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Opinion
The petition is bigger than Mundubile and Makebi
Zambia’s present political crisis runs deeper than a dispute over who won the presidency. At its core lies a harder question: who controls the country’s institutions, and whether the major decisions shaping the nation’s future are still being made with the informed consent of its…
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Opinion
Zambia must choose dialogue over division
Zambia has just come through a bruising election, and the burden of what happens next falls squarely on its leaders. Left unattended, electoral grievance hardens into national fracture. That responsibility begins with President Hakainde Hichilema and opposition leader Brian Mundubile, whom Malawi-based clergyman Pastor Dingiswayo…
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Crime & Courts
Counterfeit money case adjourned
The Kabwe Magistrates’ Court has adjourned a case in which four Kabwe businessmen are accused of being in possession of forged bank notes after one of the accused failed to appear in court due to a road traffic accident. Resident Magistrate Lishaniso Wamundila adjourned the…
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Lifestyle
Chief Mphuka calls for peace
Chief Mphuka of the Chikunda people of Luangwa District has appealed for calm and peace in the nation. Chief Mphuka said that it is important to uphold peace after the elections. He said politics should not divide the country because they come and go. The…
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Agriculture
Muchinga PS orders FISP database update
Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary Tuesday Bwalya has directed Senior Management Officers in the Ministry of Agriculture in the Province to update the database for the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). Dr Bwalya said the database must be cleaned up and updated, adding that deceased beneficiaries…
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Agriculture
Petauke DC urges FSP loan repayment
Petauke District Commissioner (DC) Wachepa Phiri has urged beneficiaries of the Food Security Pack (FSP) Programme to prioritise repaying the government loan after harvesting their crops. Mr Phiri says timely repayment will allow other vulnerable but viable farmers to benefit from the programme and contribute…
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Politics
New Chilanga South MP pledges development
Newly elected Chilanga South Constituency Member of Parliament Ngenda Situmbeko has pledged to work closely with the church in delivering development in the constituency. Mr Situmbeko assured the faith community of his commitment to collaborate with the church and other stakeholders to deliver tangible development…
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Business
Indiscriminate waste disposal worry Mpika Council
Mpika Town Council has expressed concern over the indiscriminate disposal of waste in drainage systems around the Central Business District. Mpika Town Council Public Relations Officer, Mushota Mpundu warned that the practice is undermining efforts to keep the town clean. Mr Mpundu said despite various…
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Africa & World
Mwali crowned 2026 CPLP and SADC friends chess champion
International Master Chitumbo Mwali, Zambia’s most highly rated chess player, has been crowned champion of the 2026 Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Friends Chess Tournament. Mwali won the prestigious title while representing Zambia at the tournament held in…
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Politics
Judiciary Statements on Presidential Petition Leave Key Question Unresolved
Zambia’s Judiciary has confirmed that Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila received an email, sent to his private address by a member of the public, containing documents described as “the people’s presidential petition” challenging Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election. In a statement, the Judiciary’s communications office described this…
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Opinion
The State Cannot Block the Courts and Then Claim No Petition Was Filed
Director – Tonse Pamodzi Alliance The Tonse Pamodzi Alliance has taken note of the statement attributed to Secretary to the Cabinet, Patrick Kangwa, announcing that no presidential petition had been received within the prescribed period and that the inauguration of…
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Zambia
North-Western PS calls for development cooperation
The Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship (DNRPC) in Mwinilunga district is making steady progress in issuance of birth certificates to children below the age of five. District Registrar, Gradson Kamanga, says the department under the UNICEF supported Enhanced Chances for Human Development (EC4HD)…
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Politics
Chief Mumena toasts President Hichilema’s victory
North-western Provincial Council of Chiefs Chairperson, Chief Mumena has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema and the United Party for National Development (UPND) on winning the 2026 general elections. Speaking during a media briefing in Kalumbila District, Chief Mumena expressed gratitude for the peaceful manner in which…
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Politics
No petition filed, President Hichilema to be sworn-in – Kangwa
Secretary to the Cabinet, Patrick Kangwa has announced that President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be sworn into office on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. In a statement issued to the media today, Mr Kangwa said the Judiciary had not received any petition at the expiration of the…
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Zambia
Driver dies in Kazungula accident
A 32-year-old man identified as Andrew Edwin Simwimba of Kabanana Site and Service, Lusaka who was a driver for City Frontiers in Lusaka died yesterday in Kazungula after being run over by an unknown truck. The accident which claimed the life of the victim occurred…
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Politics
Chinsali Council relocates roadside traders
The Lamba Lima Council of Elders has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as Republican President. Council of Elders Member, Josphat Nsundwe, says the victory obtained in the August 13, 2026 general elections has cheered the Lamba people on the Copperbelt Province and other…
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Zambia
IBA renews 16 broadcasting licenses
The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Board has renewed sixteen broadcasting licenses across the country. The renewed licenses include 14 radio stations and two in the television category, comprising seven community radio stations, six commercial and two religious stations respectively. And the Board has approved applications…
