Daily Nation Newspaper

HEED MALILA’S STARK WARNING

CHIEF Justice Dr Mumba Malila has raised an alarm that should jolt the nation out of any lingering complacency. His warning about an emerging “network criminality” within the justice system is not merely a technical observation - it is an indictment of...

Chabinga a danger to national security

THOSE responsible for handling Robert Chabinga must rein him in before he inflicts further damage on the Government and, more importantly, on the integrity of the judiciary. His recent public rants, especially his continued claims of leadership over...

HH, UPND faking popularity - Mundubile

ATTEMPTS by the UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema to fake their popularity will prove costly because Zambians will judge the head of State and his governing party based on their performance rather than staged endorsements, Brian Mundubile has...

GET UNITED OR PERISH, PF TOLD

LEKENI UMULANDA HH ATEKE – MWEETWA

...declares that President Hichilema cannot be uprooted from power because the opposition is disunited, disorganised with zero chance of defeating the head of State, says the continued disunity in the PF is not surprising because the former ruling...

I’M NOT DITCHING UPND - MUCHIMA

I REMAIN a loyal member of the UPND and to President Hakainde Hichilema,” Elijah Muchima, the recently fired Minister of Health has said in an interview. Yesterday, a letter circulated on social media with misspelt names of Dr Muchima, purpoting that...

‘CHEW’ THEIR MONEY, TAKE THEIR GIFTS, CHONGU URGES YOUTHS

THE youth should outsmart politicians who intend to use them as tools for political violence and instead accept their money and other gifts but stay focused on contributing to the country’s development by voting for right candidates, Maxwell Chongu has...

FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema should release all political prisoners before the August 13 general election and stop using draconian laws to silence opposition voices in the country, Jonas Shakafuswa has said. Mr Shakafuswa, a veteran politician, says...

HH CHASTISES GIRL-CHILD ABUSERS

BAEBNUESFEIRTS

UPND OFFICIAL DEMANDS CONVENTION

…warns that failure to hold a convention is against the law and would be a matter of considerable consequence with the potential of damaging public perception for a governing political party to be found acting in contravention of statutory and...

KEEP WOMEN’S DAY OPEN TO ALL

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day has long stood as a unifying national moment - an occasion when women from all walks of life, regardless of political affiliation, gather to celebrate progress, reflect on persistent inequalities and reaffirm their collective...

ARRESTS, DETENTIONS WON’T SILENCE ME - M’MEMBE

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema should swallow his ego and allow late former President Edgar Lungu be buried in a dignified manner and according to his wishes and those of his family but for as long as the former head of State remain imprisoned in a...

LEADERSHIP IN WORDS AND ACTION

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s public apology to Zambians over years of crippling load-shedding is a rare moment of political candour in a region where leaders often prefer deflection to contrition. The acknowledgement that the power crisis has...

There are no shortages of medicines in hospitals – Mweetwa

GOVERNMENT has assured the nation that it is on top of the situation to ensure hospitals and other health facilities are adequately stocked with essential medicines, dismissing reports of widespread shortages as misinformation largely fuelled by social...

VEEP RULES OUT UPND DEFEAT

THE United Party for National Development (UPND) will without doubt bounce back after the August 13 general elections if opposition political parties fail to present clear and practical policies on how they would govern if inadvertently elected into...

PF TO PROCEED WITH CONVENTION – MUKANDIGLOVA’T

…says despite the Lusaka High Court failing to deliver the consent judgement and adjourning itmrtmoweetmwa arch 27, the former ruling party is determined to elect its leader, who shall be a torch-bearer for the August 13 general election

HH CREDITS ECL FOR KAZUNGULA BRIDGE

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said he appreciates his predecessor late former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu for the successful construction and delivering of the Kazungula Bridge, connecting Zambia and Botswana, which has remained a marvel of a...

FREE, FAIR POLLS IMPOSSIBLE – MILES

…warns that excluding the Patriotic Front from participating in the August general elections will render the polls sham, says if the UPND is popular as it is claiming, they must not use legal mingalato to knock out the former ruling party from the ballot

MAGANDE HAD DAUGHTER OUT OF WEDLOCK -SISTER

EUNICE Kachelo, sister to late former Finance Minister Ng’andu Peter Magande, has told the Lusaka High Court that Namweemba Bianca Magande is truly the biological daughter of her brother, born out of wedlock. The testimony emerged as the 38-year-old...

Binwell shelves ambition, endorses Mundubile

BINWELL Mpundu has shelved his presidential ambitions and delivered his Icabache Movement to the Tonse Alliance with an endorsement of its leader, Brian Mundubile as the presidential candidate to take over the governance of the country after the August...

