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Former Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has attributed his election loss to his vote in favour of the contested Bill 7 constitutional amendment, saying constituents turned against him over the decision and that the party subsequently withheld campaign support because he was seen to have defied local sentiment. Chanda said the practice within his […]

MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI LINKED TO ZIMBABWEAN MILITIA GROUP AS ZIMEYE RAISES ALARM WITH UN. A Zimbabwean investigative journalist has alerted the United Nations headquarters over allegations that individuals linked to a dangerous militia group are being sheltered at the UN office in Lusaka. The journalist, who runs the ZimEye platform, is understood to have contacted the […]

CHIEF JUSTICE FLAGS ‘IRREGULAR’ PRIVATE EMAIL FILING…as Presidential petition deadline expires By DAVID KANDUZA THE Judiciary has confirmed that a legal challenge to the August 13 presidential election, termed the ‘People’s Presidential Petition,’ was sent directly to the private email address of Chief Justice Mumba Malila. The Chief Justice explicitly deemed the transmission of official […]

By Amb Emmanuel Mwamba THE JUDICIARY AND POLITICAL MANEUVERING: MALILA VERSUS KANGWA The Judiciary announced that the Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila has officially received the election petition—submitted through an unconventional and highly irregular email channel. The decision to refer the petition to the Constitution Court, despite procedural uncertainties, somewhat suggests the Judiciary’s commitment to […]

BANK OF ZAMBIA REMAINS SOLE AUTHORISED GOLD BUYER By Rachel Mumba The government says the Bank of Zambia remains the country’s sole authorised buyer of gold, as authorities move to tighten regulation of the gold trading sector. Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Hapenga Kabeta says gold purchasing and processing arrangements are expected […]

🟩 THE LAST CIA DIRECTOR TO VISIT MOSCOW CARRIED A WARNING—THREE MONTHS LATER, RUSSIA INVADED CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s sudden four-hour visit to Moscow carries an unsettling historical echo. The last publicly known visit by a serving CIA director occurred in November 2021. William Burns travelled to Moscow carrying intelligence that Russia was preparing to […]

BREAKING: FIRE GUTS PLATINUM COURIER SERVICES IN KAZUNGULA A fire has broken out at Platinum Courier Services in Kazungula, with parcels and goods estimated to be worth millions of Kwacha destroyed.

58 Views LUSAKA — The inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will go ahead on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has announced. Kangwa said the Judiciary had not received any petition challenging the presidential election by the expiry of the seven-day period provided for filing such a petition. “In this regard, […]

37 Views The Judiciary announced that the Chief Justice Dr. Mumba Malila has officially received the election petition—submitted through an unconventional and highly irregular email channel. The decision to refer the petition to the Constitution Court, despite procedural uncertainties, somewhat suggests the Judiciary’s commitment to upholding due process to address the petition on election irregularities. […]

ZAMBIA’s Judiciary has confirmed that no petition challenging the presidential election result was filed within the constitutional deadline. In a letter dated Aug. 25 to the Secretary to the Cabinet, Chief Administrator Nalishebo Imataa said the Constitutional Court Registry had not received any petition by 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24. The seven-day window to