28 Aug 2026By The Zambian Economist Analyst Key takeaways The Constitutional Court has ordered Dr Ron Mwambwa to immediately cease acting as Auditor General and vacate the office, after the Law Association…
28 Aug 2026Zambia between 18 and 28 August 2026: Hichilema declared re-elected with about 60% of the vote, courts sealed on the petition deadline, Mundubile summoned over treason allegations, and inflation easing…
26 Aug 2026Courts shut on the petition deadline, a petition reached the Chief Justice by private email, ZIPAR found revenue behind target and copper output crept up 0.45%. The week to 26…
25 Aug 2026The Judiciary of Zambia has confirmed that a document styled as “the people’s presidential petition” reached Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila through his private email address, and that he has…
24 Aug 2026High Court and Constitutional Court premises were closed across Zambia on the final day Brian Mundubile was expected to challenge the 2026 presidential election result. The Judiciary cited security reasons,…
23 Aug 2026A decade after Anna Chifungula retired, the Auditor-General's office has had one substantive head, one arrest and one court-ordered vacancy. The transitions, mishandled from the start, explained.
23 Aug 2026The petition deadline, the countdown to the 1 September swearing-in and the quiet start of the 2027 budget cycle: the diary for 24 to 28 August.
22 Aug 2026The declaration, the seven-day court clock, the calm market and the numbers the second term inherits, in one weekly read.
21 Aug 2026The Constitutional Court has ordered Dr. Ron Mwambwa to leave the Auditor-General's office after finding his appointment unconstitutional on age grounds. The refund of his salaries was refused for lack…