Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:55:49 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA and SIMON MUNTEMBA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Margaret Mwanakatwane, the newly appointed Finance Minister, is equal to the task and should be given time to prove herself. Mr Lungu told reporters at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) enroute to Rwanda, that it was expected that some quarters would react negatively to the reshuffle. He described criticism of Ms Mwanakatwe, bordering on personal issues, as unfortunate. Ms Mwanakatwe, he said, should be given chance to work because she was equal to the task. Mr Lungu is in Rwanda at the invitation of his counterpart, Paul Kagame, aimed at strengthening economic cooperation between Zambia and the East African nation. State House Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Amos Chanda, said the trip will also serve as reciprocal visit to the state visit paid by president Kagame to Zambia in June last year. In a […]
