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New Zesco United coach Mwenya Chipepo has admitted he has to prove his mettle after being handed one of the biggest and most demanding coaching jobs in the Super League. ‎ ‎Zesco last week unveiled Chipepo as the new head coach. ‎ ‎He becomes the first trainer in the Super League…

12 Views LUSAKA, Zambia — The Commonwealth has called for an immediate end to what it describes as arbitrary arrests in Zambia and urged authorities to release people detained for political reasons, as concerns grow over the country’s post-election situation. In a statement issued on 21 August 2026, Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey called on Zambia […]

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ECZ OVERTURNS MADZI-A-TUWA WARD RESULTS, DECLARES UPND’s JOSEPH PHIRI WINNER The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has declared United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Joseph Phiri as the duly elected Councillor for Madzi-a-Tuwa Ward in Chipangali District, overturning an earlier declaration that named Independent candidate Lucky Mwale as the winner. The correction follows mistakes […]

MUKWITA’S “PARIAH STATE” CLAIM FACTUALLY WRONG …Zambia’s 2026 Election Was Endorsed As Free, Fair and Peaceful. The United Party for National Development notes with concern the statement attributed to former Diplomat Anthony Mukwita, in which he warns that Zambia risks becoming a “pariah state” following comments by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Ambassador […]

SISHUWA SISHUWA WRONG AGAIN: HH Lost 5 times but never called for riot why would he start now. Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa’s post of August 2nd has aged badly. He wrote that President Hakainde Hichilema would lose on August 13th unless he resorted to “pre-ballot death” or “industrial scale vote-rigging.” The people have spoken. There was […]

THERE ARE NO ARBITRARY ARRESTS IN ZAMBIA, BUT LAWFUL INVESTIGATIONS ON SUSPECTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES There is a sustained and increasingly mischievous campaign by some citizens and sections of the opposition-aligned media to portray legitimate investigations by Zambia’s security and law-enforcement agencies as a programme of arbitrary arrests targeted at particular individuals. This narrative is false, […]

PETITION WILL NOT HEAL NATION, TONSE ALLIANCE CHIEF WARNS… Zumani Zimba distances himself from court challenges, calling presidential election petitions a confrontational process By DAVID KANDUZA TONSE-PAMODZI Alliance founder and secretary general, Chris Zimba, has openly broken ranks with opposition leaders over plans to challenge the just-ended general elections. Dr Zimba in a monitored recorded […]

The Zambia Police Service has charged two individuals with criminal trespass after they allegedly entered a residence in Chalala, Lusaka, without the owner’s consent. The incident was reported at Lubwa Police Station at around 11:00 hours by Patricia Mulenga, who reportedly discovered the two suspects inside her bedroom. According to a statement issued by Zambia […]

North Korea Tells Trump “Don’t Rush” Kim Jong Un Meeting North Korea has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump should not rush into a meeting with Kim Jong Un, after Trump said he wanted to meet the North Korean leader before the end of this year. Pyongyang’s response was notably cautious, indicating that any future […]