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Politics
Presidential third-term debate emerges in Zambia weeks after Hichilema swearing-in
Barely weeks after President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second term, a social media debate over Zambia’s presidential term limits has emerged, with political commentators and some supporters of the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) calling for the constitutional limit to…
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Business
Towards three million tonnes: KCM’s role in Zambia’s growth agenda
Zambia has set an ambitious copper target. At Konkola Copper Mines, the shift from stabilising an operation to expanding one is already under way. President Hakainde Hichilema opened his second term with a number that will shape the next five years of Zambia’s mining industry…
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Business
Stakeholders urge Hichilema to turn macroeconomic stability into jobs, improved household incomes
Business and economic stakeholders have urged President Hakainde Hichilema to focus his second term on turning macroeconomic stability into stronger domestic production, investment, jobs and improved household incomes. Hichilema, who was sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday, said his administration would build…
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Politics
IMF signals continued support as Chinese envoy meets Hichilema in Lusaka
BRIEFING | IMF signals continued support as Chinese envoy meets Hichilema in Lusaka The International Monetary Fund has congratulated President-elect Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election, with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva assuring him of the Fund’s continued commitment to Zambia. Georgieva said the IMF remained “unequivocally…
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Business
Hichilema urges businesses to pass on gains of economic recovery to Zambians
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on the business community to pass on the benefits of Zambia’s economic recovery to consumers, saying improvements in key fundamentals have been too slow to reach prices in shops and markets. State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka, Hichilema cited…
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Business
Zambia, UAE sign $2.14 billion agreement to boost trade, investment
Zambia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a Comprehensive Partnership Agreement worth US$2.14 billion to be implemented across various sectors of the economy. President Hakainde Hichilema, who attended the Zambia-UAE Business Forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday where the agreements were signed, expressed…
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Crime & Courts
Police Probe Motorist WHO Fled Stop Order during Presidential Motorcade
The Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into a motorist who allegedly defied a lawful order to stop and sped off during the movement of President Hakainde Hichilema’s motorcade in Lusaka. The incident happened at the T-junction of Chilimbulu and Mosi-oa-Tunya Roads as the Presidential…
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Politics
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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Politics
Kabimba backs Hichilema, takes hard line on security probe: “Thank God Mundubile lost”
BRIEFING | Kabimba backs Hichilema, takes hard line on security probe Veteran politician and former PF secretary-general Wynter Kabimba has emerged strongly in support of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema following the August 13 election, while backing firm state action in the continuing investigation into alleged…
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Politics
Hichilema pledges to use UN Human Rights Council seat to strengthen rights at home
President Hakainde Hichilema has pledged to use Zambia’s seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights at home, bring the Council closer to citizens and amplify the voices of developing countries. Zambia was elected to…
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Politics
‘My five years plan,’ Hichilema makes promises as 14th National Assembly declared open
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Friday outlined an ambitious five-year economic agenda, pledging to more than double the size of the economy, increase electricity generation to 10,000 megawatts and raise annual copper production to three million tonnes. Opening the First Session of the Fourteenth National…
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Politics
WASH Forum urges stronger water, sanitation commitments in Zambia’s 2026 national address
The Zambia NGO WASH Forum has called for stronger commitments to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in President Hakainde Hichilema’s 2026 State of the Nation Address, saying the sector should be central to Zambia’s development agenda as the country transitions to the Ninth National Development…
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Politics
Hichilema warns mischief makers, cites cost-saving as reason for absence from UN event
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has issued a stern warning to individuals who break the law in the name of democracy and human rights, saying they should not expect sympathy when law enforcement agencies act against them. Hichilema said those who choose to veer off the…
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Politics
Musokotwane, Haimbe return as ministers, as Hichilema warns new cabinet to perform or get sacked
President Hakainde Hichilema has warned newly appointed and returning ministers that failure to deliver on their mandates will not be tolerated, saying ministers who break ranks after Cabinet decisions will have to leave Government. Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has been reappointed as Minister of Finance and…
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Politics
Mo Ibrahim raises dust over Zambia polls, cautions Hichilema against stifling democracy
Democracy Advocate Mo Ibrahim has urged President Hakainde Hichilema to protect and strengthen his strong legacy, emphasizing the need not to undermine Zambia’s decades-long democratic legacy amid arrests, a former minister’s killing, and court closures. The Chairperson and Founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation said…
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Politics
Opposition Alliance Asks African Union To Halt Hichilema’s Inauguration
The Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance has asked the African Union to urgently intervene in Zambia’s post-election crisis, arguing that the closure of the country’s courts during the constitutional petition window and the planned September 1 inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema together threaten to place the disputed election…
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Business
Zambian govt approves Green Paper on 2027-2029 medium-term budget plan
Zambia’s Cabinet has approved the Green Paper on the 2027-2029 Medium-Term Budget Plan, which sets out the macroeconomic objectives, fiscal policies, strategies and targets for the 2027 budget. The approval was made at the second Cabinet meeting of the second term of President Hakainde Hichilema’s…
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Politics
Jito Kayumba Regrets Making Fun of Reports on Kafwaya’s Death, Apologises to Bereaved Family
Jito regrets making fun of news on Kafwaya’s death, sends condolences President Hakainde Hichilema’s aide, Jito Kayumba, has apologised – in apparent reference to ex-Transport minister Mutotwe Kafwaya – that he made fun of the news that he had died from shootings by the security…
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Politics
Brian Mundubile accuses state of moving to block election petition as deadline nears
Opposition leader Brian Mundubile has accused the Zambian government of working to derail his planned Constitutional Court challenge to President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election, with the seven-day window to file the petition closing on Monday, 24 August. The Electoral Commission of Zambia declared Hichilema winner of…
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Politics
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…