ACC CLEARS MUCHENDE

…including Thabo Kawana, Elisha Matambo, the Copperbelt Minister, with the ACC director general Daphne Chabu declaring there was no tangible evidence that the three high-ranking government officials engaged in corrupt activities, as she claims the...

TEXTBOOK TENDER SCANDAL DEFENDED

GOVERNMENT has defended the awarding of the K150 million textbook publishing contract to a single company, Grey Matter Zambia claiming that the procurement process was transparent, competitive and credible and had met the standards of independent...

LET’S END CHILD MARRIAGE – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on African leaders and the global community to join efforts in the crusade to eradicate the scourge of Cchild marriage which has been robbing the girl-child of her rights to education and a decent...

THOSE WERE PF CAMPAIGN VEHICLES

EMMANUEL Mwamba disclosed that the 79 motor vehicles which have been seized by the State were in fact linked to the Patriotic Front (PF) and were meant for the 2021 campaigns. And Binwell Mpundu has said the UPND government should stop the persecution...

WHY SECRECY ON BILL 7 VOTE? - MSONI

…wonders whether hiding the voting pattern on Bill 7 by Parliament is linked to the proposed Draft Electoral Process Bill, which seeks the registration of alliances with Registrar of Societies, a form of imingalato meant to knock out strong candidates...

CHANGALA SLAMS TRIBAL POLITICS

BREBNER Changala has charged that a tribal clique of Bemba politicians have ganged up and are aspiring to take up the leadership of the country at the exclusion of other citizens from other regions. And Mr Changala has said the Zambian Judiciary has...

MINERALS MUSTN'T BREED INSECURITY - HH

DANTE SAUNDERS CALLS FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION AGAINST DRUGS, ORGANISED CRIME

DRUG trafficking, organised crime and institutional failures are putting communities across the country at serious risk and there is need for Government to consider military intervention to curb the vices, Dante Saunders has said. Mr Saunders, a...

I DON’T HATE HH - AKA

…says he is only disappointed that President Hichilema has adopted fear and intimidation as a style of governance, accuses the head of State of having fallen short of democratic ideals that should inspire hope

LET JUDICIARY, PARLEY BE INDEPENDENT - MAHAMA

...advises that Affrica does not need strong men but strong, independent institutions, says leaders must always respect their oath of office and the country's Constitution, as he calls for transparent, accountable leadership with anti-corruption...

TRIBAL VOTING RHETORIC DANGEROUS - MWEETWA

TOXIC and divisive tribal rhetoric about Zambia’s voting patterns is dangerous and threatening the country unity, cohesion and peace and should therefore be frowned upon, Cornelius Mweetwa has said. And Mr Mweetwa has disclosed that President Hakainde...

GREAT IDEAS, DELIVERY FAILING AFRICA – HH

…as he decries the mischaracterisation of Africa’s risk profile, says individual countries, projects and sectors are often subjected to excessive risk premiums that inflate the cost of capital, calls on regional blocks such as SADC to play a more...

POLL PLACES HH AT 75PC APPROVAL RATE

A DEMOGRAPHER at the University of Zambia (UNZA), Dr Namuunda Mutombo has projected that President Hakainde Hichilema has gained a 75 approval rate from across Zambia and is likely to win the 2026 general election with a more than 60 percent...

IT’S CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS – SAKI

…says it is absolutely perverse for the UPND government to resurrect Bill 7, take it back to Parliament when they know that in fact the Constitutional Court had declared the bill dead

OPPOSITION WRITE TO HHSAMPA

His Excellency Mr. Hakainde Hichilema President of the Republic of Zambia State House Independence Avenue Lusaka,zambia 02 December 2025 REF: AN URGENT CALL FOR NATIONAL UNITY, DIALOGUE, AND RESPONSIBILITY Your Excellency, We write to you today not as...

MAKEBI PLEDGES TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER

MAKEBI Zulu has made an ecclesiastical pledge that he shall endeavour to complete the construction of the National House of Prayer, a project that was initiated under the leadership of former late President Edgar Lungu, once elected republican...

DROP BILL 7, OASIS FORUM TELLS HH

THE Oasis Forum has told President Hakainde Hichilema that Bill 7 must be withdrawn completely and replaced with a fresh, inclusive constitutional process that opens up the long-blocked Bill of Rights, which they say will benefit all Zambians. During...

