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Tonse Alliance will file presidential election petition by today’s deadline- Muhabi Lungu
BRIEFING | Tonse remnants expect Mundubile election petition by deadline We Are One Zambia Alliance (WOZA) secretary-general Muhabi Lungu says the Tonse-affiliated grouping expects a presidential election petition to be filed by today’s deadline challenging President-elect Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election. According to Hot FM, Lungu said…
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Africa & World
2027 budget should prioritise jobs, production, investment – Chisanga
ECONOMIST Kelvin Chisanga has called for the 2027 national budget to shift Zambia from economic stabilisation towards production, investment and job creation. Mr. Chisanga says the budget should be guided by lessons and performance indicators from the 2026 budget, with every kwacha…
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Politics
Mundubile faces final hours to petition presidential election result
The window for losing NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile to challenge the outcome of Zambia’s August 13 presidential election is rapidly closing, with less than 24 hours remaining before the constitutional deadline expires. Lusaka, 24 August – Sources close to the matter say Mundubile had…
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Politics
Mundubile and Makebi have no political party, which political party are they going to use to petition the August elections?- Edwin Lifwekelo
PRESS STATEMENT For immediate release 24/ 08/2026 MOVE ON STOP DARING STATE Elections are over it’s time to move on and support President Hakainde Hichilema s immediate tenure of office. There can only be one President at a time and this time belongs to President…
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Politics
Unity Yes — but Not at the Expense of Those UPND Members WHO Carried the Party Through the Storm
STORM By: Dr Larry Mweetwa Nobantu, let us have this conversation openly and respectfully. Many of us sacrificed enormously for this party called UPND. We stood with it when doing so was difficult, unpopular and sometimes personally
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Politics
Zumani proposes 46 Government jobs for Tonse Alliance in unity plan
Zumani proposes 46 Government jobs for NRPUP in unity plan POLITICAL scientist and NRPUP chief presidential Advisor Zumani Zimba has proposed that NRPUP be given 46 Government positions as part of a proposed unity government with the ruling UPND. Dr Zimba said the proposal is…
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Politics
Prophet Joshua Iginla To Mundubile: Give Peace A Chance, You Did Extremely Well
By Staff ReporterAugust 24, 2026 Nigerian-based Prophet Joshua Iginla has described opposition leader Brian Mundubile as a great man who performed extremely well in his first presidential election, while urging him to respond to the outcome with peace and dignity. Speaking during his Sunday Service…
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Politics
A Statesman’s Choice: Why Mundubile and Makebi Should Reconsider the Petition
BREAKING AKUNA KULALA ANALYSIS A STATESMAN’S CHOICE: WHY MUNDUBILE AND MAKEBI SHOULD RECONSIDER THE PETITION By Golden Mapulanga-political Risk Analyst The withdrawal of Resolute Party and NRPUP from the Tonse Alliance fundamentally changes the political environment surrounding Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu. It does not…
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Politics
NRPUP abandons Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance leaving the nation’s political future hanging in the balance
POLITICAL SHOCKWAVE…NRPUP abandons Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance leaving the nation’s political future hanging in the balance By DAVID KANDUZATHE political landscape was thrown into absolute chaos this evening August 23, 2026, as the NRPUP announced its immediate and unconditional withdrawal from the Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance. The bombshell announcement…
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Politics
PF Has been Stagnant Since 2015… Numbers Don’t Lie.:
Bye-election. Edgar Lungu PF = 1.8 million consolidated votes.Hakainde Hichilema UPND = 1.7 million votes. 2016 GENERAL ELECTIONS. Edgar Lungu PF = 1.8 million votes.Hakainde Hichilema UPND = 1.8 but HH Lost by 600,000 votes. 2021 GENERAL ELECTIONS. Edgar Lungu PF= 1.8 million votes.Hakainde Hichilema
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Politics
We Don’t Need Chris Zumani Zimba – We Have Enough Intelligent People to Take Those Positions- Chadrin Nseemani
WE DON’T NEED CHRIS ZUMANI ZIMBA – WE HAVE ENOUGH INTELLIGENT PEOPLE TO TAKE THOSE POSITIONS By Chadrin Nseemani I have read what Dr Chris Zumani Zimba, the self-proclaimed founder of Tonse Alliance and NRPUP advisor has written and I am angry as a long…
