They wanted to kill me but killed Sakala, my driver — Magoye East Independent candidate MAGOYE East Independent candidate Confucious Mweene has alleged that the brutal murder of his driver was actually intended for him, claiming that the assailants may have mistaken his driver’s room for his own. Mweene identifies the deceased as 31-year-old Steven […]

MAGOYE EAST INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE’S DRIVER BRUTALLY MURDERED Magoye East Independent Candidate Confucius Mweene’s head driver has been brutally killed by unknown persons in Chivuna. Mr. Mweene identified the deceased as Stephen Sakala, 31, who also worked as his mechanic and lived at his residence, which is a campaign center. According to Mr. Mweene, the incident […]

Economist estimates Iran war has cost average US household $1,000 The four-month Iran war has cost the average U.S. household roughly $1,000 so far, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, who says the economic burden continues to grow despite the recent ceasefire. Writing in an op-ed, Zandi said the estimate includes about $300 […]

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A 12-YEAR-OLD girl of Mkushi District in Central Province has been defiled by a 17-year-old juvenile medical experts have discovered, is HIV positive. The incident is alleged to have happened between 17 June 2026 at 17:30 hours and 18 June 2026 at 09:00 hours in Kambuma Village, Chief Chitina, Mkushi District. According to details made […]

Independent parliamentary candidate for Chasefu North, Captain Towani Chipeta, has formally written to the Anti Corruption Commission and other law enforcement agencies to investigate the alleged grabbing of voters’ cards from the electorate in the area. She has since officially reported the matter to the Zambia Police Service and the Anti Corruption Commission. In a […]

A Nigerian businessman known as Big Joe has reportedly been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in South Africa. The incident occurred outside his business premises in Witbank, Emalahleni, in Mpumalanga Province on Sunday, June 28, 2026. According to reports, the assailants opened fire on the businessman multiple times before fleeing the scene. The k!lling comes […]

Mundubile vows to end military presence at mining sites and return licences to local miners Brian Mundubile has pledged to remove soldiers from artisanal mining areas and decentralise mining licences if elected President, saying local miners should not be treated as criminals for exploiting the country’s natural resources. Shiwang’andu, June – Speaking at a campaign […]

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA IS ZAMBIA’S ONLY TRULY NATIONAL CANDIDATE: FROM LIVINGSTONE TO NAKONDE, FROM CHIPATA TO MWINILUNGA A presidential candidate is a candidate for every Zambian, from the Victoria Falls of Livingstone in the south, to Nakonde on the Tanzania border in the north, from Chipata in the east, all the way to Mwinilunga in the […]

Hichilema defends $6.5 billion reserves, mocks opposition criticism President Hakainde Hichilema has defended Zambia’s reported US$6.5 billion in foreign reserves, dismissing criticism from opposition figures as misguided and urging political leaders to “think before they talk.” Lusaka, 29 June – Addressing thousands of supporters during the official launch of the UPND’s 2026 election campaign at […]