comments above shows how much we have grown in just 4yrs. HH is setting a high bar, no junkie to lead the country. ECL, really taught us a lesson that if you vote for a person without a vision you do it at your own cost.
Am still analysing if Antonio has a vision or he is hallucinating.
Poooooooooooor Antonio mwanza trying to hook Zambians
He promised us his genitals.
We are still waiting.
Another idiot, another party!
He has failed to find himself a job
Mwandi Antonio..go for it! Don’t listen to negative chaps who themselves failed countless times before they scooped it! You can also do it!
He will bring 200,000 jobs when he himself is unemployed and when he is, he is like lungu….steal baby steal
Ficala