M’MEMBE WARNS OF ‘COUP IN INSTALMENTS’ AND CALLS FOR DEFENCE OF CONSTITUTIONALISM LUSAKA, 23 September 2026 Socialist Party (SP) President Dr Fred M’membe has warned that Zambia must remain vigilant against what he described as a “coup in instalments”, arguing that constitutional changes undertaken gradually could weaken democratic safeguards and ultimately threaten constitutionalism. Dr M’membe
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LOSING UPND DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS ELECTION PETITION By Justina Matandiko UPND Parliamentary candidate for Dag Hammarskjöld constituency Ernest Lufunda has withdrawn his election petition, saying he has decided to put the interests of the party and the people of the constituency ahead of his legal challenge. Addressing the media in Ndola this morning, Mr.
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Masebo dismisses third-term debate, defends Chongwe petition! Sylvia Masebo has dismissed speculation over a possible third term for President Hakainde Hichilema, describing the debate as premature and insisting that it has no place in the UPND or government at this stage. Ms Masebo, who is a member of the UPND National Executive Committee, says it
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CCZ OPPOSES CALLS TO REMOVE PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has opposed calls to remove presidential term limits, saying any changes to the Constitution should be made in the interest of all Zambians and not individuals or political parties. CCZ Secretary General Father James Phiri says the Constitution must be
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If Hichilema Stands in 2031, He Will Be Life President – Silumbe Leadership Movement (LM) Party President Dr. Richard Silumbe says President Hakainde Hichilema is the most experienced and well-informed President Zambia has had. Speaking on Monday, Dr. Silumbe said no candidate can defeat President Hichilema if he contests the 2031 general election, arguing that
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IF WE ARE DISCUSSING CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, LET US DISCUSS THE WHOLE SYSTEMBy Augustine Mwewa Bahati Independent Candidate – 2026 Zambia has just come through a general election, and I believe this is an important moment for the country to reflect—not only on the election itself, but also on the kind of democratic and constitutional system
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Paramount Chiefs challenge court ruling barring them from Mukuni Paramountcy case! Three Paramount Chiefs, Chitimukulu, the Litunga and Kalonga Gawa Undi, have asked the Constitutional Court to quash a single judge ruling of 10th September 2026 barring them from joining the matter in which Bene Mukuni Royal Dynasty Committee Director General Jonas Shakafuswa wants Chief
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RCZ synod moderator dismissed from church REFORMED Church in Zambia (RCZ) former vice synod moderator Clement Mwanza has been dismissed from the church for allegedly participating in politics Dr Mwanza, who contested the Lusangazi Central parliamentary seat in the August 13 general election, has lost his pastoral licence for breaching the church’s constitution by actively
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MUSOMA URGES ZAMBIANS TO RESIST ANY MOVE TO REMOVE PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMIT Zambia Republican Party President Wright Musoma has opposed calls for the removal of the presidential term limit from the Constitution. Mr. Musoma says the calls, which he attributes to members and sympathisers of the ruling United Party for National Development, UPND, are a
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ZAMBIAN DIASPORA GROUPS TO PROTEST AT UN OVER DISPUTED ELECTION, KILLING OF KAFWAYA. September 22, 2026 Zambians living in the United States plan to protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York this week, timed to the UN General Assembly, over what organisers call a stolen general election, the arbitrary arrest of Opposition leaders
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SIMUUWE HITS BACK AS MASEBO ELECTORAL CLAIMS SPARK CONTROVERSY UPND Media Director Mark Simuuwe has dismissed as fake an online publication allegedly quoting former Lands Minister Sylvia Masebo attacking the party’s electoral performance in Lusaka and on the Copperbelt. Speaking in Lusaka on September 20th, Simuuwe said the publication does not represent Masebo’s views and
Read MoreMONGU STADIUM TO BE FIRST BITUMINOUS-STANDARD STADIUM IN ZAMBIA — MP KENNEDY MAKAI PLEDGES RECONSTRUCTION Mongu Central Constituency Member of Parliament, Hon. Kennedy Makai Makai, has pledged to find practical solutions to reconstruct and upgrade Mongu Sports Stadium to bituminous standard. The pledge was made in a Facebook post where the lawmaker said Mongu Stadium
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS TRIBUNAL DENIES KIBOMBWE’S BID TO TESTIFY VIRTUALLY Below is the reason for my absence from Zambia: I filed my the petition on 27th August whose hearing period ends on 26th September. Obviously, I was hoping for the tribunal to start sitting earlier so that I would be available to testify in-person. However,
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Chickens Come Home To Roost;Social Media Vitriol haunts HH. Long before most Zambians had facebook accounts and Internet access around 2009, the UPND already had a headstart in social media with their allied Zambianwatchdog, an association which many media personel and analysts have alluded to over the years. The social media space had become an