WE VALUE DIALOGUE – OASIS FORUSMAMPA

THE Oasis Forum has said it greatly values dialogue and will today be meeting President Hakainde Hichilema at State House with an open mind and discuss with him national matters with mutual respect. Beauty Katebe, the Oasis Forum chairperson says the...

BILL 7 DIVISIVE, SOURCE OF TENSASMIOPNA

…the Catholic Church in Lusaka says constitutional amendment are a threat to the foundations of Zambia’s democratic order, says it has weakened public participation, eroded long-standing governance safeguards

THEY WANT REGIME CHANGE - HH

…declares that those plotting regime change must work hard, accuses the Oasis Forum of working to create political instability to force change of government, says there is a clique of people who believe they owned the country’s Presidency, hence their...

HH DOESN’T ABHOR VIOLENCE, HOOLIGANISM – MAKEBI

PR E S I D E N T Hakainde Hichilema knows that his party, the UPND was a violent political formation in opposition and is aware that it has remained a raucous political outfit in government and it is hypocritical for him to claim that there shall be no...

Banks writes open letter to HH

A ZAMBIAN journalist and good governance advocate based in the UK, Linda Banks, has written an open letter to President Hakainde Hichilema demanding clarity on the status of at least 49 Memoranda of Understanding (Mous) signed under his...

DON’T TAKE YOUR LUCK TOO FAR

ZAMBIA’S bumper maize harvest risks going to waste due to government bureaucracy and restrictive export procedures, causing the country to lose much of its maize meal market in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC) to South Africa, Citizens First (...

NEVERS ANGERS CHITALA, MMD DIEHARDS

NEVERS Mumba has crossed the red line and should be condemned in the strongest terms for attempting to kill the country’s pioneer and mother of democracy, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), Mbita Chitala has said. Dr Chitala, one of the...

NEVERS MUMBA ‘ KILLS’ MMD

NEVERS Mumba has changed the name of the Movement for Multi- Party Democracy ( MMD) to the New Nation Party ( NNP) and has dispensed with the Clock as the symbol of the party and has placed the eagle as its new emblem. But Gaston Sichilima, the leader...

MAY THE BEST MAN WIN - MUNDUBILE

BRIAN Mundubile has said the opening of campaigns for the Patriotic Front ( PF) presidential race has demonstrated that the former ruling party has remained the most democratic entity in the country, stating that it should be the desire of all the...

PF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS OPEN

THE Patriotic Front ( PF) has announced that it will hold its elective general conference within the next 30 days to elect a new party president, following the death of former president Edgar Lungu, who was the leader of the former ruling...

PF, SP CAN’T SCARE HH - HAMASAKA

… as Fred M’membe says a possible merger of the two political outfits has been causing sleepless nights among the ruling party leaders, predicts that should the two unite for common cause, not even rigging would save the UPND from exiting

MWENDA’S POWER EXPORT CASE HEARING SET FOR NOV 26

THE High Court has set November 26, 2025 as date for hearing in a matter Kasonde Mwenda, the Economic Freedom Fighters president is seeking judicial review over the continued export of electricity while domestic consumers endure prolonged power...

LET’S RESPECT PF GUIDANCE - MONDE

GREYFORD Monde has strongly admonished some Patriotic Front ( PF) presidential aspirants who have embarked on illegal campaign trails across the country, defying the central committee resolution that has banned early campaigns and endorsements within...

MWENDA SUES ZESCO, STATE OVER POWER EXPORT

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters president Kasonde Mwenda has taken Zesco and the government to the High Court, seeking judicial review over the continued export of electricity while domestic consumers endure prolonged power outages. In his application, Mr...

KALABA PAYS TRIBUTE TO SATA, REMEMBERS HIM AS A TRANSFORMATIVE LEADER

HARRY Kalaba has paid glowing tribute to the country’s late fifth President, Michael Chilufya Sata, describing him as a transformative leader whose vision and actions reshaped the nation. Mr. Kalaba said President Sata will always be remembered for...

LET NO CHURCH BE STOPPED FROM WORSHIPING – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to upholding freedom of worship, stating that it is against ecclesiastical teachings to stop any from church gathering to worship God. Speaking during the 60th United Church of...

IG MUSAMBA HAS SUSPENDED OUR FREEDOMS – NEW HERITAGE PARTY

GRAPHAEL Musamba, the Inspector General of Police has effectively curtailed and suspended all freedoms for Zambians by banning all forms of gatherings including church fellowship congregations all for political reasons, the New Heritage Party ( NHP)...

