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5 Views President-elect Hakainde Hichilema this afternoon engaged youths at Community House in Lusaka, where he reflected on the just-ended elections and outlined plans for young people after inauguration. Welcoming the youths to the premises, Hichilema said: “Welcome to Community House this your house. We bought this place 26 years ago and named it Community […]

31 Views LUSAKA — Socialist Party president Fred M’membe says the death of former Cabinet minister and Tonse Pamodzi Alliance finance chairperson Mutotwe Kafwaya has sent “a cold chill down our spines”, describing the killing as frightening, saddening and deeply disturbing. M’membe was reacting to the confirmation by Zambia’s Inspector General of Police, Graphael Musamba, […]

THE Socialist Party has condemned the killing of former Lunte MP and former Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya, calling it "frightening, saddening and annoying." In a statement, party president Fred M’membe said news of Mr. Kafwaya’s death "sent a cold chill down our spines and has deeply moved the leadership of the Socialist Party." The party sent

The Central Joint Operations Committee (CJOC) has confirmed that the man who was killed during a joint security operation in Lusaka’s Kabulonga area has been identified as former Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya. The confirmation was made by Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba in a statement issued on behalf of the CJOC and […]

UN issues rare rebuke over Zambia’s postElection arrests … Human Rights Commission of UN speaks to the world From Bloomberg August 19, 2026 The United Nations has issued a rare and stern call on Zambia to halt what it described as arbitrary arrests of opposition members in the tense aftermath of the August 13 election […]

Thabo Kawana refuted reports that Mutotwe Kafwaya was shot d£ad.

CENTRAL JOINT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (CJOC) PRESS STATEMENT(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) JOINT INTELLIGENCE-LED OPERATION IN KABULONGA, LUSAKAAUGUST 19, 2026 — ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL JOINT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (CJOC) AND THE SERVICE CHIEFS, I WISH TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ON AUGUST 14, 2026, AROUND 19:30 HOURS, A JOINT TASK FORCE TEAM FROM THE CENTRAL […]

14 Views LUSAKA — Zambia’s Inspector General of Police, Graphael Musamba, has confirmed the death of former Cabinet Minister and Tonse Pamodzi Alliance Chairperson for Finance Mutotwe Kafwaya, saying he was shot during an exchange of fire at opposition presidential candidate Brian Mundubile’s residence in Lusaka. The confirmation marks a dramatic turn in a case […]

FORMER Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya has been confirmed dead following a joint security operation in Kabulonga on August 14, 2026 Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba said on August 14, 2026, around 19:30 hours, a Joint Task Force team from the Central Joint Operations Committee (CJOC), including the Drug Enforcement Commission, conducted an

Mutotwe Kafwaya Confirmed Dead After Kabulonga Operation Former Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya has been confirmed dead following a joint security operation in Kabulonga on August 14. According to the Central Joint Operations Committee, security officers exchanged gunfire with individuals at a residence during an intelligence-led operation, leaving one unidentified man fatally wounded. The […]