Latest Zambia News

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has told Kalabo residents the Aug. 13 General Election is a choice between moving forward or going back, and urged them to vote UPND at all levels. Hichilema said “Kalabo you showed up!” and thanked residents for turning out. “On August 13, the choice is simple: do we move forward, or do […]

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has commissioned a 220kWp solar power system in a bid to improve energy reliability and reduce costs amid national power challenges. Commissioner General Dingani Banda officially launched the project. It comprises a 120kW installation at ZRA Head Office in Lusaka and a 100kW system at Mpendwa House in Ndola. Banda […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said government is determined to “change the narrative” of Mpelembe area in Chitambo District, following assurances of support from traditional leaders and residents. Hichilema thanked His Royal Highness Chief Chitambo and his people for noting that the area “lagged behind in terms of development for many, many years but that the […]

Witchcraft rampant in Zambia, no shrine in UPND; I’d have known, says Nevers PASTOR Nevers Mumba says as someone who has past away, Sixth President Edgar Lungu has no power to give President Hakainde Hichilema to remain in power. Mumba, who is a member of the UPND Alliance claims that witchcraft has become rampant in […]

The cost of living is bad; Zambians cannot eat inflation, admits Nalumango! VICE President Mutale Nalumango says it is normal for costs of goods to go up. And Vice-President Nalumango says it would be strange to experience a reduction in prices of commodities ten years later. The Vice President says the only way to reduce […]

Makebi Zulu says UPND’s unfulfilled promises will cost it power as Mundubile unveils NRPUP pledges National Republican Party United Platform (NRPUP) presidential running mate Makebi Zulu has accused the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) of misleading Zambians with unfulfilled campaign promises, saying the party’s failure to deliver has convinced him that a change […]

THE EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: WHAT IT SAYS, WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY, AND WHAT IT MEANS By Wynter M. Kabimba, SC, ODS Introduction The death of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu (ECL) on June 5, 2025, in South Africa, where he had traveled for medical treatment, gave rise […]

Our country is destroyed; Makebi and I will restore it, says Mundubile NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says he and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, are determined to restore Zambia, alleging that the country has been “in darkness” for the past five years. Addressing a campaign rally in Mungwi District of Northern Province yesterday, Mundubile […]

By Deeleslie Mondoka CONCOURT CLARIFIES ECZ’S ROLE PA NKANI YAMA ADOPTION CERTIFICATES We begin today’s commentary with a simple but important question: Does the Constitution require both the party president and secretary general to sign an adoption certificate? And the ConCourt’s answer, in plain English, is this: No. The Constitution does not sit there with […]

🚨🇿🇦 JACOB ZUMA SAYS HE WANTS TO RETURN TO POWER AFTER VISITING INDIA AND RECEIVING BLESSINGS, WHILE DESCRIBING AJAY GUPTA AS HIS “FRIEND AND BROTHER” Former President Jacob Zuma has said he wants to return to power after visiting India, where he met with Ajay Gupta, whom he described as his “friend and brother.” Zuma […]