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By Given Mutinta POLITICAL DYNAMICS BEHIND GEOFFREY BWALYA MWAMBA’S ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT HICHILEMA Former Defence Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, commonly known as GBM, publicly urged citizens to re-elect President Hakainde Hichilema in the upcoming general elections. This endorsement was made as Mwamba announced his farewell to active politics, marking the end of a turbulent chapter […]

I only have one vote, it is for President Hichilema – Charity Banda PF faction national chairperson Charity Banda says despite spending 25 years in PF politics, the only vote she has in next month’s election belongs to President Hakainde Hichilema. Speaking during a podcast interview yesterday, Banda declared that she had made up her […]

No African politician matches my qualifications but I don’t boast – M’membe SOCIALIST Party presidential candidate Dr Fred M’membe says no politician in Africa can match his academic credentials Fresh from a Constitutional Court victory that cleared him and his running mate Dolika Banda to contest the August 13 general election, Dr M’membe said attempts […]

By Francis Chipalo OPP President Dr. Brian Mushimba says Zambia “gave its economy to foreigners” through 1990s privatization and has pledged a “hard shift” to state participation in strategic sectors if elected. Commenting on Zambia’s economic direction, Dr. Mushimba said the privatization drive excluded citizens who lacked capital to buy state firms, leaving foreign investors […]

Citizens First (CF) party Serenje’s Nkundalila Parliamentary Candidate Bangwe Naviley Chisenga says the under-five health structure at Kabinga in Lushibashi Ward is unbefitting. Bangwe stated that he sympathised with the community over the poor state of the clinic. He added that he has pledged to mobilise the community to mould bricks and then provide cement […]

A Lusaka-based lawyer has highlighted an important court ruling that explains when a husband can be removed from the matrimonial home under Zambia’s Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. According to lawyer Dickson Jere, the case involved a married couple whose relationship had deteriorated due to allegations of physical violence, emotional abuse and constant conflict that had […]

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Content creator Ian Kalumba, popularly known as Kopala Kenzo, has urged people to stop judging female content creators when they achieve something good in life.‎‎According to a Facebook statement, he said female content creators are capable of buying vehicles because they make money from advertising on social media.‎‎He said content creators do not just go […]

THE Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has arrested a Lusaka secondary school teacher for allegedly soliciting K90,000 to secure a teaching job. Charles Mubita, 30, of Kamwala South, has been charged with one count of corrupt practices by a public officer, contrary to Section 19(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, Chapter 91 of the Laws of Zambia. ACC […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says national interest must remain the cornerstone of leadership, a principle he credits for the UPND New Dawn government’s citizen-focused policies. Speaking to UPND adopted candidates and party officials in Choma, Southern Province, on Wednesday, Hichilema thanked members who were not adopted but continue serving the party. He called them “genuine members.” […]