Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Rufunsa District Commissioner, Richard Mabena has praised the World Bank-funded rehabilitation of the Shikabeta–Luano Road, a project costing more than K100 million. Mr Mabena, who inspected the works, expressed pleasure with improvements to a road that had been in a deplorable state, the road connecting Rufunsa in Shikabeta Chiefdom to Mkushi in Central Province. Mary […]
Candidates vying for the Mpongwe East and Mpongwe West parliamentary seats have so far successfully filed their nominations today as part of the electoral process. In Mpongwe East, Tabiso Shiri of the Socialist Party filed her nomination at 14:00 hours, while Keith Maila, an independent candidate, filed his nomination earlier at around 09:00 hours. In […]
The Leadership Movement Party leader Richard Silumbe and his running mate Kaela Kamwenshe have successfully filed their presidential nomination papers ahead of 2026 general elections. Presidential Returning Officer, Mwangala Zaloumis declared Dr Silumbe’s nomination papers valid after verification. Announcing the verdict at Mulungushi International Conference Centre today, Ms Zaloumis said the nomination had met the constitutional […]
PRESIDENT HH DIRECTS POLICE TO ARREST SUSPECTS BEHIND GARY NKOMBO NOMINATION VIOLENCE President Hakainde Hichilema has directed law enforcement agencies to swiftly and professionally arrest all individuals involved in attempts to prevent former Mazabuka Member of Parliament, Gary Nkombo, from filing his nomination papers. President Hichilema said scenes circulating on social and other media showing […]
MUNDUBILE CONDEMNS BRUTAL ASSAULT ON FORMER MINISTER GARY NKOMBO IN MAZABUKA. By Tonse Alliance Reporter 20 May 2026Hon. Brian Mundubile, leader of the National Reconciliation Party and Unity or NRPU, has strongly condemned the violent assault on former Local Government Minister and Mazabuka Member of Parliament, Hon. Gary Nkombo, who was attacked today in Mazabuka […]
CURRENT AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF POLITICAL PARTIES CANNOT LEGALLY STAND AS INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN THE FORTHCOMING 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS By Shalala Oliver Sepiso According to the current Zambian constitution and current electoral laws, a person must formally relinquish their political party membership at least two months before the nomination date to qualify as […]
🇿🇲 BRIEFING | Mundubile Turns Campaign into Lungu Tribute as Opposition Struggles for a National Message Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has signalled that his 2026 campaign under the Tonse Alliance will revolve heavily around the unresolved burial and political legacy of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, underscoring how deeply the opposition’s electoral narrative has become […]
NKOMBO CONDEMNS VIOLENCE DURING NOMINATION FILLING IN MAZABUKA CENTRAL FORMER United Party for National Development (UPND) Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Gary Nkombo has appealed to the Zambia Police Service to act professionally, impartially and decisively in investigating the matter in which he was violently manhandled by UPND cadres when filing his nomination. Mr Nkombo […]
Lusaka, Zambia — President Hakainde Hichilema has issued a stern warning against acts of electoral violence and intimidation, stating that his government will not tolerate lawlessness during the nomination and electoral process. In a statement addressed to fellow citizens, President Hichilema reaffirmed his earlier position that any individuals involved in electoral disorder will face the […]
Zambian music icon and aspiring politician Mulaza Kaira, popularly known as Macky 2, has officially announced that he will stand as an independent candidate for the Nchanga Constituency parliamentary seat, distancing himself from political party adoption despite receiving invitations from different political camps. In a powerful message shared on social media, Macky 2 revealed that […]
