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KIKOMBWE IS NEW LUSAKA MAYOR, CHITAMBALA KISSES DUST NRPUP mayoral candidate Gabriel Kibombwe has won the Lusaka mayoral election defeating Simon Mwewa Chitambala in the 2026 General Election. The result marks a significant victory for NRPUP in Zambia’s capital, with Lusaka voters rejecting Chitambala and giving Kibombwe the mandate to lead the city. Kibombwe’s victory […]

🇿🇲 ANALYSIS | Early Returns Put Vote Battle For Margins into Focus The first polling-station returns emerging from Zambia’s 2026 election are beginning to reveal the geography of the presidential contest. They are still far too limited to call the election, and most figures circulating outside the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s national tally remain provisional. […]

NRPUP WIN PARLIAMENTARY SEAT IN KITWE, UPND TUMBLES Opposition NRPUP has scooped the Kamfinsa Constituency seat in Kitwe. Kelvin Chipili who stood on the NRPUP ticket has won the Kamfinsa Constituency parliamentary seat in the 2026 General Election defeating UPND candidate Subeta Mutelo in a closely contested two-horse race. The victory marks a change in […]

U.S. Reportedly Loses 45 MQ-9 Reapers in Iran Conflict, With Losses Estimated at $1.3 Billion The U.S. military has reportedly lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during its conflict with Iran, representing roughly a quarter of the American Reaper fleet, according to figures attributed to The Washington Post. The reported losses would carry an […]

CHIWENGA’S WAITING GAME: WHAT EXACTLY IS HE WAITING FOR? The Cold War After the Constitution By Reason Wafawarova There is a theory circulating within Zimbabwe’s political corridors that President Emmerson Mnangagwa cannot fire Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga. The argument is that dismissing Chiwenga would produce a rupture: it would convert a frustrated Vice-President into an aggrieved […]

COURT SLAMS DOOR ON BAIL FOR MNANGAGWA DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OVER DRUG ALLEGATIONS By Gabriel Manyati Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has refused to free socialite Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika and her uncle Isaac Jessub, declaring the pair a potential danger to society and a clear flight risk in a case that has drawn intense public attention. The […]

THE MINING BOOM IS REAL, BUT DEMOCRACY IS DYING: HOW ZIMBABWE MAY BE BUILDING AFRICA’S FIRST RESOURCE-BACKED ONE-PARTY STATE By Gabriel Manyati In the same week that lithium export earnings for the first half of 2026 were reported at US$782 million – more than three times the previous year’s figure – and gold continued to […]

PUTIN STEPS ON DISPUTED ISLAND — JAPAN RESPONDS WITH A FURIOUS PROTEST  Vladimir Putin has made his first visit to Iturup, one of the southern Kuril Islands controlled by Russia but claimed by Japan, immediately reigniting one of Asia’s longest-running territorial disputes. Japan calls the island Etorofu and considers it, along with Kunashiri, Shikotan […]

Zambian music star Macky 2 has broken his silence following his unsuccessful parliamentary bid in Nchanga Constituency, saying he trusts God’s plan despite the disappointment of the election outcome. In an emotional message shared on social media, the award-winning artist, whose real name is Mulaza Kaira, reflected on the election and expressed gratitude to his […]

UPDATE FROM CHIPANGALI WEST 📍 CHIPANGALI WEST CONSTITUENCY Results Centre — 6 of 40 polling stations counted 🔹 BM – 1,389 | HH – 411