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South Africa court refused to hear Lungu case
South Africa's top court dismissed a request by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to overturn a lower court's decision that he should be buried in his home country.Lungu died ...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 11:44hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema can have Lungu's corpse, rules SA court
A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family's opposition.The Pretoria high...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 12:23hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
SA court orders repatriation of Edgar Lungu
The full bench of the Pretoria High Court in South Africa has ruled that the body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu must be repatriated to Zambia to allow for a state funeral. This decision come...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 10:57hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema demands Edgar Lungu mortuary access
A fresh dramatic twist has emerged in the ongoing burial saga of late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, as the Zambian government has now demanded access to the mortuary where his body has been ke...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:44hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
If Regimond Tagwirei became President, he will not steal much!
Stealing revenues in national coffers will continue if Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa became president. It is not the same if Regimond Tagwirei: In Zambia looting became a thing of the past when Ha...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 16:07hrs | 545 | by Nomazulu Thata
2 women jailed for insulting Zambian President Hichilema
Two women from Luangeni Constituency in Chipata, Zambia, have been sentenced to prison after they recorded and shared TikTok videos accusing President Hakainde Hichilema of killing former President Ed...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:14hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema wants Lungu's body for ritual purposes?
In a dramatic escalation of posthumous tensions, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's government has filed an urgent court application seeking to block the burial of former President Edgar Lungu in ...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 728 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema goes to SA court in a bid to have Lungu's corpse
The Zambian government has filed an urgent case in a South African court seeking to stop the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, state media reports.This is the latest twist in a row betwe...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:46hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
The death of an African President: Advocate Edgar Lungu!
The philosophy of Ubuntu will not allow me to talk about former President Edgar Lungu using outdoor language. Africa is rid of a ruler that destroyed the image of the African continent; we are yet to ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:48hrs | 500 | by Nomazulu Thata
Hichilema's fight over a corpse forces Lungu family to bury him in SA
The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu says he will be buried in South Africa in a private ceremony following a row with the government over the funeral arrangements.Late on Thurs...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 11:32hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema forces ex-Zambian president to be buried in SA
Former president of Zambia Edgar Lungu's funeral will be held in South Africa. His family revealed that he will be laid to rest in Johannesburg. It's the first ti...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 16:18hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema forcing himself into Lungu burial programme
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has officially ended the national mourning period for the country's sixth Republican President, the late Edgar Chagwa Lungu, citing a breakdown in funeral arrangem...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:50hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema wants to preside over Lungu's funeral, family halts repatriation
The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa for a second time Wednesday in a feud with the country's current leader over the details of th...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 10:16hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims Shared Law School history with Edgar Lungu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has asserted a personal connection with the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, claiming the two were contemporaries at law school.Speaking at the Zambian E...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:44hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga visits Lusaka to condole with Zambia over Lungu's passing
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga visited Lusaka yesterday to convey condolences on behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the people of Zimbabwe following the death of former Zambian Preside...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:40hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Edgar Lungu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the late former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu as an astute and visionary statesman who played a vital role in fostering development and cooperation wi...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:24hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema banned from Lungu's funeral
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu, who died last week, left instructions that his successor Hakainde Hichilema "should not be anywhere near" his body, a family spokesman has said.This is t...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:19hrs | 1858 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Edgar Lungu dies
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement.He had "been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa" for an undisclosed illness, the...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 14:30hrs | 2104 | by Staff reporter
Namibian leader arrives for talks with Mnangagwa
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah arrived in Zimbabwe last night ahead of her scheduled meeting with Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:53hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF apologizes to Hichilema
Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, has officially apologized to Zambia's United Party for National Development (UPND) over inflammatory remarks made by some of its members against Zambia's President Ha...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:05hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Zambia president orders ministers to stop sleeping in cabinet
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to "indulgence" and an absence of self-control."In cabinet...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Hichilema come face to face
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema had an uneasy public interaction in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, as their strained diplomatic relations played out duri...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:47hrs | 3836 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nujoma
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined leaders from across the world in mourning the passing of Namibia's inaugural President, Dr. Sam Nujoma, who tragically died on Sunday in a helicopter crash. Nuj...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:45hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Hichilema snubs SADC Summit in Harare
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has once again chosen to skip the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit in Harare, opting instead for an official working visit to Jap...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:50hrs | 1179 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa misses Chapo inauguration
Zimbabwe's Defence Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, is set to represent President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the inauguration of Mozambique's President-elect, Daniel Chapo, in Maputo today. The event un...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 12:08hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Men arrested over attempt to 'bewitch' Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema
