The economics of Zambia’s 2026 general election: manifesto costing, fiscal space, policy certainty and what businesses should plan for. See the full series on The Economics of Zambia's 2026 Election.
Chikankata's Jacqueline Sabao took the oath of office on 8 September as Zambia's new Parliament began, pledging to carry constituents' priorities into the National Assembly.
Stanley Kakubo has taken the oath as MP for Kapiri Mposhi West, the constituency created when the 2026 delimitation split his former Kapiri Mposhi seat. It is his…
Romeo Kangombe was sworn in as Sesheke East MP for a third term this week, four years after a violence-marred 2019 by-election first won him the seat.
Iris Kamwi Kaingu was sworn in as MP for Mwandi Constituency on 7 September 2026, having won as an independent after being left off the UPND's adoption list.…
Former Kanchibiya MP Sunday Chanda has withdrawn his election petition, saying the constituency's split into two seats under Bill 7 delimitation could nearly double its CDF allocation.
Senior UPND member Masheke Akashambatwa says colleagues petitioning their own election losses, including former ministers Paul Kabuswe and Sylvia Masebo, are abusing the courts. The party's own leadership…
President Hakainde Hichilema used his second inaugural address to pledge equal treatment for all Zambians and call for higher productivity and self-reliance. Read the full text and what…
Zambia's second Hichilema term opens with cooler inflation, a pending IMF deal and a copper target that needs nearly a tripling of output, even as foreign observers question…
