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BREAKING NEWS: April Fool’s Day is On Point – And Decides to Run for Office

BREAKING NEWS: April Fool’s Day is On Point - And Decides to Run for Office By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 1st April, 2026 In a shocking twist that has…

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SECRET EXTRA ISSUANCE OF NRC’S BY THE UPND GOVERNMENT TANTAMOUNT TO RIGGING ELECTIONS.

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NALUMANGONOMICS: Exporting in order to Import Back Again

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The Copper Capture: Inside the Shadow Campaign to “Mortgage” Zambia’s Democracy – “Icalo Bagoleka”

Icalo Bagoleka bamambala... By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 22nd…

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Madam Mwangala Zaloumis’ Partisan Affiliation Threatens the Integrity of Zambia’s Electoral Commission

By Thandiwe Ketis Ngoma The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is entrusted with one of…

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PF Arrogance Continues Even in the Face of Party Overrun: Just Humble Yourselves and Work with Others

By the Independent Political Correspondent Saturday, 28th March, 2026 In the ever-evolving landscape of Zambian…

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A Tale of Two Sons: Photographs Ignite National Debate on Leadership, Family, and Character

By The Independent Political CorrespondentA pair of photographs, circulating with viral intensity on social media…

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The Grave Injustice Against Archbishop Alick Banda and the Toxic Legacy of the PF

The Grave Injustice Against Archbishop Alick Banda and the Toxic Legacy of the PF By…

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Opposition Unity Is Not a Numbers Game: Why Size Alone Cannot Cleanse a Tainted Record

By the Independent Political Correspondent Thursday, 5th February, 2026 The article “Challenges of Opposition Unity” By Brian Matambo dated 5th…

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The Grave Injustice Against Archbishop Alick Banda and the Toxic Legacy of the PF

The Grave Injustice Against Archbishop Alick Banda and the Toxic Legacy of the PF By the Independent Correspondent The unfolding…

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KUDOS TO MUCHINGA PROVINCE CHIEFS FOR REJECTING THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS

KUDOS TO MUCHINGA PROVINCE CHIEFS FOR REJECTING THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTSI wish to commend all the Chiefs in Muchinga Province for…

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VOTE AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL BILL, CATHOLICS URGE MPS

VOTE AGAINST IT Caritas Zambia director Father Gabriel Mapulanga has urged members of parliament who have raised concern with some…

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Congratulations Muhabi Lungu and George Chulumanda for Betraying the Elders

By the Independent Political Correspondent Saturday, 7th February, 2026 Politics has a way of producing moments that leave the public…

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Zambia Should Prepare for a Life Time President: A Comment on Term Limits and the 40 Judicial Appointments

Friday, 11th April, 2026 By Sishuwa Sishuwa Earlier this week, a video clip of an interview featuring Cosmas Chileshe, a…

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Zambian Emeralds Sell High Abroad

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies

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Unity In Diversity: Refocusing on the Process

By the Independent Correspondent Wednesday, 18th February, 2026 In the ever-evolving landscape of Zambian politics, the call for opposition unity…

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Keep Plundering and Abusing Citizens – There Is No Wind of Change: Icalo Bagoleka

By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026 It was a Sunday like any other—choirs in perfect harmony, congregants dressed in their finest, and hope hanging in the air…

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UK -Zambia Policy Likely to Shift When HH Tumbles

Tuesday, 21st July, 2026 By the Independent Political Correspondent The diplomatic posture of the United Kingdom in Zambia is coming under increasing scrutiny, with growing concern among policy observers that…

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How A Ruling Party Lost Ground and Intended to Use “Too Much Salt” to Win Elections

By the Independent Political Correspondent Sunday, 19th July, 2026 LUSAKA, July 20, 2063 - The young students of the National History Academy had gathered for their weekly lesson titled: “Political…

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A Moment of Political Endurance: Harry Kalaba’s Nomination and the Lessons for Zambia’s Opposition

By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 A Moment of Political Endurance: Harry Kalaba’s Nomination and the Lessons for Zambia’s Opposition The successful nomination of Harry Kalaba as…

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KALABA URGES OPPOSITION UNITY AMID GOVERNANCE CRISIS, CALLS FOR NATIONAL RESET

KALABA URGES OPPOSITION UNITY AMID GOVERNANCE CRISIS, CALLS FOR NATIONAL RESET Independent Political Correspondent Saturday, 2nd May, 2026 Lusaka, Zambia — Citizens First President Harry Kalaba has called for urgent…

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When Is Enough, Enough? Even the Devil Himself Has a Limit, But This One Is Epic

When Is Enough, Enough? Even the Devil Himself Has a Limit, But This One Is Epic By The Independent International Correspondent  24th April, 2026 There are moments in a nation’s…

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Prominent Clergy Compromise and Desecrate the Prayer Breakfast in A Quest to Earn Favors from a President Who has Destroyed Zambia’s Democracy

By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 The Third National Prayer Breakfast has long been framed as a solemn gathering—an opportunity for reflection, repentance, and unity under God.…

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CF Positions Kalaba as Zambia’s “David” Ahead of 2026 Polls, Vows Economic Reset and Democratic Reforms

Kalaba Positions Himself as “David” Ahead of 2026 Polls, Vows Economic Reset and Democratic Reforms By Staff Reporter Friday, 17th April, 2026 LUSAKA — In a wide-ranging and politically charged…

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Arrest Threats Against Kalaba Raise Fresh Concerns Over Zambia’s Shrinking Civic Space

By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 15th April, 2026  The reported plans by police to arrest Harry Kalaba following his televised remarks have ignited a renewed debate over freedom of…

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Tribalism kills!

Tribalism kills! by Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa  Thursday, 2nd April, 2026 The buck stops at President Hichilema – and there is no need to shield him from responsibility or to change…

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CF Leader Harry Kalaba Vindicated by Secretary to the Treasury Over Indeni

CF Leader Harry Kalaba Vindicated by Secretary to the Treasury Over Indeni By the Independent Business and Economic Correspondent Wednesday, 1st April, 2026 In a striking turn of events that…

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Two Key Motivations for Makebi Zulu to Run for President

By the Independent Political Correspondent Friday, 27th March, 2026 As the political temperature steadily rise ahead of the August 13 General Elections, the emergence of Makebi Zulu as a presidential…

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“Come Home”: Kalaba Courts All Opposition Parties, Including Disgruntled UPND Members

Kalaba Calls Out the Opposition to CF as a Shelter Including Those from the Ruling UPND By the Independent Political Correspondent Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 Lusaka, Zambia - Harry Kalaba,…

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Shamed Loser Chishimba Kambwili Rejected by Smart UPND Insiders Again

By the Independent Political Correspondent Monday, 23rd March, 2026 There are political defeats—and then there are moments that redefine a politician’s standing altogether. For former Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba…

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Treachery Has Its Own Price and the Mporokoso MP Will Pay His

By the Independent Investigative Correspondent Saturday, 21 March, 2026 The political landscape in Zambia has always been a theatre of intrigue, ambition, and, at times, betrayal. The recent detention of…

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