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.
RUSSIAN STRIKES PUSH UKRAINE’S ECONOMY INTO CRISIS AS WAR COSTS SOAR Ukraine’s economy is reportedly facing its most difficult period since the beginning of the war, as intensified Russian strikes continue to target critical infrastructure and key sources of national revenue. 🔸 Strategic infrastructure under attack: Russian strikes have reportedly affected Ukraine’s maritime ports, grain-export […]
RUSSIAN DRONE STRIKE NEAR BORIS JOHNSON’S TRAIN A Russian drone struck a locomotive on a railway line close to the private train carrying former UK PM Boris Johnson, triggering an evacuation warning onboard. · Johnson was returning to Poland after a security conference in Kyiv · The train halted around 5am during a drone alert […]
IRAN TO HOLD TALKS WITH GULF STATES ON REOPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ Iran is reportedly preparing to engage with Gulf countries to discuss the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including potential negotiations involving the United States. Tehran is also warning that Washington could face growing diplomatic and strategic isolation as Iran seeks to strengthen […]
As widely reported in the press and social media, a 52 year old woman, Maggie Sapatu, walked on foot to Lusaka to attend the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as president. I did not think much of it initially, although at the back of mind, something seemed odd. When I learned that she supposedly walked from […]
23 ViewsLUSAKA — A legal battle over whether Chief Munokalya Mupotola IV Siloka III Mukuni XIX should be recognised as a Paramount Chief has opened a much bigger national debate: Could Zambia’s traditional leadership system soon have a fifth Paramount Chief? The question has gained fresh attention after the Constitutional Court dismissed applications by three […]
THE FACTS BEHIND THE POSTINGS: WHY THE “TRIBAL PURGE” NARRATIVE DOES NOT ADD UP A Response to the Allegations Against Zambia Army Commander Lt Gen Geoffrey Choongo Zyeele The headline “Zyeele accused of tribal purge” makes a serious allegation. But when the article itself is examined carefully, the evidence presented does not establish a tribal […]
40!Days – HIS RIGHTS STILL MATTER It has now been 40 days since Harry Findlay was arrested and yet he has not been taken to Court. Whatever the allegations against him they do not take away his constitutional rights. He has the right to be taken to court and the matter determined fairly and without […]
The five men and woman who have held the Speaker’s Gavel Since independence in 1964, Zambia has had six Speakers of the National Assembly, a relatively small club whose members have presided over everything from historic legislation to the occasional parliamentary theatre that makes Parliament look like a very expensive community meeting. The first indigenous […]
LET CHIPOKA MULENGA WORK — SICHULA By: Mulabasa Staff Reporter Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) President George Sichula has called on the people of Zambia, particularly the people of Chingola, to give newly elected Chingola West Member of Parliament Chipoka Mulenga an opportunity to work and deliver development to the constituency. Sichula, who previously served […]
PUTIN JUST CALLED FOR AFRICA TO GET A PERMANENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT AND THE TIMING IS DELIBERATE At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for expanding the UN Security Council to give Africa, Asia, and Latin America greater representation. He also called for reforming the IMF, World Bank, and […]