DIESEL CRISIS HITS UHURU DAY

… with the Energy Regulation Board announcing that 79 filling stations have run out of the commodity, while the available stock is likely to last for only 10 days

CSOS REJECT CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM TERMS OF REFERENCE

ACONSORTIUM of Civil Society Organisations ( CSOS) has rejected the newly published Terms of Reference ( Tors) for the appointed technical committee tasked with constitutional reform. In a joint statement released in Lusaka yesterday, the CSOS,...

Nakacinda surrenders

PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Raphael Nakacinda has joined the list of opposition leaders who will cast their votes in the 2026 general elections from prison, after the Lusaka High Court upheld his conviction for falsely claiming that President...

CHURCH URGED TO COUNSEL HH

THE three Church mother bodies, the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Council of Churches in Zambia and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia as well as other faith groups should consider sitting down President Hakainde Hichilema and advise him...

MALANJI CHOPPERS, HOUSES FORFEITED TO STATE

BARELY a week after President Hakainde Hichilema announced that Joseph Malanji’s helicopters would be donated to the Zambia Air Force ( ZAF) for public use, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday confirmed the presidential directive, ordering the...

37 CSOS DEMAND TIMELINE

… on the constitutional amendment consultations as they write to Secretary to Cabinet, Minister of Justice, Attorney General, demanding accountability, transparency and national interest

MAKE PUBLIC TERMS OF REFERENCES FOR BILL 7 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE - SAKI

IT is frightening that President Hakainde Hichilema has decided to keep the terms of references for the Bill 7 Technical Committee a secret instead of making them public for Zambians to know what roadmap the consultations would take, State Counsel...

KANONA NOT A SCAM – CHIKOTE

… challenges Willah Mudolo, the PF presidential aspirant to prove his corruption allegations, explains that Kanona, as an independent power company is doing a service to Zesco, by importing power from Mozambique and reselling it to the power utility...

Who gave Malanji presidential jet?

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has veiledly accused his predecessor, late former President Edgar Lungu of allegedly having authorised jailed former Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji to use the presidential jet to transport US$ 11 million from Turkey,...

Tax uncertainty risks illicit trade, industrial slowdown, warns ZAM

THE Zambia Association of Manufacturers ( ZAM) has warned that adjustments to excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and FMCGS introduced in 2025 have created uncertainty in the manufacturing sector. ZAM president Ashu Saga is cautioning that sudden and...

ZDA BOASTS OF ZAMBIA’S IMPROVED STANDING IN AFRICA’S INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE

THE Zambia Development Agency ( ZDA) Director General, Mr Albert Halwampa has urged investors to take advantage of the country’s improving economic and investment climate, highlighting its impressive rise to third place in Africa for investment...

KINGSLEY CHANDA JAILED 6 YEARS WITH HARD LABOUR

FORMER Zambia Revenue Authority ( ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda is the latest executive who served under the Patriotic Front ( PF) administration to be sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour for willful failure to comply with...

KABUSWE REAFFIRMS ZAMBIA’S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE MINING AHEAD OF 2025 INSAKA

GOVERNMENT has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a sustainable, inclusive, and innovation- driven mining sector as preparations heighten for the Second Zambia Mining and Investment Insaka ( ZAMII 2025), set to run from October 6 to 10 under the...

TECH COMMITTEE ILLEGAL- OPPOSITION

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s newly constituted Technical Committee has been met with resistance by various stakeholders, with some calling for the complete withdrawal of the condemned Bill 7 before proceeding with the committee on constitutional...

IGNORE ANTI- PF PROPAGANDA - LUBINDA

THERE is nothing like an implosion in the Patriotic Front ( PF) or indeed the Tonse Aliance and the continued propaganda against the former ruling party being championed by those who have worked hard to kill the party will not succeed because the...

CONFUSION ERUPTS IN TONSE

... but both Lubinda, the Tonse chairman and Mundubile, the Parliamentary affairs chairperson call for calm unity, insisting Zambians are looking for change and not the fulfilment of personal political ambitions

SANGWA SUES HH, SPEAKER MUTTI

… as well as the Attorney General and the Registrar of Societies for continued failure to enact legislation for the regulation, financing, sources of funding for political parties, says 2026 will not be free, fair in the absence of the Political...

STOP THE ILLEGALITY - SANGWA

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema should immediately withdraw Statutory Instrument of May 15, 2025v and initiate through Cabinet the amendment Bill to the Judges Conditions of Service Act Under Article 92 ( 2) ( 3) because he is in breach of the...

We won’t allow PF to be destroyed - Nakacinda

PATRIOTIC Front ( PF) Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda has warned that the party will not allow unscrupulous individuals allegedly attempting to sow confusion and division within the former ruling party, vowing that such conduct shall not be...