Malawi’s current electoral moment offers lessons for both government and opposition in Zambia, arguing that the two countries share parallel democratic transitions over the decades.
MUHABI LUNGU: OPPOSITION UNITY OR NATIONAL PERIL
Unlike past attempts at ad hoc coalitions, Lungu outlined a structured framework already in motion. Opposition parties have formed thematic groups with clear mandates:
“Judge afwile ukulya: The Pretoria High Court’s Sham Ruling Against the Lungu Family
The judgment also misrepresented Zambian law. There is no statute prescribing how former presidents must be buried. The court’s reliance on the notion that Zambia has legal authority over Lungu’s burial is entirely baseless.
PF SECRETARY GENERAL RALLIES MEMBERS: “THE WIND OF CHANGE MUST BE MATCHED WITH A STRONG MACHINE”
“This is not a game. It is a life-and-death situation for our future. We must register our people, especially the youth, and we must stand guard at polling stations until the last vote is counted,” he declared.
JUDGMENT WITHOUT JUSTICE: THE LUNGU FAMILY’S BURIAL BATTLE
Burial is not just protocol. It is intimacy, culture, faith. It belongs first to the family. To deny them this right is to wound them a second time.
DOLIKA BANDA SPEAKS OUT ON LUNGU FAMILY ORDEAL, BUT AMBIGUITY REMAINS ON OPPOSITION ALLIANCES
She emphasized the importance of “shared vision and alignment,” but stopped short of committing to work with PF or openly backing an opposition front.
DOLIKA BANDA: FROM BOARDROOM TO BALLOT BOX
Her strategy centers on mining, agriculture, and tourism, sectors she says can lift millions out of poverty if Zambians themselves are given ownership stakes.
UPND’S STATE CAPTURE PROJECT, A RECKONING FOR ZAMBIA’S MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY
This is not the normal hurly burly of politics. It is the systematic neutralizing of a rival through state power, a hallmark of organized capture.
ZAMBIANS ARE TIRED OF FOUR YEARS OF EMPTY UPND RULE
Zambians are growing weary of a government that has no vision beyond blaming its predecessors. Fatigue is setting in.
EMV SUNDAY EDITION: OPTIMISM MEETS A HARDER REALITY
The broadcast devoted long minutes to Mopani, KCM, and Kansanshi. The hosts argued that celebrated transactions have not translated into transparent cash flows to the Treasury