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The Road Development Agency (RDA) has signed […]

This week’s Monday Opinion concludes our two-part reflection on Zambia’s macroeconomic stability. Last week, we asked whether the economy had started to breathe. This week, the question is sharper: what must happen for stability to become real economic relief? Stability must pass

At dawn in Lusaka, Zambia, a widowed mother leaves home to sell tomatoes at a roadside market. She works from sunrise until dusk, yet every week she watches the price of mealie meal, cooking oil and transport climb faster than her earnings. Thousands of kilometres away in Dhaka,

Citizens First presidential candidate Harry Kalaba has accused the police of criminal conduct after they blocked his scheduled campaign activities in Nakonde and cancelled his radio appearance, citing President Hakainde Hichilema’s visit to Muchinga Province set for tomorrow.…

Pay Farmers on the Spot or Face the Whip, Hichilema Warns FRA President Hakainde Hichilema has directed the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to pay farmers immediately upon delivery of maize during this year’s marketing season, warning officials that failure to comply with the directive…

Politics today is virtually impossible to avoid. Most of us have smart phones and cannot avoid logging on to social media for campaign updates and the likes. On August 13, 2026, Zambia heads to the polls. Before that, we have 32 more days of no shortage of insults, name calling, disease labelling and distortions in […]

387 ViewsLUSAKA, July 12, 2026 – An online opinion poll conducted by Zambian Eye on its Facebook platform has placed National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRP-UP) presidential candidate Brian Mundubile ahead of incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema. The poll, which asked readers “Who are you voting for? It’s a two-horse race,” featured the two […]

When most of us hear the words “artificial intelligence”, we picture ChatGPT writing emails or robots walking across a stage somewhere in Silicon Valley. It still feels distant, futuristic and perhaps a little disconnected from everyday life in Zambia. Yet this week, while many o

THE growing number of running mates and candidates withdrawing from the election race shortly after nomination raises serious questions about the integrity, judgment and motives of some of the people seeking public office. It is difficult to understand how a person can pay an exo

THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW! – WHY VOTE FOR THE BRIAN MUNDUBILE/MAKEBI ZULU TICKET ON 13 AUGUST 2026″ By Chishala Kateka for President – New Heritage Party As New Heritage Party, we have taken note of a number of HH/UPND supporters waxing lyrical about the fact that HH has performed well, economically, and therefore […]