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Sampa, Chabinga or…? Lusaka High court reserves judgment in PF leadership legitimacy case
After more than two years of internal wrangles over who is the legitimate leader of the Patriotic Front (PF), the Lusaka High Court ...
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Chawama: Is Tasila Lungu’s fate sealed? Electoral commission announces by-election amid rising tension
A parliamentary vacancy triggered by grief and constitutional procedure has set the stage for a politically charged contest in Chawama, underscoring how Zambia’s ...
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PF Copperbelt district leaders demand date for elective convention, reinstatement of sacked officials
Patriotic Front (PF) district chairpersons on the Copperbelt have demanded that acting party president, Given Lubinda, announce a date for the long-awaited elective ...
Economy
Domestic, external debts gulp K5.26 billion, nearly a third of K15.56 billion released by Zambian govt for spendings in Nov
In November 2025, the Treasury released K15.56 billion, with the largest share — K5.26 billion — allocated to domestic and external debt servicing ...
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Electoral Commission of Zambia says mass registration exercise yielded 1.6 million voters, total hits 8.8 million ahead 2026
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced provisional statistics indicating that a total of 8,861,918 voters are currently on the Register of ...
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Debate over future of Zambia’s constitution rages, as intrigues mark sack of Chawama MP. See our top 10 stories of the week
In case you missed some of the stories, here are the top 10 stories of the week. 1. The government’s decision to suspend ...
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Justice O’ Metre: Recap of cases involving politically-exposed persons, others; November, 2025
Justice O’ Metre Welcome to Justice O’ Metre, an independent tracker on high profile cases affecting mostly politically-exposed persons within the Zambian judicial ...
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Speaker, Ministers, MPs accused of contempt in fresh Constitutional Court filings for trying to revive controversial Bill 7
A fresh legal confrontation has unfolded in the wake of the Constitutional Court’s landmark decision declaring Bill 7 illegal, a ruling that has ...
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‘Forewarned is forearmed,’ Archbishop Chama warns on implications of failed Govt-Oasis Forum talks
Archbishop Ignatius Chama has expressed regret over the collapse of talks between the Oasis Forum and the government on the constitution amendment roadmap, ...
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Zambia records nearly 747,000 metric tonnes of copper in October, set to meet 2025 target of 1 million tonnes
Zambia’s copper industry has recorded a production of 746,679.4 metric tonnes as of October 31, 2025, positioning the country to meet its one ...
