Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
CAN POLICE ARREST THEM INSIDE UN PREMISES? YES, HERE IS THE SIMPLE TRUTH By Chadrin Nseemani The story is that Mundubile and Makebi have been summoned by police and they have run into UN premises. Many Zambians are now asking if police can arrest them from there. The law is very simple. UN offices in […]
MUNDUBILE – MAKEBI PETITION/TONSE-NRPUP Article 101(4) of the constitution states as follows; A PERSON may within 7 days of the declaration made under clause 2(returning officer result announcement or declaration), petition the Constitutional Court to nullify the election of a presidential candidate who took part in the initial ballot…… Now the key word here is […]
Mundubile has rejected allegations linking him to a militia after police summon ACCORDING to AFP, Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu have rejected police suggestions that their alliance was involved in insurgency or militia activity according. Mundubile dismissed the militia claims as a “ruse,” saying: “There was no militia, there never will be militia, I am […]
CITI UPGRADES ZAMBIA BONDS, CITING POST-ELECTION STABILITY Citi has upgraded Zambia’s international bonds to “overweight” and signalled its intention to buy local government debt, pointing to the political stability that has followed President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election. The bank said it expects to be a buyer of the seven-year local-currency bond at Friday’s auction, the first […]
TURKEY WARNS NATO: ANKARA COULD LEAVE ALLIANCE IF IT IS NOT DEFENDED Turkey has reportedly warned that it could withdraw from NATO without delay if the alliance fails to defend Turkish interests and security. The reported warning comes amid growing tensions between Ankara and Israel, as well as concerns over NATO’s response to developments affecting […]
SPAIN REPORTEDLY APPROVES INVESTMENT IN IRAN DESPITE U.S. PRESSURE Iran says Spain, under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has approved a new investment project in the country despite U.S. calls for allies and other nations to increase economic pressure and isolate the Islamic Republic. According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, a first foreign investment license has […]
Iran Reportedly Produces More Drones and Ballistic Missiles Than the EU Iran is reportedly producing more drones and ballistic missiles than the European Union as a whole, according to military estimates cited by Iranian media. The figures are attributed to Iran’s large-scale production capacity, particularly its mass manufacturing of Shahed-series drones and ballistic missiles. Iran […]
NATO Deploys ANATO Deploys Around 20 Aircraft Near Russia’s Kaliningrad — Reportsround 20 Aircraft Near Russia’s Kaliningrad — Reports On August 18, NATO reportedly deployed around 20 aircraft near Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, including U.S. and Norwegian fighter jets, an AWACS surveillance aircraft, the rare U.S. EA-37B Compass Call electronic-warfare aircraft, and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. […]
Could Turkey and Israel Actually Go to War Over Syria? TURKEY-ISRAEL TENSIONS ARE RISING AND SYRIA COULD BECOME THE FLASHPOINT A direct war between Turkey and Israel may sound unthinkable, but tensions between the two regional powers are increasingly focused on Syria. Israel recently struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria, reportedly after a Turkish […]
ECZ OVERTURNS MADZI-A-TUWA WARD RESULTS, DECLARES UPND’s JOSEPH PHIRI WINNER The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has declared United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Joseph Phiri as the duly elected Councillor for Madzi-a-Tuwa Ward in Chipangali District, overturning an earlier declaration that named Independent candidate Lucky Mwale as the winner. The correction follows mistakes committed by electoral officers during the tabulation of results from the 13th August 2026…
