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IN the run-up to this election, this newspaper has been very clear about what the Patriotic Front and its rebranded version, represented by NRPUP, stood for. We have not been shy to call them out on some of their most egregious excesses. The Patriotic Front under the late president Edgar Lungu behaved almost like a […]
ALEXANDER Chiteme has been elected Member of Parliament for Nkana Constituency after securing 19,344 votes in last Thursday’s election. Chiteme, who lost the seat in the 2021 general election, made a comeback to Parliament after defeating three other candidates. The NRPUP candidate was followed by UPND’s Francis Mukuka with 9,359 votes. Independent candidates Elice Muchindu
4 Views By Sishuwa Sishuwa The 2026 election was the first competitive election that Hakainde Hichilema has ever managed. The 2006 internal party election that brought him to the helm of the then main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and the 2021 poll that secured him the Zambian presidency were both organised by […]
SENIOR members of the Tonse Alliance were among 11 people apprehended during a police operation targeting a suspected militia group in Lusaka’s Kabulonga area on the night of August 13, 2026. According to a statement issued last night by Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, those arrested include UNIP faction leader Bishop Trevor Mwamba, Patrick
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has opened a wider margin over his closet rival Brian Mundubile according to the latest results announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). President Hichilema has so far polled 1,546,140 votes from a total of 135 out 226 constituencies announced by the Commission, 513,478 more than Mundubile, who has so far […]
United Party for National Development (UPND) Candidate, Kaywa Muyambango has won the Kalabo Council Chairperson seat. Mr Muyambango scooped the seat after polling 30,284 votes out of 38,276 valid votes cast, representing a 79.12 percent win. He beat his closest challenger Ossen…
United Party for National Development (UPND) Candidate, Charles Mulenga has retained the Luanshya Mayoral seat after beating his closest opponent Bentry Chisa in the August 13, 2026 General Elections. Mr Mulenga polled 26, 493 Votes beating his closest rival, Bentry Chisha of…
When ECZ announced bombs from Southern Province
By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba The government should account for the fatal shooting of Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya rather than raise what he calls preposterous allegations, Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba has written. He says Zambians are shocked at the lengths the government is going to in order to…
ECZ declares results for 135 constituencies, extends Hichilema’s lead to over half a million votes The Electoral Commission of Zambia has declared presidential results for 135 of the country’s 226 constituencies, with incumbent Hakainde Hichilema holding a lead of 513,478 votes…
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