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GOVERMENT SMASHES REBEL TRAINING RING, DENIES ‘ABDUCTIONS’… reveals Valden Findlay and opposition figures held over foreign-backed military drilling to disrupt polls By DAVID KANDUZATHE Government has aggressively dismantled opposition claims of State-sponsored ‘abductions,’ revealing that the high-profile arrests of prominent business executive Valden Findlay and several political figures are tied to a massive counter-terrorism operation […]

CAN BRIAN MUNDUBILE WIN THE 2026 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? Our Final Opinion before voting. Yes, Brian Mundubile can win,but he needs a major shift in votes. Here is the simplest way to understand the numbers. 2021: THE STARTING POINT In 2021, HH received about 2.85 million votes, while Edgar Lungu received about 1.87 million votes. HH […]

🇿🇲 EXPLAINER | Arrests, Russia Training and K7.3 Million: What We Know LUSAKA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Zambians are voting today against the backdrop of an expanding security investigation involving alleged foreign military training, suspected attempts to interfere with the electoral system, a Kenyan national accused of cybercrime, more than K7.3 million seized from […]

THE campaigns are over. The speeches have been made, the promises have been laid before the people, accusations have been traded, manifestos have been interrogated and political parties have travelled the length and breadth of this country asking Zambians for their votes. Today, the talking stops and the people speak. Before anything else, we must […]

SOUTH AFRICA DEMANDS 18 MILLION DOLLARS FROM AFRICAN NATIONS TO COVER THE BILL FOR DEPORTING THEIR OWN CITIZENS The South African Department of Home Affairs has formally requested reimbursement from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria after spending nearly 18 million dollars on deporting over 80,000 African migrants. Officials explained to lawmakers that the money was spent […]

UPND Ndola Central aspiring member of Parliament Frank Tayali says anybody blaming the UPND administration for load shedding “lacks sense”. Meanwhile, Tayali says Ndola Central has experienced “remarkable progress” since 2021. Speaking on a Sun FM, yesterday, Tayali said the energy crisis was as a result of years of poor planning and the worst drought […]

THE CRY OF KARIBA: WHEN THE WATER REJECTS WHAT THE ANCESTORS NEVER BUILT A ChangaMbire Witness Account | 11 August 2026 | From the Keeper of Stone and Star Gadziriro/failing to prepare, is preparing to fail. On the day the nation should have been honouring its heroes/defenders — Heroes and Defence Forces Day — the […]

LIMPOPO BOY APOLOGISES A STATEMENT FROM MATOME ROBERT MAHLATSE THOKADate: 12th August 2026To the people of South Africa,I am writing this with a deeply humbled and heavy heart. I know that what has happened has caused pain, anger, disappointment and many difficult emotions. I have heard the voices of South Africans, and I understand that […]

Iran’s Move to the BRICS New Development Bank Could Reshape Its Postwar Economy Iran is set to join the New Development Bank (NDB), the development-finance institution established by the BRICS countries in 2015 and headquartered in Shanghai. The NDB was created to provide financing for infrastructure and development projects in emerging economies, offering an alternative […]

“Putin will stop the war.” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine and its partners have developed a plan to pressure Russia to end the war. “We need to return the war to Russian territory. After that, Russian society will feel the consequences of this war and will put pressure on the authorities… Putin does not want […]