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 BRIEFING | Jones Kasonso dies in US, death draws fierce reaction over his anti-Tonga remarks The death of Zambian academic and political commentator Dr Jones Kasonso in the United States has triggered sharply divided reactions at home, with condolences from family and the diaspora community running alongside anger over ethnic remarks he made during […]

MORE UPND CANDIDATES PETITION PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS MORE losing UPND parliamentary candidates have petitioned the courts, challenging the outcomes of the August 13 parliamentary elections and alleging electoral malpractices. In Mwenzo Constituency, Muchinga Province, Musingwa Siame has challenged the election of Luka Simumba, alleging violence, vote buying, intimidation and other irregularities during the campaign and […]

Mwiinde urges losing candidates to respect voters’ will UPND deputy national youth chairperson and Choma South MP Trevor Mwiinde has urged candidates who lost in the elections and have since petitioned their seats to respect the will of the people and accept the outcome. Lusaka, 3 September – Mr Mwiinde said those who were defeated […]

CANADA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT HICHILEMA ON RE‑ELECTION The Government of Canada has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re‑election and inauguration for a second term as President of the Republic of Zambia. Canada reaffirmed its commitment to work with Zambia to advance shared priorities and strengthen bilateral relations in a spirit of inclusive economic development, stability […]

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH TO ZAMBIANS WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has extended an olive branch to Zambians who did not vote for him and the United Party for National Development (UPND), calling for unity and collective efforts to develop the country. President Hichilema said he would remain the President […]

MULENGA QUESTIONS UPND’S ‘SELECTIVE’ ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTION RESULTS …as he congratulates President Hakainde Hichilema LUSAKA – Political activist Warren Mulenga has questioned the UPND’s acceptance of the presidential election outcome while all its parliamentary candidates have challenged results from the same election through petitions. Mulenga, while congratulating President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election and inauguration […]

U.S. Plans to Extend Iran War Into 2027 as Washington Faces Growing Challenges The United States is reportedly preparing for the possibility of extending its war with Iran into 2027, as Washington faces mounting military, political and logistical challenges in the prolonged conflict. According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said […]

NIGER'S ARMY SEIZES HUGE ARSENAL AFTER AIR BASE MUTINYNiger's Defense and Security Forces have recovered a massive cache of weapons from Air Base 101 in Niamey. The seizure followed the suppression of a mutiny by soldiers from the Special Operations Command's Special Reconnaissance Battalion. The recovered arsenal includes 34 armed pickup trucks, heavy weapons, rocket

ISRAEL JUST SEIZED HEZBOLLAH’S SECRET UNDERGROUND BASE — But What They Found Inside Could Be FAR More Important. A massive underground Hezbollah network stretching more than a kilometer has reportedly been surrounded and seized by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon — with dozens of fighters trapped beneath the ground and cut off from the outside

Stop treating African footballers as commodities – Agent reacts after two African stars Sarr and Camara’s failed to get dream transfer move to Liverpool and Chelsea Diomansy Kamara, the agent representing Senegalese international stars Ismaïla Sarr and Lamine Camara, has condemned European football clubs for allegedly treating African players as commercial commodities rather than individual