NJENJE PETITIONS TEDDY CHAMA’S ELECTION IN MPULUNGU SOUTHUnited Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Njenje Chizu has petitioned the election of National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Progress (NRPUP) candidate Teddy Chama as Member of ....
HARRY KALABA URGES UNITY AFTER ELECTION TENSIONSCitizens First (CF) party President Harry Kalaba has called for national unity following days of emotional unrest across the country.In a media statement today, Mr Kalaba advanced that anger ....
🇿🇲 BRIEFING | Lusaka prepares for Hichilema inauguration as world leaders send congratulationsPresident-elect Hakainde Hichilema is preparing to take the oath of office for a second term on Tuesday, September 1, as congratulatory messages continue ....
KATOMBI MEETS INDIAN INVESTORS FOR 500MW SOLAR PROJECTNewly elected United Party for National Development (UPND) Serenje Constituency Member of Parliament, Bishop Friday Katombi (PhD), has met with a team of Indian investors seeking to establish ....
ISAAC MWANZA QUESTIONS ECZ LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR MANDEVU POLLThe Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has no legal basis for its decision to conduct a fresh parliamentary election in ....
Davis Chama says he gained 25kg during year-long imprisonmentFormer Defence Minister Davis Chama says he gained 25kg during the one year and 10 days he spent in prison, attributing the weight gain to the peace ....
HH DOES NOT NEED INDIVIDUAL RECONCILIATION BEFORE INAUGURATION – MALITE UPND Alliance member Emmanuel Malite has asserted that President Hakainde Hichilema is under no obligation to pursue individual reconciliations with rival politicians ahead of his ....
‘I REFUSE’ - BISHOP SAKALA REJECTS THE LABEL PLACED ON MUTOTWE KAFWAYAThe grief surrounding the death of former Cabinet Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya took an emotional turn as Bishop Harrison Sakala delivered a powerful defence of ....
Chester, Felix Phiri and 14 others granted bail in Kalabo riotous behaviour caseMusician Moses Ng’andwe, popularly known as Chester, gospel musician Felix Phiri, comedian Winston Ngosa, alias IDC Light Comedy, and 13 others have been ....
Mandevu thieves steal ECZ documents, cause fresh electionsELECTORATES of Mandevu Constituency will have to return to the ballot box after thieves stormed the constituency’s results totalling centre, destroyed Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) result transmission ....
Police warn of alleged planned protests ahead of Hichilema's inauguration THE Zambia Police Service has issued a stern warning to organizers and participants of planned protests ahead of the inauguration ceremony for President-elect, Hakainde Hichilema. ....
Frank Tayali files High Court petition challenging Ndola Central election results Former Ndola Central Member of Parliament and former Minister of Transport Frank Museba Tayali has filed a petition in the High Court in Ndola ....
MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI ZULU SLAPPED WITH TREASON CHARGE, DETAINED AT CENTRAL POLICE.Opposition leaders Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu have reportedly been slapped with treason charges and detained at Lusaka Central Police Station. According to information reaching ....
MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI FACE POLICE QUESTIONING OVER ALLEGED SECURITY THREATS 2026 NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu have been handed over to police for questioning. Police spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi confirmed the ....
LAZ SAYS COURT REOPENING DOES NOT RESOLVE CONCERNS FROM 3-DAY SHUTDOWN.By Rabecca Lungu Daka The Law Association of Zambia says the reopening of courts across the country does not by itself resolve the serious concerns ....
WAS DOLLY PARTON A LESBIAN? INSIDE THE COUNTRY MUSIC STAR'S SECRETIVE MARRIAGEBy Gabriel ManyatiLet us cast our minds back to the whirlwind world of country music folklore, where big hair, sparkling rhinestones, and absolute fabulosity ....
Government says Kafwaya family declined state funeral honoursGovernment says it offered to accord former Cabinet Minister and former Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya funeral and burial honours applicable to a former Cabinet Minister, but ....
MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI ZULU SURRENDERED TO THE POLICEZambian Watch News is reliably informed that the United Nations has surrendered NRPUP Presidential Candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, to Zambian authorities. The two are ....
MO IBRAHIM LAMBASTS HICHILEMA: Arbitrary Arrests Of Opposition, Killing Of Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya & Suspension Of Vote Counting Are Elements Of Dictatorship … Closing Courts To Avoid Presidential Petition Adds To The Mess Respected global ....
UN SET TO HAND OVER MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI ZULU TO POLICE.Toonse Pamodzi Alliance Information Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba says the United Nations is expected to hand over Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu to the Zambia Police today. ....
