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CHINA WARNS US AGAINST INTERFERING IN IRAN COOPERATION China has issued a strong warning to the United States, urging Washington not to interfere in Beijing’s cooperation with Iran. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China’s cooperation with Tehran is conducted strictly “within the framework of international law.” He warned that any attempt to interfere […]

Russia Claims Strikes on Ukrainian Military Cargo in Port of Yuzhny 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces struck two cargo vessels carrying military supplies to Ukraine at the port of Yuzhny, along with four warehouses containing military equipment belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the ministry, the strikes targeted facilities and shipments […]

79 Cyber crime suspects targeted to attack government systems including ECZ – DEC Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigations into 79 people recently apprehended in Lusaka, has revealed that suspects operated a clandestine digital laboratory to compromise the security, integrity and availability of strategic Government information systems. The systems targeted include those linked to the Electoral […]

Former Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has attributed his election loss to his vote in favour of the contested Bill 7 constitutional amendment, saying constituents turned against him over the decision and that the party subsequently withheld campaign support because he was seen to have defied local sentiment. Chanda said the practice within his […]

MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI LINKED TO ZIMBABWEAN MILITIA GROUP AS ZIMEYE RAISES ALARM WITH UN. A Zimbabwean investigative journalist has alerted the United Nations headquarters over allegations that individuals linked to a dangerous militia group are being sheltered at the UN office in Lusaka. The journalist, who runs the ZimEye platform, is understood to have contacted the […]

CHIEF JUSTICE FLAGS ‘IRREGULAR’ PRIVATE EMAIL FILING…as Presidential petition deadline expires By DAVID KANDUZA THE Judiciary has confirmed that a legal challenge to the August 13 presidential election, termed the ‘People’s Presidential Petition,’ was sent directly to the private email address of Chief Justice Mumba Malila. The Chief Justice explicitly deemed the transmission of official […]

By Amb Emmanuel Mwamba THE JUDICIARY AND POLITICAL MANEUVERING: MALILA VERSUS KANGWA The Judiciary announced that the Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila has officially received the election petition—submitted through an unconventional and highly irregular email channel. The decision to refer the petition to the Constitution Court, despite procedural uncertainties, somewhat suggests the Judiciary’s commitment to […]

BANK OF ZAMBIA REMAINS SOLE AUTHORISED GOLD BUYER By Rachel Mumba The government says the Bank of Zambia remains the country’s sole authorised buyer of gold, as authorities move to tighten regulation of the gold trading sector. Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Hapenga Kabeta says gold purchasing and processing arrangements are expected […]

🟩 THE LAST CIA DIRECTOR TO VISIT MOSCOW CARRIED A WARNING—THREE MONTHS LATER, RUSSIA INVADED CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s sudden four-hour visit to Moscow carries an unsettling historical echo. The last publicly known visit by a serving CIA director occurred in November 2021. William Burns travelled to Moscow carrying intelligence that Russia was preparing to […]

BREAKING: FIRE GUTS PLATINUM COURIER SERVICES IN KAZUNGULA A fire has broken out at Platinum Courier Services in Kazungula, with parcels and goods estimated to be worth millions of Kwacha destroyed.