Zambia can raise $15 billion without borrowing a dime – PF aspiring candidate Mudolo

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) presidential aspiring candidate Joseph Mudolo says Zambia does not need to kneel before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or other lenders to fix its struggling economy because the country is literally sitting on a goldmine.



Speaking during an online interview last n

ight, Mudolo, a Zambian business man based in South Africa said Zambia’s mineral wealth, if properly structured and leveraged, could raise between US$12 billion and US$15 billion without borrowing a single cent from foreign institutions.

“The issue which we are facing today, if I am given an opportunity to come in as a president under my government, one thing I would do is to establish a sovereign fund,” Mudolo said.

“We have assets. What they (Government) needed to do was to look on the asset side, because you need to look at external balance.”

Mudolo, declared his bid for the PF presidency ahead of the 2026 general elections, said Zambia’s economic challenges stem from overdependence on copper exports and a lack of creativity in financing.

He explained that the government could have used the country’s mineral resources, including assets in Mopani, KCM and other mining interests, to create a national fund that would bring in money for development without borrowing from outside..

The PF 2026 presidential hopeful argued that instead of celebrating debt restructuring and IMF packages, Zambia should be focusing on wealth creation through strategic partnerships and value addition.

He said the country could easily fund key sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and energy using proceeds from structured mineral offtake agreements.

The South Africa-based entrepreneur said under his leadership, Zambia would embark on homegrown economic engineering, turning its natural assets into instruments of progress instead of collateral for loans…https://kalemba.news/politics/zambia-can-raise-15-billion-without-borrowing-a-dime-pf-aspiring-candidate-mudolo/

By George Musonda

Kalemba October 13, 2024

WELCOME TO THE ARENA, COUNSEL JOHN SANGWA, SC!

By Patrick Mukosha

The political field just got more interesting!

Welcome, learned counsel — the man whose voice has thundered in the courts and whose pen has shaped national debate.

As you step into the world of politics, the people of Zambia are eager to know not just what you stand for, but who you truly are.

We’ve seen this story before, haven’t we?

Some of our past Presidents; no names mentioned, arrived on the political scene as “mystery men.”

Their origin unkown, their real names doubted, their birthplaces were debated, their parentage questioned, and their educational journeys wrapped in fog.

And when the truth finally emerged — it was often too late.

So, before we hand over the keys to State House, let’s ask — politely, but firmly — the questions that matter:

●Who is John Sangwa, really? Beyond the courtroom, beyond the gown — where does his story begin?

●Where was he born, and to whom? Every true son of the soil has a village, a mother’s hut, a father’s field — let’s hear his.

●What schools shaped him? Who sat with him in class, who remembers him as a boy before he became “Learned Counsel”?

●What does he stand for — not in legal terms, but in human terms?

●Does he understand the hunger of the market woman, the pain of the unemployed youth, the struggles of the farmer?

●Has he ever walked among the people, or only spoken for them?

Zambians deserve a leader they can relate to, not just one they can listen to.

We admire his courage to speak truth to power — but now that he seeks power, we must know the truth about him too.

After all, patriotism begins with honesty.

Let the people know who John Sangwa, SC, truly is — and what makes him one of us.

Kabusha takolelwe ubowa!

Bemba president and Eastern running mate!

An audio recently went viral where former PF secretary general Mumbi Phiri was heard saying that if the PF adopted a Bemba presidential candidate and a running mate from Eastern Province, or vice-versa, the opposition would win the 2026 general elections.

We can’t really put a finger on what really motivated Mumbi to say what she said. What we know is that she was responding to something that someone had submitted in the same WhatsApp group where they are both members

In the audio, Mumbi said if the PF adopted a Bemba president and someone from Eastern Province as running mate, or vice-versa they were going to win.

We just don’t understand what gives Mumbi the certainly that the combination she is proposing for the presidential ticket would succeed, particularly that the PF had the same combination in the 2021 general elections which did not workout. In the 2021 elections, the PF had then incumbent Edgar Lungu for president and Nkandu Luo, a Bemba, but they still lost overwhelmingly to the UPND.

We understand the problems this country has been going through in terms of regional voting, and that will.definitely need to be resolved if the nation is to see progress. This could probably be pushing some to think regionally. However, you don’t address regionalism with regionalism. You address regionalism with much more nationalism and patriotism.

We believe that any ticket that can be chosen is capable of succeeding if that ticket has the right appeal and message, which the masses would be able to buy into.

