State House
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Politics
State House Rejects Claims Over Court Closure
State House says claims that President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA ordered the closure of...
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Politics
Chipokota Mwanawasa Departs State House
State House has announced that Chipokota Mwanawasa has left her position as Policy Adviser to...
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Politics
State House Has Not Received Any Request for Dialogue
State House says it has not received any formal request for dialogue from the National...
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Politics
State House Denies Hh Ordered Court Closure to Block Election Petitions
State House has rejected allegations that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on...
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Politics
State House Rejects Zccb Claims of National Crisis, Defends Zambias S Democratic Mandate
State House has rejected the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops’ claims of increasing political polarisation,...
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Politics
State House open to all, but come in an orderly manner – Hichilema
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has reiterated that State House is open to all citizens but emphasised the need for organised engagement. Addressing teachers from the region
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Politics
Chipokota Mwanawasa Departs State House
State House has announced that Chipokota Mwanawasa has left her position as Policy Adviser to the President to take up a senior role in the private sector. In a press release, State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says Ms Mwanawasa served as Policy Adviser…
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Politics
State House Denies Hh Ordered Court Closure to Block Election Petitions
State House has rejected allegations that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on Monday, August 24, 2026, to prevent the opposition from filing election petitions. In a statement issued by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka, says the allegation is inconsistent with…
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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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Politics
State House Rejects Zccb Claims of National Crisis, Defends Zambia’s ’S Democratic Mandate
State House has rejected the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops’ claims of increasing political polarisation, ethnic manipulation, widespread fear and shrinking democratic space, arguing that such assertions require specific evidence and risk creating an impression of a national crisis. In a detailed response to the…
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Politics
Hh Had No Power to Close Courts — State House
HOUSE Details in the Statement……. We have noted with concern claims that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of the courts on Monday, 24th August 2026 to prevent the opposition from filing election petitions. This allegation is inconsistent with both the constitutional order and the…
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Politics
There are No Arbitrary Arrests in Zambia, but Lawful Investigations on Suspected Criminal Activities – State House
THERE ARE NO ARBITRARY ARRESTS IN ZAMBIA, BUT LAWFUL INVESTIGATIONS ON SUSPECTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES There is a sustained and increasingly mischievous campaign by some citizens and sections of the opposition-aligned media to portray legitimate investigations by Zambia’s security and law-enforcement agencies as a programme of…
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Politics
Court of Appeal Judge, Makungu, resigns
President Hakainde Hichilema has accepted the resignation of Justice Catherine Kunda Makungu as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, State House has announced. State House Chief Communications Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka, said Justice Makungu tendered her resignation on October 1, 2026. Read More: DPP demands…
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Politics
Cabinet appointments: Hamasaka urges patience
State House has urged Zambians to be patient as President Hakainde Hichilema works to complete his Cabinet, while dismissing claims that the Grow Zambia Agenda will fail.
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Opinion
Presidency says no post-election crisis in Zambia
Zambia is not facing an election crisis or breakdown of democratic order following the Aug. 13 general election, State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka has said, describing ongoing concerns as suspected criminal activity by some individuals. Hamasaka made the remarks in response to commentary…
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Politics
Cabinet Shifts from Economic Stabilisation to Growth
The Hakainde Hichilema administration has set out its economic direction for the second term, with Cabinet approving the Budget Policy Concept Paper for the 2027–2029 Medium-Term Budget Plan and the 2027 National Budget. The first Cabinet meeting of the second term, held at State House…
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Politics
Presidency denies Hichilema ordered court closure, cites security assessments
State House has denied claims that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on Monday to block opposition election petitions, saying the Judiciary was independent and that the President had no authority over court filings. On Monday, Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba defended…
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Politics
Auditor General Mwambwa Will Vacate Office – Gov’t
23rd August 2026 ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says government has accepted the Constitutional Court’s decision to declare Dr Ron Mwambwa’s appointment as Auditor General unconstitutional on grounds of age, adding that he will vacate the office. Meanwhile, State House Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says President…
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Crime & Courts
Vlogger Joseph Chishimba Jailed 9 Months for Cyber Harassment
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced 49-year-old vlogger Joseph Chishimba of Jack Compound to nine months’ imprisonment with hard labour for cyber harassment after he shared a WhatsApp post alleging that Presidential Policy Advisor Chipo Mwanawasa had been impregnated by someone at State House. Chishimba…
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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…
