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UPND Media Director Mark Simuuwe’s remarks about Mutotwe Kafwaya’s death have triggered questions over the source of his account and what evidence supports it. LUSAKA – Remarks by UPND Media Director Mark Simuuwe about the circumstances surrounding the death of former Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya have triggered a wave of reaction on social media, with questions […]

THE Zambian government says a European Parliament resolution on the country's post-election situation was adopted prematurely and without engagement with Lusaka. In a press statement dated Sept. 19 and signed by Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe from New York, the government said it has taken note of European Parliament Resolution P10_TA(2026)0311 of

ZAMBIA PUSHES BACK AGAINST EU PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION, CALLS FOR DIALOGUE The Zambian Government has responded to a European Parliament resolution on the country’s post-election situation, describing its adoption as premature and raising concerns over what it says was a lack of prior engagement with the Zambian authorities. In a press statement issued by the Ministry […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe responds to the European Parliament resolution on Zambia, Kafwaya’s death, treason cases and post-election concerns. LUSAKA – The Zambian Government has pushed back against the European Parliament’s resolution on the country’s post-election situation, arguing that the resolution was adopted prematurely while investigations and judicial proceedings remain ongoing. In a statement […]

NRPUP LEADERS MOVE TO RESOLVE PARTY CRISIS THE National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) leadership has moved to address internal challenges that have unsettled the party, with consultations underway among structures across Lusaka. NRPUP National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Kaunda said the developments within the party were unfortunate and required leaders to engage members […]

LUSAKA – Zambia’s new proportional representation system has moved from legislation to reality, with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) validating 40 nominated Members of Parliament who will enter the National Assembly through the new system. Zambian Eye has compiled the full list of the 40 validated proportional representation MPs, showing the party allocation and […]

JUST IN: “I’m not aware of who presented the NRPUP proportional representation MP list to the ECZ,” NRPUP interim President Ezra Tembo informs the party

Binwell Mpundu has accused NRPUP leaders Ezra Tembo and Bwalya Nonde of betrayal after the party withdrew from Tonse and submitted its own PR list. LUSAKA – Tonse Pamodzi Alliance Presidential Affairs Chairperson Binwell Mpundu has expressed deep disappointment over the decision by the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) to withdraw from […]

Disability rights organisation Born Short Living Tall (BSLT) has described the nomination of Persons with Disabilities to the National Assembly through the Proportional Representation (PR) system as a historic milestone for Zambia. BSLT President Ntalasha Chisha said the move gives practical effect to Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons […]

THE CASE OF EZRA TEMBO: MPUNDU LAMENTS BETRAYAL FOLLOWING NRPUP FALLOUT Hon. Binwell Mpundu has expressed deep disappointment over what he described as betrayal within the political circles surrounding NRPUP, saying the experience had been particularly painful because of the personal sacrifices made to help the party and its candidates succeed. Mpundu said NRPUP had […]