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By George Sichula TEN POLITICAL STEPS TO RESTORE UPND ON THE COPPERBELT The Copperbelt can be restored as a strong UPND base, but this requires deliberate political renewal, economic confidence and sustained grassroots engagement, not rallies alone. 1. RENEW POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP Assess both party and government leadership. Where necessary, introduce fresh, energetic and […]

MANDEVU CANDIDATES URGE ECZ NOT TO RUSH RESULTS DESPITE DELAYS By Elesani Phiri ‎Parliamentary candidates who contested the Mandevu constituency seat have called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ-not to rush in announcing the election results. The ECZ has not yet announced the Mandevu parliamentary results since residents voted on August 13, with the delay […]

TREASON PROBE DEEPENS… as political and economic blogger Barbra Musamba accuses Archbishop Alick Banda of using Catholic Church as campaign launch pad for detained Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu By DAVID KANDUZA A FIERCE political storm is engulfing the Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka following explosive claims by a prominent Zambian online commentator Barbra Musamba, who […]

Kafwaya died for Zambia’s second Independence — Mwila TONSE-PAMODZI Alliance member Davis Mwila has described the late Mutotwe Kafwaya as a freedom fighter who died fighting for Zambia’s “second Independence.” Mwila says Kafwaya was an intelligent Parliamentarian who meaningfully contributed to national discourse and played a valuable role in the opposition movement. Speaking after Kafwaya’s […]

“Good morning ❤️.” For some couples, those two words are part of an everyday routine. For others, receiving no morning message can immediately raise questions. “Are they losing interest?” “Why didn’t they text me today?” “Have I done something wrong?” The simple good-morning message has become surprisingly important in modern relationships. For many couples, it […]

Friday arrives. Your salary has come in. You check your mobile-money balance and suddenly feel rich. By Saturday afternoon, the balance has already dropped. By Sunday evening, you are calculating. By Monday morning, you are asking yourself one question: “Where did all the money go?” Welcome to the weekend spending trap. For many people, the […]

There was a time when walking around with K100 in your pocket felt like you had enough money to get several things done. Today, many Zambians can spend K100 and wonder where the money went. A quick meal. Transport. A drink. A few groceries. A mobile-money transaction. Before you know it, the K100 is gone. […]

WhatsApp has become one of the easiest ways for people to stay connected, but it has also become a place where friendships, relationships and family ties can quickly become complicated. For some people, blocking someone on WhatsApp is no longer considered a dramatic final move. It has increasingly become a way of creating distance, protecting […]

By Sam Phiri For 24 consecutive years the ZNBC iconic talk show ‘Smooth Talk’ has been a fixture of Zambia’s television landscape. Tonight at 22:00 hours it bows out for the final time. Its creator and long‑time host, Innocent Kalaluka widely known to viewers as Smooth IK admits that letting go of a programme that […]

By Francis Chipalo So last evening on Thursday I took a walk to a nearby supermarket to get some bread. It was slightly around 18-19 hours. When I came out of the shop, I encountered a situation which had me thinking the whole night. Outside I found two children, a boy and a girl aged […]