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Zambia Heads to the Polls as President Hichilema Seeks Re-Election

Andrew Mbeki August 12, 2026

Zambia Afrik24 – 14 candidates are throwing their hats in the ring to become Zambia’s next president in the upcoming election. Among them is main opposition challenger Brian Mundubile, seeking to defeat president Hakainde Hichilema. He says his party’s campaign has been hampered:

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Angola face Zambia in high-stakes CHAN clash

Eric Jabulani August 10, 2025

CAF The air around Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday evening will be thick with tension and hope in equal measure. Angola’s Palancas Negras and Zambia’s Chipolopolo find themselves in a high-stakes clash that could define their entire TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 campaigns. For Angola, the equation is painfully simple — anything less than […]

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Zambia says mining area hit by acid spill safe from contamination

Andrew Mbeki August 7, 2025

Zambia Zambia’s government spokesman Cornelius Mweetwa pushed back against claims of contamination by the US embassy, telling a press conference Thursday that teams had cleaned up the affected area using lime to reduce acidity levels. It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of ‘hazardous and carcinogenic substances’ in Chambisi, an area in

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Zambian ex president buried in South Africa

Aaliyah Aamir June 20, 2025

Zambia What was expected to be a dignified farewell to Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has turned into a diplomatic and political standoff, ending with his burial being moved outside the country he once led. Lungu, who died earlier this month in a South African hospital from an undisclosed illness, will not be laid to […]