CANDLE SYMBOL REPLACEMENT The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has mandated that all independent candidates using light symbols, such as “Candle,” must select new symbols by June 10, 2026, to avoid clashes with symbols registered to political parties. This decision follows a rise in the popularity of the Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu presidential ticket
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By Given Mutinta ASSENTING TO THE PUBLIC GATHERING ACT WITHOUT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE The decision by Southern Province Police Commissioner Moono Faula Namalongo to ban political rallies and public meetings in Mazabuka, citing Section 9 of the Public Gathering Act of 2026, has stirred confusion among citizens. This is largely because there has been no public
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DEATH BY HAMMER Seven people, among them a baby, were laid to rest today in Lukulu after a devastating attack in which suspected criminals set ablaze five houses. The infant’s death was especially harrowing, with reports stating that the child was murdered with a hammer. Police have responded by arresting two individuals linked to the
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GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS KABWE VIO•LENCE, URGES PUBLIC TO MAINTAIN PEACE Government has condemned the recent vio•lence that occurred in Kabwe District of Central Province and has called on members of the public to uphold peace and respect the rule of law. Speaking during a press briefing, Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana addressed
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Beyond Copper: Unlocking Zambia’s Beef Export Potential The government’s recent move to establish the headquarters for the Zambia Beef Export Project in Chisamba District is a massive signal of intent for the nation’s agricultural sector. By positioning Central Province as the strategic hub for this initiative, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock is laying the
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PRESIDENT HICHILEMA CONSOLES MPEZENI FAMILY AS HE ATTENDS BURIAL OF LATE PARAMOUNT CHIEF By Patricia Mbewe President Hakainde Hichilema has assured the family of the late paramount chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni-speaking people of government support during this trying period and beyond. Speaking at Emphendukeni palace in Chipata, eastern province, where the remains of the
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🚨 FOREIGN NATIONALS CAMP OUTSIDE DURBAN HOME AFFAIRS OFFICES FOR THREE WEEKS, SAY THEY STILL FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY DESPITE PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA’S ASSURANCES AS JUNE 30 DEADLINE APPROACHES 🇿🇦⚠️ A group of foreign nationals, many of them women, children and pregnant mothers, have reportedly spent the past three weeks outside Home Affairs offices on
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🚨 JULIUS MALEMA MOVES TO HAVE NGIZWE MCHUNU JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS AS EFF LEADER FILES URGENT HIGH COURT CONTEMPT OF COURT APPLICATION OVER ALLEGED DEFIANCE OF COURT ORDER ⚖️🇿🇦 EFF leader Julius Malema has launched an urgent contempt of court application against Ngizwe Mchunu in the Pretoria High Court, escalating a legal battle that
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Zelenskyy says peace depends on pressure on Russia and Ukraine’s strength: “There are different people around Putin. Half of them want to continue this war, and the other half want to stop it. Businessmen understand that the Russian economy is in a terrible state If Western countries – Europe, Canada and the United States –
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🚨 MAJOR CLAIM ABOUT 27 MILLION FOREIGNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA CHALLENGED AS REPORT SAYS SIM CARD DATA DOES NOT PROVE NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY’S POPULATION IS FOREIGN-BORN 🇿🇦📱 A widely shared claim that South Africa is home to 27 million foreigners has come under renewed scrutiny, with reports stating that SIM card data cannot be
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YOUNG WOMAN ALLEGEDLY STABBED TO DEATH BY BOYFRIEND AFTER REFUSING TO LEAVE SOCIAL GATHERING A community in the Eastern Cape, South Africa has been left in shock following the tragic death of 25-year-old Retsepile Khutlang, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend during a social gathering on Saturday night, June 6, 2026 The
Read MoreChina has condemned the United States’ decision to blacklist several major Chinese companies, including Alibaba and Baidu, after Washington accused them of supporting China’s military. Speaking on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Beijing “firmly opposed” the move and urged the US government to reverse what it described as unfair treatment of Chinese
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy, has applied for a pardon from US President Donald Trump. The website of the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice lists a request by Bankman-Fried for a pardon and says its
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We’re burying the King, try to be troublesome, we’ll bury you with him, Gogo Madzimawe playfully warns BembasCHIEF Madzimawe of the Ngoni people has taken a light-hearted swipe at his tribal cousins, the Bembas cautioning them that if they misconduct themselves during today’s burial, they will be buried along late Paramount Chief Mphezeni IV.“We’re planting
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Mundubile blames subdued campaigns on lack of money National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says the low-key nature of this year’s election campaigns is largely due to a lack of money among both politicians and ordinary citizens. Lusaka, 8 June – Speaking on BM8 Unfiltered, Mundubile said campaign activities
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Lusaka mayoral candidate threatens legal actions over ECZ symbol dispute! AN independent candidate for the position of Mayor of Lusaka has issued a formal Notice of Objection to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), threatening court action if the commission proceeds with plans to withdraw the Candle symbol that was allocated to his candidature. Simon
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ECZ Follows Police Cue, Bans Political Campaigns in Mazabuka to Cripple Gary Nkombo’s Popularity Surge ECZ Suspends Campaigns in Mazabuka Central Constituency and Condemns Violence in Kabwe Central and Chawama Constituencies. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended all political campaignactivities in Mazabuka Central Constituency until further notice, owing to theunstable security situation in
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MY RESPONSE TO THE ZAMBIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (ZMA). LET ME CLARIFY MY POST. The Association issued a statement about my post. They said I claimed hospitals are inherently unsafe. They said I claimed errors are intentional. They called my message fear mongering. That is not what I said. Let me clarify, once and for all.
