Damage already done, LAZ demands answers as courts reopen after 3-day closure
27 August 2026 No Comment
598 Views The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has welcomed the reopening of courts but is demanding clear answers from the Judiciary over a three-day shutdown that disrupted access to justice nationwide. Courts and registries across the country resumed operations on Thursday, 27 August 2026, following their closure on Monday, 24 August. In a statement […]
Continue reading …From Grandma’s Pot to the Freezer: Why Zambian traditional foods still feed us better
26 August 2026 No Comment
407 Views In Lusaka’s Mtendere compound, 68-year-old *Bana Mary is up at 5am like she has been for 40 years. The fire is already going. On it sits a clay pot with _ifisashi_ made from pumpkin leaves pounded that morning, cooked with groundnuts and a pinch of salt. Next to it is _nshima_ made from […]
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665 Views Today is the third day that Zambia’s courts have remained shut, and to some analysts what started as a tense moment around the presidential election petition has grown into a much wider problem. They posit that this is no longer just about one election case and is now about whether every Zambian can […]
Continue reading …“Persecute us politicians, not ordinary citizens” — Binwell Mpundu tells President Hichilema
26 August 2026 No Comment
852 Views The Brian Mundubile Movement (BM Movement) senior official Binwell Mpundu has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to stop targeting ordinary Zambians over political affiliations and instead hold fellow politicians accountable. Mpundu said the President should leave citizens alone and direct any post-election action at political leaders. “President HH, you even know that these […]
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510 Views Zambian courts entered a second day of closure on Tuesday, with access to the High Court and Constitutional Court still restricted amid heightened security concerns. Court staff and members of the public could not access premises, as security personnel maintained a heavy presence around the judiciary buildings in the capital. No official timeline […]
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488 Views GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko has celebrated his mother Gogo Rhoda Boko’s birthday with a personal tribute, sharing a video of himself embracing her and presenting her with a birthday cake. In the message accompanying the video, President Boko expressed gratitude for the role his mother has played in his […]
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637 ViewsNot since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq reshaped global security after 2001 or, more significantly, since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, has the international order undergone change on the scale we are witnessing today. The US–Israeli war with Iran has proved […]
Continue reading …LINK: Over 3000 Zambians sign petition pleading with ICC to intervene in country’s post-election crisis
24 August 2026 No Comment
630 Views More than 3000 Zambians have signed a petition seeking the intervention of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in addressing what is being called the country’s post-election crisis. The petition prepared by Voice of Zambia Chairperson Beverly Kunda is calling on the ICC to investigate and take action against what she describes as injustices […]
Continue reading …Lawyers body engage Chief Justice, Attorney General as churches preach political tolerance
24 August 2026 No Comment
926 Views The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says it is currently engaging the Chief Justice and the Attorney General concerning the closure of courts and its implications, as the country’s three Church Mother Bodies warn against political hostility and the erosion of democratic values in post-election Zambia. In a press statement dated 24th August […]
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The Bond – Season 6 | Coming On Africa TV
25 August 2026 No Comment2,247 Views Africa TV is bringing you The Bond – Season 6, a new collection of compelling stories exploring friendship, agriculture, history, youth and the human connections that bring people and nations together. This season features three distinctive productions: 📺 Letters Across Mountains and Seas — 1 Episode | 30 MinutesA collection of personal letters […]
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