Latest Zambia news and breaking headlines covering national affairs, local developments, business, public services, and major stories.
Latest Zambia news and breaking headlines covering national affairs, local developments, business, public services, and major stories.
PR MPs ARE ELECTED, NOT NOMINATED – JERE Prominent lawyer Dickson Jere has clarified that Members of Parliament elected through Zambia’s Proportional Representation (PR) system for women, youths and persons with disabilities should be referred to as elected MPs rather than nominated MPs. Mr Jere said the Constitution distinguished between MPs elected through the Mixed […]
TONSE ALLIANCE DECLARES NRPUP LEADERS POLITICAL OPPONENTS The Tonse Alliance has apologised to its members, alliance partners and the general public over what it describes as the betrayal of the Alliance by the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity — NRPUP. In a media statement issued on 18 September 2026, Tonse Alliance/FDD Deputy Spokesperson […]
🇿🇲 INSIGHT | EU Parliament resolution: What are the implications for Zambia? A European Parliament resolution on Zambia has become the latest exhibit in the country’s post-election political argument. To some opposition voices, the September 17 vote confirms Europe has turned against President Hakainde Hichilema, Zambia is becoming isolated and Western recognition of his Government […]
PR electoral system takes 26 more women to Parliament Out of the total 40 members of parliament who have been nominated under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system, 26 are women. There are 20 slots for women, 15 for youths and five for persons with disability, which have been distributed as follows: The 20 women […]
Former Minister of Community Development and Social Services and United Party for National Development (UPND) National Management Committee Member, Mrs Doreen Mwamba, has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on the nomination of five Members of Parliament drawn from persons with disabilities, women and young people. Mrs Mwamba has described the nominations as a significant milestone towards […]
PRESIDENTIAL CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR 226/226 CONSTITUENCIESHH: 3,071,706 votesOther 12 candidates combined: 1,940,894 votes. Former Matero Constituency Member of Parliament Miles Sampa writes ✍️📸Final official 2026 Presidential results and from which the proportional representation was weighted and calculated.Worth further noting that ba 2.8M have graduated and increased to ba 3 ‘Metre’ while ba 1.8M of 2021 […]
The US war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The department told lawmakers that war costs were $43.6 billion as of September 3 plus an additional $1.5 billion for extra fuel, the sources added.The estimate is not a full accounting of […]
“YOU TOLD US THAT A YEAR AGO” — KUSHNER CHALLENGES PUTIN OVER DONBAS CLAIM Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly told U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that Russian forces could capture the remaining parts of Ukraine’s Donbas within several months, according to The New York Times. During a September 5 meeting in Moscow, Kushner […]
TUCKER CARLSON CLAIMS TRUMP PERSONALLY ORDERED EPSTEIN FILES TO BE WITHHELD Tucker Carlson has alleged in a new Vanity Fair interview that President Donald Trump personally directed officials to withhold or bury records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Carlson said he urged Trump in the summer of 2025 to release the Epstein files and asked why […]
U.S. Nearly Launched Operation Against Chinese Ship After AI-Generated Intelligence Error CNN The United States reportedly came close to taking military action against a Chinese vessel in the Middle East this spring, during the Iran war, after an intelligence report falsely identified the ship as carrying components linked to nuclear weapons, according to CNN. The […]
