Power and Politics
Citizens First calls teacher job crisis a ‘national emergency’ as 50,000 vie for 2,000 posts
Opposition party Citizens First (CF) has described the ratio of 25 qualified teachers competing for a single job as a national emergency, after ...
Power and Politics
UBZ leader, Soondo, urges Zambians to reject UPND over unmet promises
United for Better Zambia (UBZ) Party president, Hector Soondo, has urged Zambians to vote out the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) ...
Power and Politics
Zambia Wake-up Party leader, Kunda, accuses UPND of worsening corruption
Zambia Wake-up Party president, Howard Kunda, has accused the ruling UPND government of presiding over “worse corruption” than any previous administration, citing recent ...
Power and Politics
NAREP condemns South Africa over xenophobic attacks, cites ‘failure of governance’
The National Restoration Party (NAREP) on Monday condemned ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, calling them a “serious failure of governance” by President ...
Power and Politics
Zambia’s Speaker, Mutti, urges patience as ruling looms on defecting MPs
Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti, has called for patience as the House awaits a ruling on whether MPs who have defected ...
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Zambia certifies 8.79 million voters for August 2026 general elections, women account for 53.1%
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced that 8,786,300 voters are eligible to participate in the 2026 General Election following the certification ...
Power and Politics
Zambia rejects US envoy’s farewell remarks, cites breach of diplomatic norms
The Zambian government has rejected farewell remarks by outgoing United States Ambassador Michael Gonzales, saying they were inconsistent with diplomatic norms and violated ...
Power and Politics
‘Decent work cannot exist where workers suffer abuse’ — CenHTRO
Decent work cannot exist where workers face deception, coercion, unsafe conditions or any form of abuse, says Centre on Human Trafficking Research and ...
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NGOCC warns political parties against demanding original documents, raises alarm over vote buying
The Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has warned political parties that demanding original documents from aspiring candidates is “illegal and unacceptable,” and ...
Power and Politics
PeP running mate, Tembo, urges public to judge opposition leaders individually
Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) 2026 running mate, Sean Tembo, has criticised what he called the “mis-characterising” of all opposition leaders based on ...
