What Zulu was arguing, essentially, is that Zambia is not simply dealing with policy disagreements between competing parties. His argument is that the country’s governing system has drifted outside our constitutional boundaries, and that what is needed is not cosmetic adjustment but structural recalibration.
Perhaps the most emotional moment of the interview came when Dr Kasase-Botha spoke about the unresolved burial of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Nearly nine months after his death, the matter remains unsettled. For her, the issue is no longer about legal positions or political arguments. It is about something more fundamental.
By Brian Matambo | Sandton, South Africa 2 March, 2026 Emmanuel Mwamba Verified (EMV) is no longer just another online programme fighting for relevance in a crowded digital arena. It is being recognised, within Zambia and beyond our borders, as a serious source of news and rigorous analysis. We are seeing interest not only from...
We need to strip away the tinted lenses from Lady Justice through which it appears to be operating. Justice must return to its original posture, blind to status, blind to surname, blind to political colour.
Prince Akashambatwa’s keynote cut through the noise of ordinary politics. He reminded us that being non-partisan does not mean being neutral between justice and injustice. That line deserves reflection. In Zambia, we often confuse neutrality with virtue. But neutrality in the face of structural imbalance is not a virtue. It is avoidance.
The Mast Editor-in-Chief, Jeremy Kondwani Munthali, appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates Court today as a witness of fact in the sedition case of Patriotic Front Secretary General Honourable Raphael Mangani Nakacinda.
You may have observed how some of our politicians have used Zambia’s identity as a Christian nation as a political slogan or a convenient tool for mobilisation. It is neither a slogan nor a mobilisation tool. It is Covenant.
Pain is personal. “Ichikalipa chumfwa umwine!” And when a patient says they are in pain, especially at 79 years old, the expectation is that their concerns will be carefully evaluated.
Respected author and daughter of the late Vice President in the UNIP government, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, Mulenga Kapwepwe featured on the popular evening livestream Emmanuel Mwamba Verified and spoke on a wide range of issues, offering her prognosis on the state of the nation.
Mukandila warned members to guard against what he termed calculated attacks by political enemies seeking to weaken the PF from within, stressing that unity and alertness are essential at this stage of the party’s renewal.