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We look forward to giving you a befitting State Funeral next month, Sean Tembo writes: WAY back in 2023, ECL once told me that “in 2026, whether I am there or not, make sure you do two things. Firstly, unite behind one candidate. Secondly, protect the vote. Once you do those two things, uyu ntwanikane […]

142 Views The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says voters are free to carry and use their own pens on the voting day. The Commission clarifies that it will provide pens for voters on election day, but would not bar those wishing to use their own stationery particularly pens from doing so. The Commission made […]

PARI-Africa analysis claims, Hichilema may carry the day with 70-80% chance PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is favoured to retain the presidency in Thursday’s general election, with the United Party for National Development (UPND) given a 70-80 percent chance of securing an outright first-round victory, according to a new analysis by the Public Affairs Research Institute in […]

LEADERSHIP BLUNDER… Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance candidate is driving Zambia backward into the darkest habits of the PF era By DAVID KANDUZA THE true test of a leader lies in their willingness to choose national peace over political convenience. By that standard, National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) and Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance presidential candidate Brian Mundubile […]

BINWELL MPUNDU ALLEGEDLY ON THE RUN AS POLICE LOOK FOR HIM Toonse Pamodzi Alliance Presidential Affairs Chairman Binwell Mpundu is reportedly on the run following allegations that he issued a dangerous statement. Yesterday, Mr. Mpundu posted a video on his official Facebook page in which he suggested that he was ready to die and kill […]

Family and Lawyer Can’t Find Amb. Martha Lungu, Journalist (The Abduction of our Mother Ambassador Martha Lungu Mwitumwa) Ambassador Lungu Mwitumwa was this yester morning between 08:30 and 09:00hrs abducted by statehouse operatives disguised as DEC officers on her way to attend Church Service at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus. The assailants attacked the […]

HH has not been perfect, but it’s in Zambia’s interest to retain him: Part 2 By Diggers Editor IN Friday’s editorial comment, we argued that President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND must not be presented as a perfect government. Their shortcomings are real, and the pain experienced by citizens through the high cost of living, […]

THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) says it has invested over K167 million in rural electrification projects across Northern Province between 2023 and 2026. Speaking during a courtesy call on Acting Provincial Permanent Secretary Beauty Undi-Phiri, REA Chief Executive Officer Alex Mbumba said the investment covers 17 grid development projects, three solar mini-grids, three biodigester projects, […]

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President Keith Mweemba has urged football clubs to give players, coaches and football officials adequate time to participate in Thursday’s general elections. Mweemba said preparations for the new football season and the transitional league should not prevent members of the football fraternity from exercising their right and responsibility to vote. […]

“Please help me reunite with my daughter” — Nigerian woman serving in US Army appeals to Trump over 10-year-old daughter’s visa denial A Nigerian woman serving in the United States Army has made an emotional public appeal to President Donald Trump over her 10-year-old daughter’s inability to join her in the US. In a video […]