A FEMALE TRUCK driver identified as Venny Mweemba has died in a tragic road accident in Mkushi District alongside her teenage male relative, who was travelling with her. According to details obtained by TV Yatu’s Noel Iyombwa, Mweemba, 56, died on the spot together with 19-year-old Nchimunya Habeene. Sources familiar with the incident say the […]

By Patricia Banda A 21-year-old blogger, Steve Mwanza, of Luanshya in Copperbelt Province, has been arrested by the Zambia Cyber Security Agency for sharing a video online in which President Hakainde Hichilema was insulted. According to a statement issued to ZNBC News in Lusaka, Mwanza was arrested on Friday, May 22, 2026. Preliminary investigations indicate […]

I WENT INDEPENDENT AFTER FEELING BETRAYED BY UPND SAYS MAPUSHI By Grace Banda Keembe East Aspiring Independent Member of Parliament Alex Chipo Mapushi says he decided to contest as an independent candidate after feeling betrayed by the adoption process within the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND). Speaking when he features on a special […]

Tonse Alliance Collapse — Opposition Fails to File in Key Parliamentary and Ward Races NRPUP Tonse Alliance, led by Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu, has failed to file nominations for parliamentary, council chairperson, and ward elections in several parts of the country. The alliance did not field parliamentary candidates in 75 constituencies out of Zambia’s […]

WE JUST NEED 75% IN 5 PROVINCES TO WIN 2026 ELECTIONS – MUNIR ZULU Former Lumezi constituency member of Parliament Munir Zulu says the Tonse Pamodzi Alliance has won this August 2026 presidential election. Zulu who is one of the key campaign figures in the main opposition Alliance says the Tonse Pamodzi Alliance must focus […]

You can’t handover to a group of failures, Nalumango tells supporters VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says Zambia needs to continue with President Hakainde Hichilema’s leadership. And Nalumango says Zambia is coming from economic management failures. Addressing supporters shortly after being declared validly nominated alongside President Hichilema, Nalumango said that there is need to remind Zambia’s where […]

EIGHT CANDIDATES MAKE FINAL BALLOT FOR ROMA PARLIAMENTARY RACE By Makasa chanda The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has released the ballot paper for the Roma Constituency National Assembly election, with eight candidates set to contest the parliamentary seat in the August 13, 2026 General Election. The ballot features a mix of independent candidates and […]

Democratic Union President Ackim Antony Njobvu has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to rein in UPND cadres accused of perpetrating violence ahead of this year’s elections. Speaking to journalists after attending Pentecost Sunday service at St. Ignatius Parish in Lusaka, Njobvu urged President Hichilema to put an end to violence allegedly carried out by UPND […]

The Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) has revealed […]

GOVT SAYS ALL SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE DURING NOMINATIONS IN MAZABUKA ARRESTED By Nelson Zulu Government has disclosed that all suspects involved in the political violence that occurred during nominations in Mazabuka district have been arrested and are awaiting court appearance. Speaking during a briefing this afternoon, Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo […]