President Hakainde
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Business
ATI Implementation Historic
Signed into law by President Hakainde Hichilema on December 22, 2023, and officially commenced on June 25, the Act shifts power from State bureaucracy to the citizens. For decades, governance was shielded by a culture of secrecy that bred suspicion and choked development. Today, information…
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Politics
No tolerance for anarchy – HH
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned that he will not tolerate individuals seeking to promote anarchy, political violence or division through the use of militias. Mr Hichilema said no one will be allowed to divide Zambia and warned that those found promoting anarchy…
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Crime & Courts
China pays HH courtesy call
CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing yesterday paid a courtesy call on President-elect Hakainde Hichilema at Community House in Lusaka, where they discussed the longstanding bilateral relations between Zambia and China. The meeting provided an opportunity for the two sides to exchange views on strengthening…
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Politics
Varsity students march to State House for HH.
THOUSANDS of university and college students from Lusaka and some other parts of the country, dressed in resplendent white T-shirts and carrying banners of support for President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday converged at State House. The students, reportedly drawn from about 50 universities…
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Politics
HH pledges more jobs, development
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, ESTHER NG’ANDU Chembe, Kitwe PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema was yesterday greeted by enthusiastic crowds in Chembe, Milenge, Chipili and Mwansabombwe districts in Luapula Province, where he pledged to create more job opportunities, improve infrastructure and enhance agricultural activities. In all the four community engagements…
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Business
No more medas for fertiliser – HH
…promises that he is planning to expand the FISP programme that would ensure all eligible farmers would have to receive adequate fertiliser, seed packs if the UPND is voted back into power By MUBITA KATETE PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has pledged that there shall be no…
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Politics
Chitambo Assures Hh of More Votes
President Hakainde Hichilema writes… Thank you! Thank you! We are determined to change the narrative of Mpelembe area in Chitambo district of Central province. The encouragement and counsel by His Royal Highness Chief Chitambo and his people that the area lagged behind in terms of…
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Politics
Hichilema meets Chinese Ambassador Han Jing
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema today received a courtesy call from Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing at Community House in Lusaka. Hichilema said the two exchanged views on matters concerning the longstanding bilateral relations between Zambia and China. China is one of Zambia’s largest trading partners…
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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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Politics
State House rejects claims HH blocked election petitions… dismisses opposition allegations of executive interference
House has strongly refuted allegations that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on Monday, August 24, 2026, to block opposition parties from filing election petitions. In a Press release, Communications Chief Specialist Clayson Hamasaka described the
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Education
UNZA students launches Inaugural fundraising campaign
University of Zambia (UNZA) students have launched a fundraising campaign ahead of President Hakainde Hichilema’s inauguration ceremony, as a gesture of appreciation for what they describe as improvements made at the university under his administration. Speaking in an interview with the Lusaka Star, UNZASU Finance…
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Business
Tourism expansion can create thousands of jobs – Jito
INCREASING international tourist arrivals from the current 2.3 million to five million annually could fundamentally transform Zambia’s growing economy, State House has said. Jito Kayumba, the Special Assistant to President Hakainde Hichilema for Finance and Investment says the expansion of tourism would…
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Health
Govt Commences Volunteer Health Worker Recruitment
Civil Service Commission (CSC) says it has commenced the process of implementing President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive to appoint volunteer health workers into the Civil Service. Civil Service Commission Chairperson Dr. Choolwe Beyani says the Commission has already collected application documents from Muchinga, Northern, and Luapula…
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Politics
UPND Assures Independent MPS of Equal Development Support
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has assured newly elected independent Members of Parliament, including those in Mwandi, and other constituencies, that they will not be excluded from government development programmes. Mr. Mweetwa says President Hakainde Hichilema has a record of working with independent MPs regardless of…
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Entertainment
Yo Maps ft. JK – More Mp3
Zambian music heavyweights Yo Maps and JK have joined forces on a new song titled “More,” releasing the official audio as a musical celebration of President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election. The record serves as a message of support and optimism, with the two artists using their…
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Politics
HH goes for Mundubile, Makebi By MUBITA KATETE
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned opposition political parties and their supporters against disrupting polling stations or engaging in violence during the election period, saying nobody will be allowed to break the law. Mr Hichilema said he had received reports that some opposition actors were planning…
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Politics
Binwell Mpundu Appeals to Hichilema to Release His Comrades
BINWELL APPEALS TO HICHILEMA TO RELEASE HIS COMRADES OUTSPOKEN former Nkana MP and Tonse Pamodzi Alliance supporter Binwell Mpundu has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to intervene and ensure the release or medical treatment of hundreds of detained opposition supporters. Mpundu described the situation as…
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Politics
Kalulushi Pastors’ Fellowship congratulate HH on re election
The Pastors Fellowship in Kalulushi has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election for a second term, attributing the victory to the development delivered to the country. Pastors Fellowship Kalulushi Chairperson, Reverend Clinton Longwani, told ZANIS in an interview in Kalulushi district that Zambians had…
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Politics
Hichilema swearing-in set for Sept. 1
PRESIDENT-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be sworn in on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa said the seven-day period for filing a petition challenging a presidential election has expired and the Judiciary had not received any petition…
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Politics
Courts to remain closed, judiciary sources
The indefinite countrywide shutter of key Courts and several judicial complexes effected yesterday is expected to continue today, effectively scuttling NRPUP’s Brian Mundubile’s attempts to challenge the re-election of President Hakainde Hichilema on August. Yesterday, Zambia woke up to an unusual scenes as most important…