Read More✅ HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ARE NOT KILLING PEOPLE BUT ARE HELPING THEM INSTEAD : ZMA ✅ ERRORS ARE NEVER CONCEALED BUT ALL ADVERSE EFFORTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE PATIENT AND USED AS LEARNING POINTS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE ✅ DISCIPLINY MEASURES CAN ALSO BEN IMPLEMENTED IF NEEDED By Joseph Mapalo Kamanga The Zambia Medical Association (ZMA)
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A French engineer who lives quietly in Paris has spent 30 years writing software that the entire internet now runs on without knowing his name. He wrote the code that streams every YouTube video, every Netflix show, every TikTok clip, He wrote the code that runs the virtual servers underneath AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft
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FREE XAVIER CHUNGU NOW, MABUMBA ROYAL ESTABLISHMENT DEMANDS …As calls mount for release of detained Presidential candidate… *MANSA, 8 JUNE 2026* — The Mabumba Royal Establishment of the Ushi people has fired its strongest protest yet at government, demanding the immediate release of Liberal Democrats Party Presidential Candidate Xavier Franklin Chungu from what it calls
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Loadshedding is looming, hints ex-Minister! FORMER Minister of energy Yamfwa Mukanga says the country could soon return to prolonged load shedding if urgent measures are not taken to address the energy challenges. In an interview, with Hot FM, Mukanga said many people have already started experiencing power outages lasting at least two hours a day,
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🚨 OVER 70 ZIMBABWEANS RETURN HOME FROM SOUTH AFRICA AFTER ALLEGED XENOPHOBIA ATTACKS, FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY AS HARARE STEPS IN TO ASSIST CITIZENS CROSSING BACK THROUGH BEITBRIDGE BORDER POST 🇿🇼🇿🇦 More than 70 Zimbabwean nationals have been assisted to return home through the Beitbridge Border Post as Zimbabwean authorities stepped up efforts to help citizens
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🚨 RAMAPHOSA CONFIRMS THE END IS COMING FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S GREEN ID BOOKS AS HOME AFFAIRS PREPARES A DEADLINE THAT COULD FORCE MILLIONS OF CITIZENS TO SWITCH TO SMART ID CARDS 🇿🇦 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Department of Home Affairs will set an official date after which South Africa’s green barcoded ID
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🚨 HERMAN MASHABA SLAMS RAMAPHOSA’S IMMIGRATION SPEECH, CALLS IT WEAK, REACTIONARY AND A FAILURE TO TACKLE SOUTH AFRICA’S BORDER CRISIS AS PRESSURE GROWS ON THE GNU GOVERNMENT 🇿🇦🔥 ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has strongly criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa following his national address on illegal immigration, saying the speech failed to provide real solutions to one
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🚨 JACINTA NGOBESE BLASTS RAMAPHOSA’S IMMIGRATION PLAN, CLAIMS THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND SAYS HIS PROPOSALS CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED 🇿🇦🔥 March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese Zuma has launched a fierce attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa following his national address on illegal immigration, arguing that the President’s
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BREAKING NEWS: HON. CHARLES MILUPI’S ADD PARTY DITCHES HIM FOR TONSE PAMODZI ALLIANCE The ground is shifting fast in Western Province….. By Barotseland Watchdog The Alliance for Democracy and Development, ADD, the only party Hon. Charles Milupi could still call his own, has officially collapsed into the Tonse Pamodzi Alliance in Western Province. What started
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POLICE STOP GARY NKOMBO’S CAMPAIGN LAUNCH IN MAZABUKA By Helga Chibwe Police in Mazabuka District have disrupted the campaign launch of Mazabuka Central independent candidate Gary Nkombo, with thousands of his supporters reportedly dispersed using tear gas. The action follows a statement issued by the Zambia Police Service in Mazabuka indicating that some individuals may
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Fans are shocked Rick Ross left corrections for rap. Rick Ross was reportedly one of the most reliable correctional officers in the department—perfect attendance, always early for his shifts, and known for his consistency. Then one day, he walked in and said, “Boss, I’m out. I’m going to be a rapper.” The man trusted to
