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13 Views Today is the third day that Zambia’s courts have remained shut, and to some analysts what started as a tense moment around the presidential election petition has grown into a much wider problem. They posit that this is no longer just about one election case and is now about whether every Zambian can […]
Economic expert Trevor Hambayi has described the […]
t Zambia’s Agriculture sector is slowly becoming […]
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) […]
🇿🇲 EXPLAINER | Was a presidential petition filed? What the Judiciary actually said? Two official statements have created confusion over whether Zambia has a presidential election petition. Read together, however, they establish a fairly clear set of facts. No petition was recorded at the Constitutional Court Registry within the stated filing period. Separately, documents described […]
Recent mineral exploration in Luano District, Central […]
6 Views The Brian Mundubile Movement (BM Movement) senior official Binwell Mpundu has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to stop targeting ordinary Zambians over political affiliations and instead hold fellow politicians accountable. Mpundu said the President should leave citizens alone and direct any post-election action at political leaders. “President HH, you even know that these […]
DID THEY PAY THE PETITION FEE? By the way, under the Constitutional Court Rules, a document that is required to be filed will not be accepted by the Registry unless the prescribed fee has been paid. For an ordinary petition you pay K168.00, while a Presidential Petition costs K834.00. This might look simple or amount […]
LAWYER SEEKS CLARITY ON 7-DAY DEADLINE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION By Elesani Phiri Lusaka Lawyer Tresford Chali has raised questions over how the seven-day deadline for filing a presidential election petition should be calculated. Mr. Chali says the key issue is whether the deadline should be counted in hours from the time President Hakainde Hichilema […]
HISTORIAN SAYS ZAMBIA MAY NO LONGER HOLD STRONG INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC STANDING AFTER 2026 POLLS By Josphat Mbewe Historian Dr. Euston Chiputa says Zambia may no longer hold its position among countries with a strong international democratic standing following events surrounding the 2026 general election. Dr. Chiputa has cited a series of events surrounding the election, […]