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WE THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE BUT THEY DIDN’T LISTEN: THE CASE OF THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMIT By Doctor Gabriel Bwalya Nsofwa We warned the Zambian people against voting for a suit, but they did not listen. If the Constitution is amended to remove the presidential term limit, they should not blame anyone but
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FROM BABA GUTI TO JOE GUTI: ZAOGA’S GREAT SUCCESSION TEST NOW BEGINS By Gabriel Manyati On Sunday, 20 September 2026, Glamis Arena in Harare became something more than a venue for a church service. It became a theatre of succession. Thousands of ZAOGA Forward in Faith International worshippers filled the stadium for the Legacy National
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BREAKING: SERIOUSLY!? Natalie Harp was the one responsible for Trump’s disastrous decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House — and the details are jaw-dropping. This scandal just gets weirder and weirder… According to “people familiar with the matter” who spoke to CNN, Harp precipitated the ban by showing Trump a
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PRESIDENT HH NEEDS FOUR TERMS AS PRESIDENT FOR HIM TO DELIVER DEVELOPMENT TO THE FULLEST, SAYS GEORGE MTONGA United Party for National Development UPND member George Mtonga has joined a growing number of party-aligned voices calling for President Hakainde Hichilema’s leadership and policy agenda to extend beyond the constitutional two-term limit. Mtonga argues that President
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MUNDUBILE AND MAKEBI ZULU’S RIGHTS MUST BE RESPECTED – DR. NEVERS MUMBA By: Agness Nakazwe Former Vice President Dr. Nevers Mumba has clarified that the benefits of Former Presidents and Former Vice Presidents Act No. 16 of 2026, enacted in June this year, has not yet been triggered. Dr. Mumba, who recently announced his resignation
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M’membe Warns Against Zambia’s ‘Turncoat Politics’ Socialist Party (SP) president Fred M’membe has criticised the growing practice of politicians switching political parties, arguing that frequent defections are weakening democratic institutions, eroding public trust and undermining political accountability in Zambia. In a strongly worded commentary, M’membe argues that some politicians treat political parties as vehicles for
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MSONI DISPUTES HICHILEMA’S ELECTION VICTORY AS CHURCH CALLS FOR UNITY: All People’s Congress (APC) president Nason Msoni has disputed President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory in the August general election, claiming that opposition leader Brian Mundubile was the actual winner and warning that unresolved electoral grievances could resurface in 2031. Msoni, who is a member of the
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UPND MP CHAMA CALLS FOR HICHILEMA TO REMAIN IN OFFICE BEYOND 2031 UPND proportional representation Member of Parliament Florence Chileshe Chama has called on women to support President Hakainde Hichilema’s development agenda and backed the idea of him remaining in office beyond 2031. Chama made the remarks in a video shared by Diamond TV while
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RESPECT OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR CONSTITUTION We have seen renewed calls for the removal of Zambia’s presidential term limits and for President Hakainde Hichilema to remain in office beyond 2031. This is uncalled for and must concern every Zambian who believes in constitutional democracy. President Hakainde Hichilema came to power through the democratic process, and
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COURT UPDATE:Tribunal Rejects Video-Conference from Kibombwe Who is in China Gabriel Kobombwe who swept Lusaka votes for the mayoral seat under the NRPUP has travelled to China for an international conference. The Tribunal sitting in Lusaka has rejected his bid to give evidence by video-conferencingfrom outside court as he is China. Despite winning the seat
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Mudzinganyama Case Postponed To 1 October as Police Widen Investigation The police say investigators must follow due process and gather evidence before a decision on prosecution can be made after Lawrence Mudzinganyama was arrested over alleged threats against women during a confrontation at a Sandton restaurant. Mudzinganyama handed himself over at Randburg Police Station, where
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LAZARUS HAKALEBULA BECOMES THE SECOND BLIND MAN TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Lazarus Hakalebula a gospel musician, human rights activist and member of Hilltop Seventh-Day Adventist Church was elected and has today 21st September 2026 been sworn in as Member of Parliament under Proportional Representation system . Lazarus Hakalebula was born on 4th April
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ACKIM ANTHONY NJOBVU WRITES; Is Zambia’s witchcraft now stronger than Nigeria’s and Congo’s? Because how do you explain our thinking? Other countries are debating how to build BULLET TRAINS, AI, and factories – we are here debating how to CHANGE THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMIT? Poverty has finished our brains. We are hungry, no jobs, no