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Politics
When the tree falls, birds fly away: Tonse’s Case
INSIGHT | When the tree falls, birds fly away: Tonse’s Case There is an old African saying whose precise origin is difficult to establish: “When the tree falls, the birds do not hold a funeral; they simply fly to another tree.” It offers a useful…
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Politics
Mundubile What You Need is Not UN Offices, What You Need is Forgiveness and Reconciliation- Chadrin Nseemani
MUNDUBILE WHAT YOU NEED IS NOT UN OFFICES, WHAT YOU NEED IS FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION By Chadrin Nseemani Mr Mundubile sir, hiding in UN premises will not help you. UN will not save you from Zambians. What you need now is not a petition, not…
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Africa & World
NYAMI NYAMI AND HIS WIFE KITAPO LIVED BEFORE LAKE KARIBA: When they plugged the Zambezi, Nyami Nyami fought back
Long before there was a lake, there was Nyami Nyami. The BaTonga people who lived in the middle Zambezi valley believed the river belonged to him. He was the river god, a great
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Politics
The Small Briefcase that Holds the Whole Country – the Instruments of Power
POWER. Article by: Chadrin Nseemani. A lot of people have been asking me, what is inside that small briefcase the President hands over during swearing-in at Heroes Stadium? Let me explain it in a simple way. That briefcase does not have money inside.
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Politics
Chief Dismisses Allegations Celestine Mukandila Not Zambian
CHIEF DISMISSES ALLEGATIONS MUKANDILA NOT ZAMBIAN Chief Sokontwe of the Ushi-speaking people in Milenge District, Luapula Province, has dismissed allegations that lawyer Celestine Mukandila is not Zambian. He stated the opposition politician was born in his chiefdom on 20th February 1990. The Traditional Leader said…
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Politics
PF Calls for Peace
Lifwekelo says Elections Are Over, and Zambia Must Move On By Francis Maingaila Lusaka. Zambia24...
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Politics
Jack Kalala Defends Government Action in Kabulonga Operation
Former Special Assistant to late President LEVY MWANAWASA for Policy, Project Implementation and Monitoring JACK KALALA has questioned the Commonwealth’s position on what transpired in Zambia. Mr. KALALA says the Government had a responsibility to act following the alleged recovery of weapons and other evidence…
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Politics
THE 13 AUGUST 2026 ELECTION MUST BE TESTED IN COURT- Michael Chilufya
THE 13 AUGUST 2026 ELECTION MUST BE TESTED IN COURT____________________________________________ If there is credible and verifiable evidence of electoral malpractice, irregularities, unlawful procedures, discrepancies in results, or other violations that materially affected the integrity of the 13 August 2026 presidential election, then the matter must…
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Politics
Kabulonga operation: THE SYSTEM WAS NOT BLIND TO THE THREAT.
THE SYSTEM WAS NOT BLIND TO THE THREAT. By Miyanda Laiti One thing Zambians should understand is that the location in question was allegedly not Mundubile’s ordinary home, but a safe house. There were reportedly several such locations, and the Kabulonga property was being used…
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Politics
Presidential Advisor Says It May Not be Possible to Implement All Campaign Projects Due to Budget Constraints
Special Advisor to the President for Policy Compliance Joseph Lungu says government may not be able to implement all projects announced by President Hakainde Hichilema during his campaigns ahead of the August polls, citing budgetary
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Politics
Open Letter to the President
To: His Excellency Mr. Hakainde HichilemaPresident of the Republic of ZambiaState HouseLusaka, Zambia From: Pastor Dingiswayo BandaZambian PastorCurrently Based in Lilongwe, Malawi Date: 21 August 2026 SUBJECT: CALL FOR DIALOGUE AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION Your Excellency Mr. President, I greet you with the utmost respect in…
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Africa & World
In Rwanda,govt schools have gotten so good that private schools are shutting down for lack of students.
In Rwanda, something rare is happening, government schools have gotten so good that private schools are shutting down for lack of students. It started in 2007 with free lower-secondary education, expanded to 12 years by 2012. But Rwanda didn’t just remove fees, it invested. Resulting…
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Zambia
We could have had a civil war had Mundubile won, claims Wynter
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