The shield cracks: what the Economist, the New York Times and Mo Ibrahim just told the world about HichilemaA president once too favoured to be criticised is losing the audiences his image was built for, ....
HALT HICHILEMA’S INAUGURATION UNTIL LEGAL DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED, OPPOSITION DEMANDS FROM AFRICAN UNION Tonse-Pamodzi takes Zambia election dispute to AU …Alliance asks Peace and Security Council to intervene and halt September 1 inauguration THE Tonse-Pamodzi ....
By Kellys Kaunda THE JUDICIARY CLOSED FOR POLITICAL REASONS - HERE IS WHYHere is the standard practice when a public building offering a public service faces an emergency - it puts up a public notice ....
HALT HICHILEMA’S INAUGURATION UNTIL LEGAL DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED, OPPOSITION DEMANDS FROM AFRICAN UNIONTonse-Pamodzi takes Zambia election dispute to AU…Alliance asks Peace and Security Council to intervene and halt September 1 inauguration THE Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance has ....
Zambia Election Dispute Deepens as Judiciary Refers Petition to Constitutional Court LUSAKA — Zambia’s post-election dispute has entered a new and potentially decisive phase after the Judiciary confirmed that a presidential election petition was sent ....
Chief Justice confirms receipt of presidential petition, sends it to ConCourtCHIEF Justice Mumba Malila has received an electronic copy of a presidential election petition seeking to challenge the August 13 election outcome, although the Judiciary ....
WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CLOSURE OF THE COURTS – UPND United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Media Director, Sikwindi Situla, has dismissed claims that the security risk assessment conducted by police, which ....
Kasonde, Changala and LCK Freedom Foundation petition Hichilema's election Former Law Association of Zambia president Linda Kasonde and two other petitioners have challenged the outcome of Zambia's August 13, 2026 presidential election, asking the courts ....
FILLING OF A PRESIDENTIAL PETITION TO A PERSONAL EMAIL IS NOT VALIDBy Shalala Oliver Sepiso A presidential election petition cannot be validly filed or served by sending it to the Chief Justice's personal or private ....
PVT BACKS HH...Civil Society PVT tally broadly matches with ECZ results.CONSORTIUM of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance and Constitutionalism says its independent parallel vote tabulation (PVT) estimates were broadly consistent with the presidential results ....
STATE HOUSE DENIES HICHILEMA ORDERED COURT CLOSUREBy ZR ReporterState House has denied allegations that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of the Courts on Monday, August 24, 2026, to prevent the opposition from filing election ....
WHEN THE COURTS CLOSE, WHO PROTECTS THE CONSTITUTION? By Thandiwe Ketiš Ngoma What is happening in Zambia today is deeply disturbing.The closure of courts across the country, particularly on a day when the constitutional window ....
CARITAS ZAMBIA CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS TO STRENGTHEN SEPARATION OF POWERSCaritas Zambia has called for constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening the separation of powers among the three arms of government. Caritas Zambia Executive Director Father ....
Hichilema election challenged…LCK Freedom Foundation, Kasonde and Changala ask ConCourt to nullify August 13 pollBy EMV REPORTERTHREE petitioners have asked the Constitutional Court to nullify the August 13 presidential election and declare President Hakainde Hichilema’s ....
LAZ Demands Answers After Zambia Shuts Its Courts TodayThe Law Association of Zambia has raised the alarm over the closure of Zambian courts today, the 24th of August, and the presence of heavily armed military ....
COURTS CLOSED AS MUNDUBILE SET TO CHALLENGE PRESIDENTIAL RESULTSBy Elesani PhiriThe High Court and Constitutional Court across the country have been closed over security concerns, with armed police officers deployed at the premises. A spot ....
FT Letter: The Commonwealth should call out ZambiaFrom Richard Elsen, Zambia Specialist, Seaford, East Sussex, UKZambia has changed its governing party peacefully three times since the multi-party era began in 1991 and has never suffered ....
Kabimba says Hichilema’s discipline spared Zambia from possible lawlessnessEconomic Front (EF) leader Wynter Kabimba says President Hakainde Hichilema’s discipline sets him apart from other political leaders, warning that Zambia could have descended into lawlessness and ....
SALUBUSA RULES OUT MATERO ELECTION PETITIONTONSE Alliance parliamentary candidate for Matero Constituency, Patrick Mwamba Salubusa, has announced that he will not petition the outcome of the August 13, 2026 general election, saying he has chosen ....
Zimba proposes unity government between UPND and NRPUP Tonse Alliance Zimba proposes unity government between UPND and NRPUP Tonse AlliancePolitical scientist and NRPUP Tonse Alliance chief presidential adviser Dr Chris Zumani Zimba has proposed the ....
