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MPIKA COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON PETITION Our newly elected Council Chairperson, Councillor Chola Chilumba, who won with 26,287 votes, has been petitioned by his closest competitor, who received 5,836 votes. We now await the determination of this matter through the established and competent judicial processes. We have full confidence in due process and trust that justice will […]

Treason Charges for Mundubile and Zulu — Court Showdown Looms …..Lusaka, 29 August 2026 — Zambia’s political crisis deepened as opposition presidential candidate Brian Mundubile (55) and his running mate Makebi Zulu (45) were formally charged with treason after surrendering to police on 27 August 2026. This is according to those close to their legal […]

By NATION REPORTER MUTOTWE Kafwaya shall be remembered as a leader who died in defence of democracy and good governance, former Vice President Inonge Wina has said. Mrs Wina said the death of the Mr Kafwaya had devastated, not only the family but the entire country because the former Lunte Member of Parliament had […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

Security agents have searched the Lusaka residence of opposition running mate Makebi Zulu, a search his lawyer Sakwiba Sikota says was carried out without his legal team being notified beforehand, raising fresh questions about how the operation was conducted. The search comes…

Opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu have been charged with treason, bringing to 18 the number of people accused in a widening case that has followed Zambia’s August general election. Lawyer Milner Katolo, who represents several of the accused,…

PUTIN TARGETS NAMIBIA’S URANIUM AS RUSSIA PUSHES INTO NUCLEAR ENERGY Russia is deepening its strategic engagement with Namibia, and uranium is increasingly at the centre of the relationship. Moscow and Windhoek have been advancing discussions on a nuclear cooperation agreement that could create a legal framework for future projects involving the peaceful use of nuclear […]

🇨🇩 JOSEPH KABILA: FROM A CHILD OF EXILE TO PRESIDENT OF THE CONGO Imagine being born into a family living under the shadow of war… Then, before you are even old enough to understand politics, your family is forced into exile. This is the story of Joseph Kabila Kabange. Joseph Kabila was born on June […]

PUTIN REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING NUCLEAR OPTION AGAINST UKRAINE Could the war in Ukraine be approaching a dangerous new threshold? According to a Bloomberg report, Russian officials close to the Kremlin are reportedly considering the possibility that President Vladimir Putin could eventually resort to the use of a tactical nuclear weapon against Ukraine. The option is said […]

For Kim Jong Un, sending ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine may serve as a real-world testing laboratory. According to an assessment shared by numerous military experts, North Korea could be using the war in Ukraine to gather valuable battlefield data on the performance of its heavy ballistic missiles under actual combat conditions. […]

UKRAINE: MOSCOW PUTS PEACE TALKS ON “DEEP PAUSE” Peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have entered what the Kremlin describes as a “deep pause,” signaling a major slowdown in diplomatic efforts as fighting continues across the front lines. “We are continuing our special military operation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, claiming that Russian forces continue […]