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Zimbabwe-born businessman arrested after threatening women at Sandton bar JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Zimbabwe-born businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama, who was filmed threatening to kill three women at an upmarket Sandton bar after they rejected his advances, was arrested on Sunday. Mudzinganyama, the executive chairman and director of engineering and construction company Moriel Infrastructure Group, was
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NEWS JUST IN: HIGH COURT DECLARES LAW BARRING RETIRED PRESIDENTS FROM ACTIVE POLITICS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Justice Bahati Mwamuye has ruled that sections of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act restricting retired presidents from engaging in active politics are unconstitutional. Justice Mwamuye said that once a President ends their term, they cease to exercise the coercive and executive
Read More“AMERICAN DICTATOR” — LAMOLA WARNS SOUTH AFRICANS TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has issued a stark warning to South Africans, saying they must prepare for the “worst-case scenario” in relations with the United States Lamola accused Washington of demanding that South Africa “surrender its sovereignty” over key policies including Black
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CHINA DUMPS US TREASURIES AS US DEBT HITS $40 TRILLION China’s holdings of US government debt have plummeted to $618 billion…the lowest level since August 2008. · Down from a peak of $1.3 trillion in 2013. · Pivoting to gold, agency bonds, and equities. · The move accelerated after the US froze Russian assets in
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WOMEN DON’T WANT DEMOCRACY, REMOVE TERM LIMIT – NEWLY APPOINTED MP, FLORENCE CHAMA A fresh constitutional debate has erupted after UPND Proportional Representation Member of Parliament Florence Chileshe Chama suggested that women should support President Hakainde Hichilema remaining in office beyond 2031. Speaking in a widely circling social media video, Chama said women want development
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HICHILEMA’S 3RD TERM? ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION IS COMING As key members of the ruling UPND continue to push for President Hakainde Hichilema’s third term bid in 2031, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has confirmed a major constitution review is underway. President Hichilema started his second and final presidential term on September 1, 2026,
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#SAD CONFESSION FLORENCE SOLOCHI says she started prostitution at 14 years old, making over K2,000 per client after running away from home in Kabwe to Lusaka, 10 years ago, with only a laptop bag. 😱 ■ The 24-year-old socialite says her “selling” journey started at Breakpoint, Kabwata, the same day she arrived in Lusaka, when
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EMMANUEL MWAMBA: ATTACK MY POLITICS, NOT MY JEWISH IDENTITY I have seen Emmanuel Mwamba’s attack on my defence of President Hakainde Hichilema, which he dismisses as “laughable”. Political criticism does not trouble me. I have lived in politics long enough to know that if you enter the public arena, your arguments, decisions and record will
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WHY THE CANCELLATION OF DR SISHUWA’S PASSPORT IS UNLAWFUL: YOU CANNOT ANSWER A SCHOLAR’S PEN WITH A BUREAUCRATIC AXE By Thandiwe Ketiš Ngoma There are moments when the actions of a government become bigger than the individual being targeted. They become a test of the character of the State itself. The reported cancellation of the
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NGOCC SAYS 63 WOMEN IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NOT ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE GENDER PARITY By Nelson Zulu & Joseph Kaputula The Non-Governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council -NGOCC- says despite the National Assembly having 63 seats for women after the election of 40 seats under the Proportional Representation system, women’s participation remains below gender parity. NGOCC Executive
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ANALYSIS: ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT PRESS STATEMENT VS. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION The press statement issued by Zambia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation directly addresses European Parliament Resolution P10_TA(2026)0311 (adopted 17 September 2026), titled “Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya.” A direct comparison of what the European Parliament cited versus the Zambian
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MUNDUBILE CAN GO TO HELL, I DON’T CARE CALL ME JUDAS ISCARIOT” – EZRA TEMBO NRPUP standing in President Ezra Tembo has reportedly taken a hardline stance against former NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, declaring that he does not care if Mundubile considers him a traitor. Tembo is quoted as saying: “Mundubile can go to
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WHEN MWANAWASA SAVED SATA’S LIFE================ Authored By; Mupishi Jones 25th April, 2008. President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was doing what he loved — working out at Chamba Valley Gym. Then shocking news came in.His fiercest political rival — Michael Chilufya Sata — had suffered a heart attack and was admitted in a Lusaka hospital. Now, let’s
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