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Gary set to denounce and burn UPND regalia in Mazabuka, SG Imenda alleges UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda alleges that former Mazabuka member of Parliament Gary Nkombo has organised structures in the District to gather at an event he shall denounce the party and burn regalia in his possession. And Imenda has called on Mazabuka
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Mpezeni IV to be Buried at his Palace instead of the Feni ground royal gravesite The Ngoni Royal Establishment has announced that Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV will be buried at his palace cattle kraal instead of the Feni Royal Gravesite as previously communicated. Speaking during a press briefing in Chipata, Chief Madzimawe explained that the
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PRESIDENT HICHILEMA’S POLITICAL CONTRADICTIONS President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent remarks about the Patriotic Front (PF) have sparked significant debate within the political arena. Last Friday, the President openly questioned the PF’s credibility to return to power, referencing their history of excessive borrowing and alleged mismanagement of the economy. As he delivered these criticisms, his supporters repeated
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MUNDUBILE CONDEMNS CHAWAMA VIOLENCE The political landscape was today marred by a disturbing incident of violence in Chawama township, following a memorial service at Chawama’s Regina Pacis Parish for the late former President Edgar Lungu. The convoy of Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance leader, Hon Brian Mundubile, was ambushed by the United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres.
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UPND ASKS CONCOURT TO DISMISS THE ELIGIBILITY PETITION The United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary General Batuke Imenda and President Hakainde Hichilema have petitioned the Constitutional Court to dismiss a challenge against the President’s eligibility for the upcoming General Election, labeling it an abuse of the court process. In their defense, submitted through lawyers
Read MoreMSONI WARNS UPND CADRES BANKROLLING VIOLENCE President Nasson Msoni of the All Peoples Congress (APC) has issued a stern warning to members of the United Party for National Development (UPND) who are engaging in violence and lawlessness in the country, asserting that they will be held accountable for their actions. Today, UPND cadres ambushed the
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A VISION OF NON-VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT In the lead-up to the 2026 elections, the message from Honourable Brian Mundubile—Presidential Candidate of the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP)—resonates profoundly. As the face of the Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance, Mundubile has articulated a commitment that stands out in the often turbulent landscape of Zambian politics: the promise
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Tasila Lungu Mwansa has written a heartfelt message of gratitude and remembrance of her father the Sixth Republican President Edgar Lungu, addressed to both the people of Zambia and the Chawama community. The letter expresses the deep pain and ongoing grief felt by her family following the loss of her father, emphasizing how his absence
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By Given Mutinta THE PATRIOTIC FRONT BORROWED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE When President Hakainde Hichilema was assenting to Bills at State House, he used the platform to deliver a sharp critique of the Patriotic Front (PF), accusing them of poor economic management during their tenure. He openly questioned the PF’s intentions and priorities, stating that his own
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MUNDUBILE CALLS FOR NATIONAL POLICY DRIVEN BY LOCAL RESEARCH When Honourable Brian Mundubile appeared on BM8 Unfiltered, presenter Buchi posed a critical question about how he plans to use the expertise of local universities such as the University of Zambia and the Copperbelt University, as well as research organisations, to ensure that research actively informs
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GARY NKOMBO TO LAUNCH HIS CAMPAIGN Veteran politician Gary Nkombo has dedicated his re-election campaign as an Independent candidate to his mother, who celebrates her 85th birthday today. Recently resigning from the UPND, the party he helped to win the 2021 elections, Nkombo views this dual celebration; campaign launch and his mother’s birthday as significant.
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