DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE: Secret Constitution Bill Triggers National UproarThe Zambian government has come under fierce scrutiny over its decision to proceed with Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025, a move condemned as a top-down ....
CHIEF MABUMBA SLAMS CHISUNKA’S ENDORSEMENT OF BILL 7 AS UNILATERAL AND UNJUSTIn a stunning rebuke of recent claims published by the Times of Zambia, His Royal Highness Chief Mabumba VIII has fiercely distanced himself and ....
The Emperor Without Clothes: President Hichilema’s “Kwenyu” CharadeTicking Off Lies in Broad DaylightBy Thandiwe Ketis NgomaI recently watched a video of President Hakainde Hichilema flanked by his United Party for National Development (UPND) officials, shamelessly ....
UPND'S BILL 7 IS MORE FRIGHTENING THAN PF'S BILL 10 - LINDA KASONDE Zambia transitioned from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy in 1991. This transition entailed a change in Zambia’s constitution to reflect ....
WE CANNOT BE IN AN ALLIANCE WITH A DIRECTIONLESS PARTY—M’membe. The reason opposition parties are failing to unite and work together is because of the uncertainties created by our colleagues from the Patriotic Front. Problems ....
HH TO BE REMEMBERED AS MOST UNDERPERFORMING AND DISCONNECTED PRESIDENTBy David SichonePresident HH and his entire UPND party—including members and cadres—are increasingly delusional. Sadly, this is a recurring pattern in Zambian politics. We saw the ....
NKACHINDA CONFIRMS PF, SP AND ZWW HAVE AGREED JOINT CAMPAIGN IN LUMEZICommunique from the office of the Secretary General of the Tonse Alliance Honourable Raphael Nakachinda on the Council of Leaders meeting held on Saturday ....
Laws Are Like Post-Dated Cheques: The Trap President Hichilema Is Building for HimselfBy Chitundu “Laws are like post-dated cheques. They are cashed in when individuals least expect—and most times when the balance is insufficient.” This ....
Kumwesu Opinion: Zambia’s Constitutional Amendment Risks Undermining Electoral FairnessThe proposed amendment to Article 52(6) of the Zambian Constitution has raised significant concerns about its potential impact on electoral fairness, party participation, and the integrity of ....
LYING WITH STATISTICSBy Emmanuel Mwamba Zambia produced 1.5 million metric tonnes of maize in 2023/2024 farming season, yet Minister of Agriculture, Mtolo Phiri told Parliament and Zambians that the Crop Forecast Survey for 2023/2024 was ....
HH AND UPND WILL BE TRAPPED BY THE SYSTEM THEY THINK THEY NOW CONTROLBy Reuben Nyambe When I was younger, we had male dogs at home. Our neighbors had a female dog, and every time ....
BREAKING: TONSE ALLIANCE REJECTS UNITED OPPOSITION FRONT OVERTURES - TEMBOBy KBN TV Staff Reporter Tonse Alliance says it has unearthed a scheme where some Alliance members are working with the remnants of UKA and Socialist ....
There is only one bull in the Kraal When Power Becomes Possession: The Gary Nkombo Incident and What It Reveals About President Hakainde Hichilema’s Undemocratic Core By Thandiwe Ketis Ngoma The recent video of former ....
Zambia Must Never Witness Another Political Tragedy Like Chilangwa’s. Politics is About Development! While Chilangwa introduced the Luapula Expo, an act that exemplifies what politics should be about, his enemies have introduced the Cyber Security ....
Gary Nkombo’s Police Report: A Stark Warning of Hichilema’s Intolerance to DissentBy Thandiwe Ketis NgomaFormer Minister of Local Government, Hon. Gary Nkombo, has just delivered one of the clearest warnings about the state of democracy ....
A Heartfelt Appeal to President Hakainde Hichilema:I write to you today with a heavy heart, burdened by the plight of Honourable Nixon Chilangwa, a man who has lost everything that truly matters in life. As ....
A Daughter’s Pain….Losing Her Mother, Watching Her Father Taken Away…Lusaka, May 22, 2025 How does a child find strength when her world collapses in a blink of an eye? At her mother’s burial, Hon. Chilangwa’s ....
Re-Electing President Hichilema in 2026 Is a Vote Against Your FreedomBy Thandiwe Ketis NgomaIn a true democracy, elections are sacred. They are not mere rituals; they are revolutions at the ballot box. They are how ....
HARRY KALABA CANNOT BE FOR BOTH OPPOSITION UNITY AND FIELDING OWN CANDIDATESPerhaps smarting from the current experience of disappointment in leaders who offered us too much hope, individuals now vying for Zambia's top leadership must ....
SP LEADER USES ECONOMY TO TRAVEL TO VENEZUELA....contrary to propaganda that he used business class, confirms Dr MusumaliLusaka... Thursday May 22, 2025 — The opposition Socialist Party (SP) has refuted claims that its leader, Dr. ....
