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THREE MILLION TONNES, BUT NOT YET ON TRACK Part One: The Production Gap Behind Zambia’s Copper Ambition

THREE MILLION TONNES, BUT NOT YET ON TRACK Part One: The Production Gap Behind Zambia’s Copper Ambition

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Introduction: National Three (3) Million Tonnes Copper Production Strategy By 2031c Zambia’s ambition to produce three million tonnes of copper annually by 2031 is bold and economically important. If achieved, it could strengthen exports, expand fiscal revenues, deepen local supply chains and support greater value addition. But a production target is not a forecast. Its […]

MNANGAGWA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT ELECT HICHILEMA

MNANGAGWA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT ELECT HICHILEMA

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PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT HICHILEMA ON RE-ELECTION His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, has extended his warm congratulations to President Hakainde Hichilema following his re-election as President of the Republic of Zambia. President Mnangagwa expressed full confidence that under President Hichilema’s continued leadership, Zambia will keep achieving enduring peace, stability, […]

Kasonde, 2 Others File Petition Challenging August 13 Presidential Election Results

Kasonde, 2 Others File Petition Challenging August 13 Presidential Election Results

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5 Views Zambia’s August 13 presidential election has been taken to court after former Law Association of Zambia President Linda Kasonde and two other petitioners filed a challenge against the declaration of President Hakainde Hichilema as winner. The other petitioners are governance activist Brebner Changala and the LCK Freedom Foundation Limited. They have named the […]

HH HAD NO POWER TO CLOSE COURTS — STATE HOUSE

HH HAD NO POWER TO CLOSE COURTS — STATE HOUSE

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HH HAD NO POWER TO CLOSE COURTS” — STATE HOUSE Details in the Statement……. We have noted with concern claims that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of the courts on Monday, 24th August 2026 to prevent the opposition from filing election petitions. This allegation is inconsistent with both the constitutional order and the available […]

State House Denies Hichilema Ordered Court Closure to Block Election Petitions

State House Denies Hichilema Ordered Court Closure to Block Election Petitions

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By Francis Chipalo State House has dismissed allegations that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on Monday, August 24, 2026, in an attempt to prevent opposition parties and other stakeholders from filing petitions challenging the 2026 presidential election results. State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka described the allegations as inconsistent with Zambia’s […]

FILING PRESIDENTIAL PETITION TO CHIEF JUSTICE’S PERSONAL EMAIL INVALID – SHALALA

FILING PRESIDENTIAL PETITION TO CHIEF JUSTICE’S PERSONAL EMAIL INVALID – SHALALA

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FILING PRESIDENTIAL PETITION TO CHIEF JUSTICE’S PERSONAL EMAIL INVALID – SHALALA UPND consultant Oliver Shalala Sepiso has argued that a presidential election petition cannot be validly filed or served by sending it to the Chief Justice’s personal email address. Mr Shalala stated that presidential election petitions must be formally lodged through the Constitutional Court Registry […]

LINDA KASONDE FILES PRESIDENTIAL PETITION ELECTRONICALLY

LINDA KASONDE FILES PRESIDENTIAL PETITION ELECTRONICALLY

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BREAKING; LINDA KASONDE FILES PRESIDENTIAL PETITION ELECTRONICALLY. Former Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) President Linda Kasonde has taken a significant legal step by attempting to electronically file a Presidential Petition following reported security concerns at the Judiciary. In a letter addressed to Chief Justice Mumba Malila SC, Ms. Kasonde says she attempted to electronically submit […]

President Hakainde Hichilema will be sworn in next Tuesday, 1st September 2026

President Hakainde Hichilema will be sworn in next Tuesday, 1st September 2026

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Hichilema set to embark on new mandate next week Tue! PRESIDENT-Elect Hakainde Hichilema is next week Tuesday, September 1, 2026, set to begin his second term in office following his declaration as winner of the August 13 general elections. President Hichilema polled over 2.9 million votes, beating his closest rival, opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who […]

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