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By: Hopewell Chin’ono, Veteran Zimbabwean Investigative Journalist_ Dear President Hakainde Hichilema, The naked violence by members of your political party, UPND, against your main challenger and opposition leader Brian Mundubile…
Zambia’s election countdown has been overshadowed by rising political tensions after two people were killed in suspected politically motivated violence, as parties intensify campaigns ahead of the August 13, 2026…
The Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into two separate fatal attacks in Kaputa and Mazabuka districts, as political tensions intensify ahead of the August 13 general elections. In Kaputa…
The Zambia Police Service in Mazabuka District received two reports of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (OABH) at Mazabuka Police Station on May 20, 2026, at 11:25 hours. The incidents…
At least three people were left nursing injuries after attending an aspiring independent candidate’s rally in Lusaka’s Mtendere East Compound yesterday after an unruly gang threw stones towards them. Violence…
The United Party for National Development (UPND) National Youth chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso says loadshedding will have a bearing on whether citizens will vote in or out the ruling party. He…
The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says it is deeply disturbed by the increasing incidents of political violence emerging among political parties in our nation. Recently, members of the…
The Zambia Police Service (ZPS) has called on political leaders with huge following to notify them when holding meetings. The call comes after Patriotic Front (PF) faction acting president Given…
Patriotic Front Acting President, Given Lubinda, has been severely attacked and abducted by suspected United Party for National Development (UPND) Cadres, his party has announced. Posting on its social media…
…Reports of sexual violence in Eastern DRC surge by almost 700% in March as armed conflict intensifies – ActionAid ActionAid’s teams recorded 247 cases of sexual violence in March alone…