Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
The misguided world map debate about Africa The United Nations recently voted to recommend that the world maps that should mostly be used are the ones that show the correct relative sizes of continents. This was supposedly a triumph for Africa, which has traditionally been…
HICHILEMA WILL GET HIS WAY ON THE CONSTITUTION, BUT THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES Excessive reliance on Parliament to amend a constitution can significantly alter the balance of power in a democracy. It can undermine the very foundations of constitutionalism. It’s very clear that Mr Hakainde Hichilema will rely heavily, almost solely, on Parliament to […]
JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONSOpen Letter on the Rule of Law and Constitutional Governance in Zambia 21st September 2026 The Attorney-GeneralMinistry of JusticeOffice of the Attorney-GeneralP.O. Box 50106Ridgeway, Lusaka Attention: Mr. Mulilo Kabesha SC Dear Learned Attorney-General, OPEN LETTER IN RESPONSE TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT OF 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 We write on behalf […]
SIMUUWE URGES ZAMBIANS TO DEBATE PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS UPND Media Director Mark Simuuwe has called for an open debate among Zambians on presidential term limits, arguing that citizens should be free to discuss governance matters affecting the country. Mr Simuuwe said Zambia had previously operated without presidential term limits before the Constitution was amended following […]
NO THIRD TERM FOR ANYONE, INCLUDING PRESIDENT HICHILEMA — RICHARD MASHEKE AKASHAMBATWA TELLS UPND CADRES By Zambia Barotseland Border post Reporter, Zambian business analytics consultant, economist, data scientist and political commentator based in USA, Richard Masheke Akashambatwa has cautioned UPND cadres against advocating for President Hakainde Hichilema to run beyond two terms. Akashambatwa, who is […]
EMMANUEL MWAMBA FAILS TO CONTRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR KANSOSO FUNERAL CALL FOR HELP Dear Editors, Please publish for us so that we can get help. Prof. Kansonso’s body remains unburied here in Seattle, Washington DC. Despite the fact that he was a Proffesor, he did not have funeral insurance, and as a family we lack financial […]
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has sponsored former Chipolopolo Interim Coach Moses Sichone to undergo CAF A Licence training in Tanzania as part of efforts to empower local coaches. FAZ Secretary General, Charles Chakatazya, says the sponsorship is aimed at widening the pool of qualified Zambian coaches eligible to manage national teams. Chakatazya disclosed […]
President Hakainde Hichilema has described the late Lieutenant General, Peter Zuze (retired) as a soldier, pioneer, diplomat and patriot who dedicated the best years of his life to serving mother Zambia. The President said Lt Gen. Zuze, who hailed from Nalopa village in Petauke…
Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has sworn-in all the 40 non-constituency-based Members of Parliament (MPs) under the Mixed Member Proportional Representation (PR) system. The 40 comprise 20 women, 15 youths and five persons with disability. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly Chamber in Lusaka today, Ms Mutti congratulated the parliamentarians […]
For the Motherland, we say No: The Drumbeat We Have Heard Before I hear the drums again, beating low, The same old song from years ago, A third-time echo, a borrowed crown, But Zambians know - we tear it down. Not in my Zambia, not in our name, We are not children of the same old game. We learned from Chiluba's fallen hand, That power bows to the People's stand. From Zambezi banks to Copperbelt dust, Our Constitution is our sacred trust. Two terms you serve, then you go home, You do not make…
