Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has taken a swipe at former General Education Minister David Mabumba, dismissing claims that the Patriotic Front government introduced free education. Speaking at a UPND campaign rally in Kafue on Sunday, Mr. Sampa accused Mr. Mabumba of misleading Zambians over the origins of the country’s free education policy. In […]
I’VE COME TO CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT HICHILEMA, BM8 WINS, AM OUT – AMBASSADOR ANDREW BANDA. Zambia’s Ambassador to South Korea Andrew Banda says National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) presidential candidate Brian Mundubile is not ripe to become president of the country. Speaking to the media today, Mr Banda said President Hakainde Hichilema […]
ZAMBIANS CANNOT EAT ECONOMIC INDICATORS _Why President Chishala Kateka’s argument cannot be dismissed by insults, statistics and elite economic triumphalism_ By Brian Matambo – Media Director | 13 July, 2026 There is something profoundly wrong with a political argument that asks hungry citizens to admire the condition of the national balance sheet while their own […]
State House sets condition for HH-Tonse debate… as ‘the boys’ are challenged to find a coherent message before demanding showdown with the President By DAVID KANDUZASTATE House has declared that President Hakainde Hichilema is ready to take up a televised political debate against the Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance, on condition its leadership stops ‘shadowboxing’ and formulates a […]
BEYOND STRONGHOLD TO STRATEGIC VICTORY Antonio Mourinho Mwanza said that the 2026 Zambian presidential election will not be decided by traditional party strongholds alone. Success hinges on a nuanced strategy that combines maximizing voter turnout in core regions, limiting losses in rival strongholds, and winning critical battleground provinces. Understanding the electoral landscape—and particularly the four […]
According to official government data seen by […]
Hematon Agro-Services has revealed that contract farming […]
“MY DOG IMPREGNATED MY NEIGHBOR’S DOG” – DR BRENDA BUKOWA LAMENTS ‘BEGGING CULTURE’ ON SOCIAL MEDIA By Francis Chipalo Academician and media guru Dr. Brenda Bukowa has gone viral after calling out what she describes as an unhealthy “begging culture” on social media, saying it is making people scared to even check up on friends. […]
“If he can say one thing about maize and FRA says another, what confidence should people have in the rest of the promises? He lied his way into power and now wants to lie his way into remaining in power. But the Zambian people have already made up their minds, Celestine Mukandila…
THE call by the Tonse Alliance for President Hakainde Hichilema to face Mr Brian Mundubile and other presidential candidates in a televised debate may be laced with political malice, but it raises an important democratic question. Should a person who seeks to govern more than 20 million people be allowed to complete an entire election […]
