Nevers Mumba quits politics, but the benefits question remains
Former Vice-President Nevers Mumba has stepped away from active partisan politics and resigned as president of the New Nation Party. But as Dr Mumba begins what he describes as a new chapter as a statesman, an uncomfortable question remains over the retirement benefits attached to his former office. Mumba announced his decision on Tuesday, saying […]
Before he became a Lieutenant General and Zambia’s first indigenous Commander of the Zambia Air Force, Peter Dingiswayo Zuze was a young Zambian who took to the skies at a time when the country’s independence was still young and the region was caught in a liberation struggle. For Zuze, flying was not simply a career. […]
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A fresh clash is emerging within the National Restoration Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRP-UP) over who has the authority to submit names for the party’s proportional representation seats in Parliament. NRP-UP president Ezra Tembo says the party has already submitted its list to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), and that the list was […]
Continue reading …Stealing Medicines Is Now Non-Bailable — Hichilema Warns Culprits Will Stay in Custody
14 September 2026 No Comment
President tells new Health Minister to enforce new law, saying medicines meant to save lives cannot be stolen. LUSAKA — President Hakainde Hichilema has warned that people who steal medicines and medical supplies will now face tougher consequences, including being denied bail under a 2026 amendment to Zambia’s Criminal Procedure Code. Addressing newly appointed Cabinet […]
Continue reading …Hichilema Names First Four Ministers, Warns Cabinet: ‘Those Who Veer Away Will Be On Their Own’
14 September 2026 No Comment
President says public money must be accounted for as he unveils Musokotwane, Haimbe, Chilengi and Siame to lead key ministries. LUSAKA — President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed the first four Cabinet ministers of his second administration, warning them to serve with humility, responsibility and hard work while making it clear that those who abandon his […]
Continue reading …‘This Is a Constitutional Crisis’: Civil Society Sounds Alarm Over Zambia’s Post-Election Crackdown
14 September 2026 No Comment
Five civil society organisations accuse Government of undermining constitutional protections, citing cancelled passports, prolonged detention of opposition figures and the arrest of an MP. LUSAKA — A coalition of civil society organisations has warned that Zambia is facing what it describes as a “constitutional crisis”, accusing the Government of increasingly using State power against political […]
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LUSAKA — A legal battle over whether Chief Munokalya Mupotola IV Siloka III Mukuni XIX should be recognised as a Paramount Chief has opened a much bigger national debate: Could Zambia’s traditional leadership system soon have a fifth Paramount Chief? The question has gained fresh attention after the Constitutional Court dismissed applications by three of […]
Continue reading …BRICS moves to reduce dollar dependence — and Zambia is already using China’s currency
13 September 2026 No Comment
NEW DELHI — BRICS leaders have moved to deepen trade in local currencies and develop more efficient cross-border payment systems, in a development that could gradually reduce the role of the US dollar in trade among emerging economies. But despite growing calls for a financial system less dependent on the dollar, BRICS has not adopted […]
Continue reading …Mundubile, Makebi and 16 Others sue State over detention, rights abuses
12 September 2026 No CommentPetitioners allege unlawful transfers, torture, restricted access to lawyers and families, and attempts to induce soldiers to testify against Mundubile and Zulu LUSAKA – Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, his running mate Makebi Zulu, and 16 others have sued the State in the High Court, challenging their detention and alleging violations of […]
Continue reading …Amnesty condemns Zambia’s cancellation of passports of Six Govt critics
11 September 2026 No Comment
Amnesty International has condemned the cancellation of the Zambian passports of six prominent government critics, accusing authorities of using administrative powers to silence dissent. The rights organisation says the cancellation of the passports of former ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba, historian and academic Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa, former opposition MPs Binwell Mpundu and Emmanuel Jay Banda, former State […]
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