This country has had presidents that have been elected from across the country. We always believe that Zambians have always treasured their One Zambia One Nation Motto, despite the appetite by politicians to divide this country on regional lines.

Just using President Hakainde Hichilema as the perfect example. Because Zambians are wise enough and always focussed on the One Nation Motto, Hichilema would kor have won the last elections if people focussed on voting regionally. But Zambians on election day decided that their interests went beyond tribe, and as a result Hichilema won votes not only in his traditional strongholds of Southern, Western, North-Western and parts of Central Province, but won significant votes across all the provinces of the country.

Even Michael Sata, he wouldn’t have won the 2011 general elections without significant votes from his traditional strongholds of Northern, Luapula, Copperbelt and Lusaka provinces, as he needed good votes from especially Western Province to push him above

https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/bemba-president-and-eastern-running-mate/

MULUNGUSHI: THE DANCE OF A PEOPLE AND THEIR PRESIDENT

By David Zulu

They came in their thousands, dressed in red, singing, chanting, the Mulungushi International Conference Centre pulsing with electric energy. When President Hakainde Hichilema entered, the hall erupted.

It would be folly to call it choreography or coincidence. This was no accident. It was the heartbeat of a people, an organic surge of loyalty and shared purpose.

For some, especially those nursing ambitions or shouting from rooftops abroad that the UPND was “dying,” the sight was unsettling. But for the President, it was his pulse,  the living rhythm that connects him to his fellow citizens.

In that charged moment, his cultural ancestry, born of the cattle-rearing plains of Southern Zambia,  stirred within him. With a knowing smile and the warmth of kinship, he called to the crowd: “Amundikambile ndekalombwana!”

To the uninitiated, it might have sounded like self-conceit. In truth, it was anything but. It was Kukambilwa, a cultural dialogue of pride, gratitude, and community.

Among the Tonga, and in many ancient traditions, such as those of the Red Indians, Kukambilwa is the art of collective celebration. Dancers form a semi-circle, clapping and singing, while one steps forward to tell a story,  of a good hunt, a rich harvest, a daughter’s marriage. Each step is not self-praise, but shared victory; not individual glory, but communal thanksgiving.

So it was at Mulungushi. The President spoke; the people answered. He provoked thought; they roared in affirmation. It was not a rally, but a conversation. Not command, but communion.

In that moment, politics became poetry. Leadership became dialogue. And Kukambilwa,  ancient, rhythmic, alive,  returned as a modern chorus of unity, persuasion, and national aspiration.

Mulungushi became the circle.
The people, the dancers.
Their leader,  one of them.

(DZ)

UPND NATIONAL TRUSTEE URGES EFF LEADER TO EMBRACE ISSUE-BASED POLITICS

LUSAKA, 13 October 2025

United Party for National Development (UPND) National Trustee Grace Chivube has called on Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Joseph Mwenda to refrain from engaging in politics of hate and name-calling, urging him instead to focus on providing constructive checks and balances to the government.

In an exclusive interview, Ms. Chivube said it was regrettable that some opposition leaders continued to attack government policies such as free education and skills training programs under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

She emphasized that Mr. Mwenda should be “thankful that President Hakainde Hichilema has remained committed to improving the lives of the underprivileged.”

She expressed concern that certain politicians had chosen to ignore the significant economic progress being achieved under the New Dawn Administration, opting instead to spread negativity for political mileage.

Responding to claims that the government was not doing enough to resolve the load-shedding crisis, Ms. Chivube dismissed the allegations as baseless.

She said President Hichilema’s public assurance and commitment to ending load-shedding in the shortest possible time demonstrated strong political will and proactive leadership.

Ms. Chivube noted that in just four years of being in office, the UPND government had implemented substantial economic reforms and development programs whose impact could not be easily summarized.

She further pointed out that the fact that opposition figures such as Mr. Mwenda could freely criticize government policies was proof that freedom of speech and expression were fully guaranteed under President Hichilema’s leadership.

“It is unfortunate that a young politician like Mr. Mwenda, who should be rallying behind visionary and progressive leadership, has instead chosen to attack development-oriented initiatives such as the increased CDF,” Ms. Chivube said.

She added that only those “living in denial” could fail to acknowledge the transformative impact of the CDF, which she said had led to over 2.3 million children being readmitted into school and more than 800,000 benefiting from the school feeding programme.

Ms. Chivube said by urging the opposition to engage in issue-based politics and to work together with government in fostering unity and national development.

TFN