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TRENDING! The Supreme Court premises have been closed today for “security reasons” after allegedly being secured as a crime scene. Some local courts have equally been closed, with scheduled cases adjourned to later dates. The courts will remain closed until further notice.

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 the anticipated challenge centres on alleged irregularities in the handling […]

By MUBITA KATETE ECONOMIST Kelvin Chisanga has called for the 2027 national budget to shift Zambia from economic stabilisation towards production, investment and job creation. Mr. Chisanga says the budget should be guided by lessons and performance indicators from the 2026 budget, with every kwacha of public expenditure measured by its ability […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

Mundubile faces final hours to petition presidential election result The window for losing NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile to challenge the outcome of Zambia’s August 13 presidential election is rapidly closing, with less than 24 hours remaining before the constitutional deadline expires. Lusaka, 24 August – Sources close to the matter say Mundubile had not […]

PRESS STATEMENT For immediate release 24/ 08/2026 MOVE ON STOP DARING STATE Elections are over it’s time to move on and support President Hakainde Hichilema s immediate tenure of office. There can only be one President at a time and this time belongs to President Hakainde Hichilema who was voted by almost 3 million zambians […]

UNITY YES — BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE UPND MEMBERS WHO CARRIED THE PARTY THROUGH THE STORM By: Dr Larry Mweetwa Nobantu, let us have this conversation openly and respectfully. Many of us sacrificed enormously for this party called UPND. We stood with it when doing so was difficult, unpopular and sometimes personally […]

Zumani proposes 46 Government jobs for NRPUP in unity plan POLITICAL scientist and NRPUP chief presidential Advisor Zumani Zimba has proposed that NRPUP be given 46 Government positions as part of a proposed unity government with the ruling UPND. Dr Zimba said the proposal is meant to help bring political reconciliation, peace and unity following […]

By Staff ReporterAugust 24, 2026 Nigerian-based Prophet Joshua Iginla has described opposition leader Brian Mundubile as a great man who performed extremely well in his first presidential election, while urging him to respond to the outcome with peace and dignity. Speaking during his Sunday Service, Prophet Iginla acknowledged the effort Mundubile put into the election, […]

GULF STATES PLAN TO REMOVE US BASES AND REPLACE THEM WITH CHINESE ECONOMIC ZONES Several Gulf countries are reportedly considering plans to reduce or remove American military bases from their territories. The stated intention is to develop expanded Chinese-backed economic zones and investment projects. The move would be a major strategic shift. It would reduce […]

NATO Conducts Electronic Warfare Exercise Near Russian-Militarized Kaliningrad 👉 NATO has conducted a major air exercise near Russia’s heavily militarized Kaliningrad exclave, in a show of force aimed at demonstrating the alliance’s capabilities along its eastern flank. The large-scale deployment reportedly involved between 25 and 50 allied aircraft operating over Poland and the Baltic states. […]