Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
🇿🇲 BRIEFING | Tonse Hits Back at Hichilema, Says Reserves Won’t Win Elections The Tonse Pamodzi Alliance has dismissed President Hakainde Hichilema’s campaign launch, arguing that strong economic indicators alone will not secure victory if household living conditions remain difficult. In a statement issued by acting chairperson Sakwiba Sikota SC, the alliance said, “National reserves […]
Many couples wonder whether there is a “normal” or “healthy” number of times they should have sex each month. While some believe more is always better, scientific research paints a more balanced picture. According to relationship experts and researchers, there is no universal number that works for every couple. The healthiest sex life is one […]
HOW DERRICK CHITALA BECAME MBITA CHITALA “… We should be proud of our African or traditional names. Where can you find a white man called Mbita or Chintundya?” Hey folks, Over 24 years ago, on Wednesday, January 9, 2002, Mr. Derrick Chitala—known today as Dr. Mbita Chitala—phoned me saying he had a story for me. […]
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA IS ZAMBIA’S ONLY TRULY NATIONAL CANDIDATE: FROM LIVINGSTONE TO NAKONDE, FROM CHIPATA TO MWINILUNGA A presidential candidate is a candidate for every Zambian, from the Victoria Falls of Livingstone in the south, to Nakonde on the Tanzania border in the north, from Chipata in the east, all the way to Mwinilunga in the […]
Hichilema defends $6.5 billion reserves, mocks opposition criticism President Hakainde Hichilema has defended Zambia’s reported US$6.5 billion in foreign reserves, dismissing criticism from opposition figures as misguided and urging political leaders to “think before they talk.” Lusaka, 29 June – Addressing thousands of supporters during the official launch of the UPND’s 2026 election campaign at […]
OVER 5,000 YOUTHS HAVE ASKED FOR MY GUIDANCE ON WHO TO VOTE FOR IN 2026 – TIZA MUKUKA Youth Alliance Zambia President and Youth advocate Tiza Mukuka says more than 5,000 young people have reached out to him privately seeking his guidance on which presidential candidate to support in the 2026 general elections. According to […]
CLARIFICATION OF MY MISUNDERSTOOD STATEMENT: “CROWDS DONT WIN YOU ELECTIONS, AND EVEN A FOOL CAN ATTRACT A CROWD.”——————————————————————- During the UPND Alliance press conference on 25th June, I responded to the question of whether crowds in politics are an indication that the puller of such crowds is set to win the impending election. In my […]
Printing of ballot papers officially commences tomorrow in Dubai beginning with presidential ballot papers. This afternoon, ECZ Vice Chairperson Major General Vincent Mukanda (Retired) led a team of stakeholders to conduct a tour of the plant where the printing will be conducted from. The printing is being done by Al Ghurair printing company in Dubai, […]
CAN SOMEONE SUE YOU FOR DEFAMATION BECAUSE YOU REPORTED THEM TO THE POLICE? I remember delivering a judgment on 16th May, 2024, in a case that raised a surprisingly interesting question. A gentleman sued another for defamation because he had been reported to the police as a thief. His argument, stripped of all legal decoration, […]
A Government That Fears the People Has Already Lost the People’s Trust By Michael Zephaniah Phiri Political Activist History will judge governments not by the speeches they make, but by the freedoms they protect, the economy they build, and the dignity they afford their citizens. Many Zambians believe the UPND administration has reached a point […]
