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Government has released K1.4 billion for the May–June 2026 Social Cash Transfer (SCT) payment cycle. Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Permanent Secretary for Administration, Angela Kawandami, says the latest disbursement brings the total amount released under the programme since January 2026 to K4.3 billion, out of the K8.5 billion allocated in the 2026 […]

President Hakainde Hichilema has called on residents of Zambezi District in North-Western Province to vote for the United Party for National Development (UPND) in the forthcoming General Elections scheduled for August 13, 2026. President Hichilema notes that the UPND administration has made significant strides in developing the country since taking office. Speaking during a community […]

T LOW says he first met his wife VANESSA in Lusaka during his first music video shoot, and he saw the future because she’s “thick” and he likes thick women. “My first music video, she came, my first music video, then I saw the future haha, yeah ’cause you know? I like thick; she’s a …

Rapper DIZMO has thanked YOUNG DIZMO who as a kid rapped his lyrics in a viral video in 2017, for the spotlight that opened doors and was the foundation of his career launch. “God uses different ways and people to open doors, either negative or positive… 9 years ago he used a young boy to …

WHY BA ECZ PRINT MORE BALLOT PAPERS THAN THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS ECZ has conducted elections this way for years. In its voter education materials dating back to at least 2016, the Commission clearly explains that a voter who accidentally spoils a ballot paper is entitled to receive a replacement. That is one of […]

By Augustine Mukoka ZAMBIA’S ECONOMY PERFORMING BELOW PAR: Respected German Think Tank Gives President Hichilema’s First Term Below-Average Ratings On The Economy And Rule Of Law President Hakainde Hichilema’s first term has received below-average ratings on key governance and economic indicators in the latest country assessment by the respected German think tank Bertelsmann Stiftung (BTI). […]

ANDYFORD BANDA REMAINS OPP RUNNING MATE AS LAW BARS LATE WITHDRAWAL – MWANZA By: Mwema Shanshima The Consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for Good Governance and Constitutionalism has clarified that the purported withdrawal of Andyford Mayele Banda, running mate to the Organised Peoples Party presidential candidate, carries no legal effect and will not alter […]

I WILL VOTE FOR HH AND CHITAMBALA BUT I DONT WANT UPND TO HAVE MAJORITY MPs – Laura Miti👇👇 LAURA MITI WRITES: I am very clear in my mind that I will vote for HH and Chitambala Mwewa. HH, because I am convinced that he took us from the edge of absolute disaster, economically. I […]

🇿🇲 UPDATE | Hichilema Presses Continuity Message in Chavuma President Hakainde Hichilema has continued his North-Western Province campaign, urging voters in Chavuma to protect what he described as the gains achieved under the UPND administration by renewing his mandate in the August 13 General Election. Addressing residents during a campaign stop, the President cited peace, […]

Mojtaba Khamenei unlikely to attend father’s funeral, aide tells India Today Mojtaba Khamenei is unlikely to appear in public at his father Ali Khamenei’s funeral because of security concerns, India Today reported Thursday, citing an interview with Hakim Elahi, the supreme leader’s representative in India. Elahi was quoted as saying that Mojtaba Khamenei wants to […]