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ZNS troops move against cadres holding traders hostage in Lusaka City Market Zambia National Service (ZNS) troops have moved to restore calm at City and Soweto Markets in Lusaka following reports of traders being harassed, intimidated and forced to pay money by cadres in the aftermath of the elections. The intervention has resulted in the […]

Turkey Rejects Netanyahu’s Justification for Israeli Strikes in Syria Turkey has rejected the justification offered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Tuesday’s airstrikes in Syria, describing the claims as “ridiculous” attempts to legitimize what Ankara called “illegal” attacks on Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications said lasting peace in […]

Turkey Could Consider Retaliatory Strikes Against Israeli Assets Turkey could potentially launch its first retaliatory strikes against Israeli assets in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon in response to Israeli airstrikes that Ankara says targeted Turkish-linked assets in Syria. Turkish officials reportedly claim that Israel has struck Turkish assets and facilities in Syria, including assets associated with […]

ISRAELI PRESIDENT HERZOG CONGRATULATES HICHILEMA ON RE-ELECTION Israeli President Isaac Herzog has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election, expressing confidence that Zambia will continue to achieve great success under his leadership. President Herzog conveyed his congratulations in a message communicated through Zambia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He said he was confident […]

Senior Russian Military Official Warns Israel Could “Cease to Exist” Russian Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces and a senior official in the Russian military’s political-military structure, has warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could eventually threaten Israel’s very existence. According to Alaudinov, Israel is seeking to broaden […]

China Achieves Major Breakthrough in Reusable Rockets China has reportedly achieved its first successful vertical landing of a space rocket on land. On the morning of August 19, 2026, the Zhuque-3 Y2 launched from the Dongfeng Spaceport in northwestern China before returning and landing vertically using dedicated landing legs. The breakthrough puts China alongside the […]

BREAKING: Mike Lindell Refuses to Concede 11-Point Loss, Will Spend $1 Million on Recount He Won’t Win Mike Lindell lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary by 11 points. He’s about to spend a million dollars pretending that’s not true. The MyPillow founder and longtime Trump ally told NBC News he plans to fund a full […]

The Central Joint Operations Committee (CJOC) has confirmed that former government minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was the man fatally wounded during a joint intelligence-led security operation conducted in Kabulonga, Lusaka, on August 14, 2026. In a statement issued on behalf of the…

When the only thing standing in your way is an opportunity, everything can seem unachievable until that opportunity is given to you. For 14-year-old Musipi Mundia, that opportunity came through the Keep a Girl Child in School (KGS) programme. Musipi is a Grade 10 pupil at Mukamambo Girls’ Two Boarding Secondary School in Chongwe District, […]

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 […]