Two men have been arrested in Zambia accused of being "witchdoctors" who had been tasked with trying to bewitch the president.The police said they had arrested Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Le...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 21:09hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa suffers setback in Zambia
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has encountered a significant political setback in the region after Zambia's Constitutional Court barred his ally, former President Edgar Lungu, from contesting...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:22hrs | 2334 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema's court bars Edgar Lungu from contesting HH
The Constitutional Court of Zambia stands on the verge of delivering a ruling that could either cement or shatter Edgar Chagwa Lungu's political ambitions. Today, the court will decide whether the for...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens SADC meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) meeting in Victoria Falls...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema blamed for Zambia's recent electricity blackout
Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has criticized his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema, for a nationwide power blackout on Sunday that left hospitals and other critical institutions without e...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 20:12hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema is persecuting Bembas, Easterners
POLITICAL commentator Sishuwa Sishuwa has accused President Hakainde Hichilema of using the courts and police to persecute Bemba speakers and Zambians from Eastern Province. In an interview ye...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 10:18hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive Zambian MP apprehended in Zimbabwe
Emmanuel Jay Banda, a Zambian legislator who escaped from lawful custody earlier this year, has been apprehended by Zimbabwean police after being on the run for over three months. Banda, the Independe...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:32hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema, Ramaphosa skip extraordinary SADC Summit
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will not attend the extraordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit set to address the Mozambique post-election crisis and the Democratic Republ...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 10:39hrs | 2538 | by Staff reporter
Sadc leaders send reps to Zimbabwe Summit
Harare is hosting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit today, with up to 10 heads of state and government sending representatives to the crucial meeting. The summit, ...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa met Botswana's Boko
President Emmerson Mnangagwa used the platform of the regional World Children's Day commemoration in Victoria Falls on Saturday to hold a crucial meeting with newly elected Botswana President Duma Bok...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:51hrs | 4601 | by Staff reporter
Why Botswana's shift has Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF on edge
As the region and the continent at large continue to digest the outcome of the recent Botswana elections and their ramifications reverberate across borders, a bigger debate is unfolding on the changin...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 14:39hrs | 1260 | by Ntibinyane Ntibinyane
Hichilema launches National Service Programme
President Hakainde Hichilema has announced a new initiative aimed at promoting discipline and resilience among Zambia's youth, addressing pressing issues like the rise in street children. The program ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:28hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Edgar Lungu, the Tonse Coalition, and Zambia's political landscape: A clash of visions ahead of the 2026 elections
As Zambia gears up for the 2026 elections, the country's political scene is increasingly defined by the emerging rivalry between former President Edgar Lungu and current President Hakainde Hichilema, ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 12:28hrs | 672 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zambia lifts Malema travel ban
South African opposition leader Julius Malema yesterday disclosed that he was banned from entering Zambia by then President Edgar Lungu simply because the South African opposition president was suppor...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 20:35hrs | 2679 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema's nightmare
Zambia's former President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has returned as the presidential candidate for an eight-party opposition coalition, TONSE ("All of Us"), turning into reality a long-dreaded nightmare fo...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:35hrs | 1888 | by Dereck Goto
Zimbabwe needs a new leadership culture
Almost four months have passed since President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced his intention to respect the constitutional two-term limit, refusing a third term, despite ZANU-PF passing a resolution to e...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 15:00hrs | 907 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Political wave blowing across SADC
Africa's politics are rapidly evolving. Today's voters are not accustomed to the revolutionary movements' empty and rhetorical promises.People are aware of their desires now. The days of these...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:37hrs | 441 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwean activist engages Hichilema to cancel Chivayo linked tender
Zimbabwean activists based in South Africa have called on Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to block Ren-Form, a South African printing company, from supplying election materials in Zambia's upcomi...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:43hrs | 1549 | by Staff reporter
Why UDC's victory is not a blueprint for Zimbabwe's opposition
The recent political landscape in Southern Africa has been marked by significant shifts, with the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) conceding defeat to the United Democratic Congress (UDC) led by Duma B...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 17:03hrs | 2666 | by Tinotenda Gacha
Zambia's Hichilema arrests rival's wife as witch-hunt politics continues
Zambia's former first lady Esther Lungu was arrested and charged with possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime and money laundering offences Wednesday by the country's Drug ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 10:57hrs | 1700 | by Staff reporter
Zambian president capturing the Judiciary?
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has now sacked three top judges he previously suspended over alleged judicial misconduct, drawing further accusations of political interference in the judiciary....Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters vote in Mozambique's general elections?
A significant number of Zanu-PF supporters, including a former councillor, reportedly participated in Mozambique's general elections held on Saturday, raising questions about the credibility of the po...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:20hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2657 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambian judges hold emergency crisis meeting
Judges in Lusaka reportedly held an emergency meeting yesterday in response to the ongoing crisis within Zambia's judiciary, following the suspension of three Constitutional Court Judges by President ...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 16:05hrs | 1739 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema showing his true colours
The BBC, yesterday, reported on the recent dismissal of three Zambian judges by that country's President Hakainde Hichilema in an attempt to retain and consolidate power by instilling fear and forcing...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 09:42hrs | 1653 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
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