The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved 42 licenses, five construction permits and various amendments to licenses, recording a total investment pledge of K608 Million towards energy service delivery and infrastructure development. The approvals cover electricity, renewable energy, and downstream petroleum subsectors, signaling broad-based expansion across Zambia’s energy value chain. ERB Public Relations Manager, Namukolo Kasumpa, confirmed the […]

Zambia Must Prosper Party (ZMP) President Kelvin Bwalya, alongside his running mate, Milner Katolo, has successfully filed their nominations at the Presidential Nomination Centre at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, ahead of the 2026 general elections. Speaking shortly after submitting his nomination, Mr Bwalya commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for the high level of […]

Successful parliamentary candidates in Chembe Constituency have pledged to address community concerns and accelerate development in the district ahead of the August 13, 2026 General Elections. United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate and immediate past Chembe Member of Parliament Cliff Mpundu has pledged to continue implementing the government’s development agenda in the constituency. Mr […]

The Zambia Daily Mail has launched the rebranded Young Mail newspaper, website and mobile application, alongside the Daily Mail Express bus service. Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary, Thabo Kawana, who graced the event, said the development is a significant step towards innovation and youth empowerment in the media industry. Mr Kawana added that […]

CHITAMBALA Mwewa, also known as Simon Mwewa Lane, withdrew Thursday from the Lusaka mayoral race, citing threats to his safety. Mwewa said he received his United Party for National Development adoption certificate on May 20, 2026, in the presence of senior party officials. He thanked President Hakainde Hichilema for his support but said he would […]

Ichitenge Kuntanshi Katebe, Chitangala Rise in Support of Ketty Nanyangwe Women First NGOCC Chairperson Beauty Katebe – Transformative Voice, accompanied by immediate past Lusaka Mayor Chilando Chitangala, joined UPND aspiring Lusaka Mayor Ketty Nanyangwe at the Lusaka Civic Centre to stand in solidarity with Nanyangwe amid attempts to sideline her in the party’s adoption process […]

MUDOLO NO SHOW Despite confidently paying the K100,000 nomination fee last week and appearing fully charged for the presidential race, online presidential aspirant Willah Mudolo has today pulled what football fans would call a “no-show away fixture” As hopeful candidates lined up to file their nomination papers, Mudolo was nowhere to be seen leaving supporters […]

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE CHIBULO CHILEMA DIES AFTER ROAD ACCIDENT FOLLOWING NOMINATION FILING. Independent candidate Andison Buumba Ngandu, popularly known as “Chibulo Chilema,” has sadly passed away following a road accident. Mr. Ngandu is reported to have been involved in the accident at Shamayuwa Trading Centre as he and his supporters were returning from filing his nomination […]

BERNADETTE DEKA ZULU FILES NOMINATION FOR CHONGWE WEST Independent aspiring candidate Bernadette Deka-Zulu has successfully filed her nomination papers for Member of Parliament for Chongwe West Constituency, confirming her place on the ballot for the August 13, 2026 general election. Deka-Zulu filed amid a growing field in the newly created constituency, which has 53,269 registered […]

UPND YOUTHS AND WOMEN THROW THEIR WEIGHT BEHIND FORMER LUSAKA DEPUTY MAYOR KETTY NANYANGWE Hundreds of UPND youths and women gathered at the Civic Centre in Lusaka today, calling on former Lusaka Deputy Mayor Ketty Nanyangwe to file in her nomination as the party’s candidate for Lusaka Mayor. The supporters openly declared their backing for […]