THE Electoral Commission of Zambia, ECZ, says it will introduce an official campaign timetable for all presidential candidates to bring order to campaigns ahead of the Aug 13, 2026, general election. Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro said in a statement Thursday the commission was concerned about a lack of order in how candidates are conducting […]

STATE House says it is becoming difficult to engage in productive policy debate with opposition political groupings due to shifting positions and unclear messages. Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka said in a press statement issued Thursday that some pronouncements come from individuals who held senior positions in the previous administration but failed to implement similar […]

Analysis By Professor Lubinda Haabazoka Foreign exchange reserves (often called forex reserves) are one of the most important indicators of a country’s financial strength and external stability. They represent the stock of foreign currency assets held by a country’s central bank to support its currency and meet international payment obligations. For Zambia, recent reports indicate […]

MUNDUBILE/MAKEBI RALLIES IN EASTERN PROVINCE WILL GO AHEAD ..We will engage ECZ at the Stakeholders’ Meeting they have called to register our concerns…. Tonse Pamodzi Alliance Press Statement We have been alerted through social media to the Advisory Note dated 18 June 2026 issued by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in which the ECZ […]

I WON’T GIVE IN TO NOISE, CHIBELESHI ICHO! – KALABA… but i’ll join them if we have a televised debate involving myself, HH and key contenders, and they convince me on integrity and programme for Zambians Chibeleshi to start asking me to join hands with others when Zambians have not even been given an opportunity […]

When the Sacred Is for Sale What India’s Niyamgiri Hills Ruling Teaches Zambia About Shimwalule …President Hakainde Hichlema must suspend or reverse any sale of the Shimwalule forest.. On customary land, the graves of kings, and why an independent court may be all that stands between the two and a sale. By Ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba […]

YOU ARE POLITICALLY NAIVE HH WIlL WIN PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 th June 2026 THERE is no wind of change prevailing in the country, opposition don’t have numbers to win this year’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections and have resorted to using deception to sell their political agenda. Please stop misleading Zambians and stop […]

I DID NOT ENDORSE HH. Public Statement Good morning, I have been made aware of insinuations suggesting that I have endorsed or encouraged Zambians to vote for HH as my preferred candidate. Let me state unequivocally that I have not made such pronouncements in recent times, nor have I participated in any political engagement. […]

As Zambia races toward its high-stakes general elections on August 13, 2026, a strange, unprecedented silence has fallen over the nation’s political landscape. In a country where election seasons are traditionally defined by an explosion of competing party colors, earth-shaking roadshows, and booming street music, the current atmosphere is distinctly quiet. Citizens are holding back, […]

BA OPPOSITION DO NOT KNOW WHAT RESERVES ARE AND WHERE THEY’RE KEPT 🤣 Anyway, is it a lie that our reserves have increased to USD 6.47 Billion? Let’s have a mature conversation: at the same time, let not ba opposition cheat on you that there’s money being kept at the Bank of Zambia (as reserves). […]