Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Respected sports administrator Mwembe Kaona says the Copper Queens’ early exit from the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers should force a national reflection on Zambia’s tactical approach. Kaona said while Zambia’s women’s football has grown in talent, ambition…
KATELE KALUMBA VOWS NOT TO FEAR HH Former MMD member Katele Kalumba has launched a scathing attack on President Hakainde Hichilema, accusing him of failing to protect Zambians and alleging that his administration is using arrests and abductions to gain an electoral advantage. Kalumba said he was once close to both Hichilema and former President […]
NRPUP: DEC SEIZES K7.3 MILLION CAMPAIGN FUNDS The National Republican Progressive Union Party (NRPUP) says the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has seized K7,398,500 that was contributed by well-wishers to support the party’s activities ahead of Thursday’s general election. NRPUP Chairman says approximately K5.5 million of the money was specifically intended to facilitate electoral procedures, including […]
State House Chief Communication Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka, has called for peace, tolerance, and honest leadership ahead of this year’s General Elections. Mr Hamasaka emphasised that peace must be maintained through the final hours following this week’s General Election. He…
In two days’ time, I will be president, says Prof. Pule Like David facing Goliath, Daniel facing the ballot box, or Moses staring at the Red Sea and apparently deciding that traffic was not an option, Christian Democratic Party (CDP) presidential candidate Professor Daniel Pule says he has seen the promised land and it is […]
TONSE Alliance mayoral candidate Jones Kalyati was sentenced to 12 months in prison with hard labor for threatening to shoot a resident. Kalyati, 49, a former mayor, was convicted of one count of threatening violence by Ndola Magistrate Brian Simachela.The court heard that on Jan. 24, 2026, Kalyati threatened to shoot Alexander Mwamba after suspecting […]
MUNDUBILE DEMANDS ANSWERS OVER ARRESTS OF NRPUP MEMBERS, MEDIA PERSONNEL AND ELECTION TEAMS. The NRPUP Presidential Candidate Brian Mundubile has raised concern over what he describes as a pattern of arrests and detentions involving his campaign members, media personnel, musicians, bloggers and security teams, ahead of the August 13 general election. Mr. Mundubile says cases […]
“ICHILAFI” SATA WARNED ME THAT ZAMBIANS FORGET QUICKLY (ABENA ZAMBIAN TABAKOKOLA KULABA): AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FORGETFUL NATION When I was a young politician and parliamentary in then opposition Patriotic Front, President Michael Sata Z”L once told me something that has remained engraved in my mind. On several occasions, I confronted him when our […]
SACCORD SAYS ECZ ACTING WITHIN LAW ON BALLOT MARKINGS The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes-SACCORD- says the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ- is acting within the law regarding ballot markings. This comes amid assertions that the ECZ has changed the law on how voters should mark ballot papers ahead of the August […]
Why I have changed my mind I am one of those Zambians who have to struggle to survive. Life is not easy. My salary does not cover all my expenses, and I have obligations to my immediate family as well as to my extended family. Until yesterday, I intended to vote for Brian…
