2026 not just about Presidency, but reclaiming Parley – Dr Mwelwa
By NATION REPORTER THE 2026 general election is not merely about removing the UPND from power but about restoring the credibility and independence of the National Assembly, governance expert and…
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2026 budget for appeasement – Sinkamba
By NATION REPORTER GOVERNMENT is likely to present an exponentially huge and expansionary 2026 national budget designed to appease voters ahead of next year’s general election, Green Party president Peter…
THE GIFT OF INDEPENDENCE
By DARLINGTON CHILUBA The theory of independence by those who colonized Africa and Asia is that it was, by and large, a gift. What former colonies regard as the evidential…
I was stripped naked, private parts searched – Munir tells court
By GRACE CHAILE FORMER Lumezi Member of Parliament, Munir Zulu, has petitioned the Lusaka High Court, claiming inhumane and degrading treatment at Mwembeshi Correctional Facility, where he complained he was…
No single tribe owns Zambia
By BARNABAS ZULU PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has continued on his crusade of calling for national unity and has vehemently rejected tribal divisions, emphasising that no single ethnic group owns Zambia…
IZB pumps extra $30m into Maamba Solar project
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU INDO Zambia Bank (IZB) Limited has committed an additional US$30 million to the Maamba Solar Energy Limited (MSEL) project, reinforcing its growing footprint in the country’s energy…
UNDP, KPMG launch pre budget survey to foster dialogue
By BENEDICT TEMBO THE United Nations Development Programme and KPMG have inaugurated a pre-2026 pre-budget survey designed to bring the voice of the private sector, and civil society, to the…
Tribalism made me leave UPND – Siamunene By BARNABAS ZULU
RICHWELL Siamunene has described the UPND as a tribal political formation and that he left it because he could not tolerate tribalism as the main thrust of belonging to the…
A SCENT powers 20m, Zambia joins clean energy push By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
A THE Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) programme has connected 20 million people to electricity in Eastern and Southern Africa since its launch last year, marking a…
Zambia’s 2026 national budgetExpectations grounded in 2025 reality
THIS Friday, the Minister of Finance and National Planning is due to present the 2026 national budget to Parliament. Given that 2026 is an election year, citizens are keen to…
