On 14 April an open letter from a group of distinguished Zambian economists – including President Edgar Lungu's former Finance Minister Felix Mutati – pleaded with the government to work with the IMF because 'the economy is on the verge of collapse' saying the budget is 'in disarray' and that the 'government needs to act now'...
A million face-masks financed by the Presidential Empowerment Initiative Fund are stamped with the PF logo and banners on campaign lorries proclaim 'We can fight Covid-19 together with ECL [Edgar Chagwa Lungu] 2021'...