Hard truths.
Ruto said Zambia’s longstanding principle of “One Zambia, One Nation” carried an important lesson for the continent, particularly on how nations should handle political competition.
Miguna made the remarks on X on Monday, August 31, 2026, while reflecting on the political histories of Uganda and Zambia and urging citizens to judge leaders by democratic values and institutions rather than t...
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Mundubile was arrested on Thursday after a deadly raid by the authorities led the opposition politician to go into hiding.
The victory gives Hichilema another five years in office and extends his political career after a long pursuit of the presidency. The 64-year-old was making his seventh attempt at the top office, while Mundubil...
The arrests came as the country continued counting votes from last Thursday’s presidential election, with opposition leader Brian Mundubile trailing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema in the preliminary results.
Hichilema had 54.82% or 1,056,812 of the declared votes, figures showed, putting him on track for re-election without a second-round runoff if he keeps the overall majority.
Fourteen candidates were contesting the presidency, but the race was largely viewed as a battle between Hichilema and Brian Mundubile, who campaigned on the platform of the National Reconciliation Party for Uni...
Authorities had argued that, as a former head of state, Lungu should receive full state honours and be buried at the presidential burial site in Lusaka alongside other past leaders. They maintained that a natio...
The Zambian government has sought to repatriate his body for a state funeral with full honours, and a South African court ruled in its favour in August.
Ahmed Muharram was detained alongside other suspects during operations that uncovered large caches of cannabis and cough syrup containing codeine. T
Lawmakers voted 131 to 2 in support of the bill, which introduces wide-ranging amendments to the constitution of the southern African country. Among the changes is an increase in the number of elected parliamen...