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Trump Claims Biden Officials Drove U.S. Citizens to Su!cide
UNITED STATES: President Trump Claims Biden Officials Drove U.S. Citizens to Suicide President Trump claims former President Joe Biden’s officials drove U.S. citizens to su!cide US President Donald Trump has claimed that some people died by suicide over the way they were treated by the…
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WRITING ON THE WALL: Jared Kushner secretly meets Hakeem Jeffries as Trump’s inner circle prepares for Republicans to LOSE THE HOUSE
BREAKING: WRITING ON THE WALL: Jared Kushner secretly meets Hakeem Jeffries as Trump’s inner circle prepares for Republicans to LOSE THE HOUSE! Donald Trump’s inner circle is apparently making plans for something Republicans insist out loud isn’t going to happen: Speaker Hakeem Jeffries. Trump son-in-law…
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LAZ urges urgent reopening of Zambian courts after security closure
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) is calling for the immediate restoration of access to courts following the closure of judicial premises nationwide on Monday. LAZ said heavily armed military personnel were deployed around court premises in Lusaka, and some areas were sealed off with…
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Courts shut as leading opposition figure, Mundubile, begins move to challenge Hichilema victory
The High Court and Supreme Court complex, which also houses the Constitutional Court, has been barricaded with yellow “crime scene” tape and closed amid heightened security on the final day for opposition presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile, to file a petition challenging President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory…
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Judiciary Closes Court Premises over Security Concerns
The Judiciary has directed all members of staff not to report for work today following the closure of court premises over unspecified security concerns. According to a memorandum dated August 24, 2026, issued by Chief Administrator Nalishibo Imataa, the decision has been taken as a…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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PF Calls for Peace
Lifwekelo says Elections Are Over, and Zambia Must Move On By Francis Maingaila Lusaka. Zambia24...
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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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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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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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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
