 ANALYSIS | K500 Maize Promise: Who Wins, Who Pays? Every election produces a defining economic promise. In Zambia’s 2026 presidential race, one of the most consequential has emerged from the campaign trail on the Copperbelt, where NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has urged farmers not to sell maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) […]

NIGERIA: Africa’s Richest Man, Aliko Dangote to donate one-third of his wealth to charity Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, plans to donate one-third of his wealth to charity, his daughter, Halima Dangote, has revealed. Halima, a trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday, July […]

CAMPAIGN WATCH | Hichilema Revisits Central as UPND Fine-Tunes Electoral Map President Hakainde Hichilema took his campaign back to Luano District in Central Province on Tuesday, a day after completing his Southern Province programme. The visit was notable not because it introduced a new campaign message, but because it returned the UPND campaign caravan to […]

Hichilema targets five million votes as thousands rally in Kalomo President Hakainde Hichilema has urged UPND supporters to turn out in large numbers in the August 13 general election as he seeks more than five million votes, during a community engagement that drew thousands of people in Kalomo. KALOMO, 28 July – KALOMO once again […]

DPP defends handling of Tayali case, rejects selective prosecution claims Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri has defended the handling of criminal proceedings involving Economic and Equity Party leader Chilufya Tayali, rejecting claims that the case amounted to selective prosecution. Lusaka, 28 July – In an interview, Mr Phiri said accusations of selective prosecution were […]

“I AM LOYAL TO MY COUNTRY!” – THE BOLD STATEMENT THAT GOT CHARLES MILUPI INSTANTLY FIRED IN 1983 Continued from yesterday: An excerpt from the book: Conversations with Memorable Personalities (2022), Pages 621 – 622. Charles Milupi: My effectiveness threatened some of the expatriates. So, one day in 1983, we had an issue that resulted […]

ATTORNEY GENERAL CALLS FOR ENHANCED PREPAREDNESS AHEAD OF ANTICIPATED ELECTION PETITIONS Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has called for enhanced preparedness ahead of the August elections, saying the Attorney General’s Chambers is likely to be inundated with election petitions following an increase in the number of constituencies. Mr. Kabesha has since stressed the urgent need to […]

Despite the hype around the ongoing WAFCON […]

NATION REPORTER PAVYUMA Kalobo has said he had told the police officers that despite detaining him for interrogation over claims of keeping firearms, they would not stop the mega rally in Kitwe’s Chamboli township of Wusakile constituency because Zambians are decided about changing government. Mr Kalobo, the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

Ntandabale Ward aspiring councillor Christopher Bwalya of the Socialist Party has endorsed NRPUP president Brian Mundubile as his preferred presidential candidate for the August 2026 General Elections. Mr Bwalya said that if the ruling party is to be voted out of office, the opposition must unite behind a single presidential candidate. He argued that a […]