Hichilema's Imaginary Scorecard: When Self-Appraisal Becomes National GaslightingBy Thandiwe Ketis NgomaI recently watched in disbelief as President Hakainde Hichilema, addressing a rally in Southern Province, confidently proclaimed that the UPND government had delivered 7 out ....
UPND GOVT BOASTS OF BUMPER HARVEST WHICH IS LESS THAN HIGHEST PF ACHIEVEDAs is custom for the United Party for National Development (UPND), there is no small amount of massaging of, not only numbers, but ....
SEVEN HOURS OF POWER, ZERO HOURS OF LEADERSHIP …Activist blasts UPND government over energy crisis Lusaka… Wednesday May 21, 2025 – A leading opposition activist has sharply criticised the UPND government, condemning it for gross ....
DEMAND FOR CHANGE, DR. M’MEMBE URGES ZAMBIANS Addis Ababa… Thursday May 22, 2025 — Socialist Party (SP) President Dr. Fred M’membe has condemned President Hakainde Hichilema and his UPND government, saying they have “lamentably failed” ....
Chris Brown granted R120.9m bail in London assault case Chris Brown was granted R120.9 million bail by a London court on May 21, for an alleged assault on producer Abraham Diaw at a nightclub in ....
NINE PUPILS DISCHARGED AFTER ALLEGED SCHOOL GASSING INCIDENT IN NAKONDE All nine learners who were allegedly gassed at Ntindi Secondary School in Nakonde have been discharged from Nakonde Urban Clinic and are stable. The pupils ....
M’MEMBE DENOUNCES GOVERNMENT REPRESSION …urges Zambians to remain resolute Lusaka… Wednesday May 21, 2025 – Socialist Party (SP) President Dr. Fred M’membe has condemned the rising tide of political repression and democratic backsliding in Zambia.In ....
WHAT IS BEHIND RESURRECTION OF CASE AGAINST CHITALU CHILUFYA?There are three troubling questions surrounding the recent well publicised resurrection of alleged corruption charges against former Health Minister in the Patriotic Front (PF) government, Dr Chitalu ....
SEVEN HOURS OF POWER, ZERO HOURS OF LEADERSHIP…Activist blasts UPND government over energy crisis Lusaka… Wednesday May 21, 2025 – A leading opposition activist has sharply criticised the UPND government, condemning it for gross mismanagement ....
IHZ Champions Zambia–China Radiology Partnership at Belt and Road Medical Training LaunchLusaka, Zambia – May 2025The International Hospital of Zambia (IHZ) was at the heart of a significant milestone in Zambia-China healthcare cooperation, attending and ....
I WILL REDUCE COST OF UNGA TO K50 PER BAG - Kalaba Citizens First President Harry Kalaba says his party will drastically reduce the cost of mealie meal to K50 PER bag when he becomes ....
Sishuwa Sishuwa sits down with President Edgar Chagwa Lungu for this research interviewWhy do presidents fail?By Sishuwa SishuwaNo leader in competitive multi-party democracies gets elected to power on the promise of delivering failure. Yet even ....
THE wife of incarcerated former Luapula Province Minister Nixon Chilangwa, Mwamba Kambikambi, has died. Ms Kambikambi passed away today in Ndola after an illness.The Patriotic Front (PF) has since appealed to the Ministry of Home ....
MAKE NOISE: Gabon's Former President Ali Bongo Ondimba and His Family Released From Detentions The release came after mediation efforts by Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who is also the current president of the African Union, ....
GBM’S DAUGHTER SURVIVES ASSASINATION ATTEMPTBy Chamuka ShalubalaPolice are investigating a shooting incident that occurred yesterday in Lusaka's Chalala area involving Musama Mwamba, daughter of former defence minister, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba-GBM. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga confirmed ....
I FORESEE HH WINNING 2026 ELECTIONS - AMOSEDGAR LUNGU’s former special Presidential assistant for press Amos Chanda says he foresees victory for President Hakainde Hichilema in next year’s elections. Meanwhile, the ex-press aide to former ....
PAIPA PANO: HONEYBEE SCANDAL HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO COURT The State has filed a notice to appeal against the acquittal of some former Ministry of Health officials and seven other suspects linked to the ....
IT'S PAINFUL, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING - M'MEMBE Socialist group leader Fred M’membe has complained that he doesn't know where they are going. M'membe says it is now clear that anyone who ....
Trump Disappointed to Learn SA Refugees Have No Farming Expertise: “They Were Just a Bunch of Car Guards,” He SaysWASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move that has surprised absolutely no one except himself, U.S. President ....
AMOS CHANDA WALKS FREE “AFTER JOINING UPND MEDIA TEAM”AMOS CHANDA WALKS FREE “AFTER JOINING UPND MEDIA TEAM”The FOX NewspaperFormer presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda is a free man after the High Court today quashed his 12-month ....
