Zambian Observer Headlines Today

MASEBO PETITIONS CHONGWE EAST ELECTION, CHALLENGES ANITA KAMANGA’S WIN

KABUSWE PETITIONS CHILILABOMBWE POLL

ZAMBIA MUST CONFRONT ELECTORAL CONCERNS TO MOVE FORWARD-BISHOP CHIKOYA

GARRY NKOMBO’S RE-CONTESTED  MAZABUKA SEAT AND LOST WAS THE BIGGEST BLUNDER HE EVER MADE IN HIS POLITICAL CARRIER

WILLIE NSANDA — BIG WILLIE, BIG POLITICS, BIG DRAMA

COURT ORDERS FOUR MARRIED WOMEN TO SPEND NIGHT IN POLICE CELLS FOR REPEATEDLY INSULTING NEIGHBOUR

JAPAN PRIME MINISTER TAKAICHI CONGRATULATES PRESIDEN-ELECT HICHILEMA ON RE‑ELECTION

Another NATO defense-industry facility connected to Ukraine has been hit by a suspicious fire

TURKISH AND ISRAELI WARSHIPS CLASH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Trump on Iran: “Sometimes You Think They’re Fools, Other Times They’re Smart”

NORTH KOREA SAYS US HOSTILE POLICY UNCHANGED AND NUKES ARE HERE TO STAY

IRAN’S IRGC VOWS RETALIATION AFTER DEADLY U.S. STRIKE ON MISSILE LAUNCHERS

TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN TURKEY AND ISRAEL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

SAUDI ARABIA ASKED WASHINGTON TO LEAD WAR AGAINST HOUTHIS AND GOT REJECTED

3 killed in head-on truck collision in Monze

TÜRKIYE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES HICHILEMA ON RE-ELECTION

Hamududu says Zambians were ‘mean’ to Hichilema, should have given him over 75 percent

GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE URGES STATE TO UPHOLD RIGHTS OF MUNDUBILE AND MAKEBI IN TREASON CASE

ZCLU DISMISSES CLAIMS UPND PETITIONERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY SECURE VICTORY THROUGH COURTS

FiRE RIPS THROUGH BUSEKO MARKET, MILLIONS WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED

WE ARE COMMITTED TO HH’S 2-TERM LIMIT – NEVERS MUMBA

One of HH’s challenge now is risk of illegal immigration from SA – SA businessman ‎

IN DEFENSE OF UNIFORM: THE ARMY DID WHAT THE CONSTITUTION DEMANDS

SEER 1 ACCUSES MUNDUBILE AND MAKEBI OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION

ECZ’S CONDUCT OF THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS BEING QUESTIONED BY UPND THROUGH NATIONWIDE ELECTION PETITIONS- Prof. Proud Moonga, PhD

MUNALI MP SIPALO PLEDGES INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

ZAM ANNOUNCES PACKED SCHEDULE FOR MANUFACTURERS MONTH 2026

FUNERAL WREATHS LEFT FOR LIVING DEFENSE EXECUTIVES IN TWO NATO COUNTRIES

Iranian President’s Son Calls for Reconsidering the Costs of Uranium Enrichment

Iran Says Oil Tanker Catches Fire Near Strait of Hormuz After Hitting Two Naval Mines

U.S. Strikes Iranian Launchers on Larak Island Over Strait of Hormuz Mine Threat

Call for a Boycott of Google Maps Goes Viral Over “Lake America” Rename

TWO DEAD, 16 WOUNDED IN BELGOROD MISSILE STRIKE

If the opposition defeats me in the election,they will leave Gaza and they will establish a Palestinian state- Netanyahu

Algeria Delivers Four Su-30 Fighter Jets and New Military Equipment to Niger

Russia Reportedly Helps Nigerien Forces Repel Attempted Military Mutiny in Niamey

Ted Cruz Admits “It’s No Secret That I Want to Be President” as 2028 Speculation Builds

IRAN SAYS IT STRUCK US TROOPS AT UAE BASE WITH DRONES

IRAN STRIKES US BASES IN JORDAN AFTER AMERICAN ATTACK ON LARAK ISLAND

Government Declares Tuesday, September 1, a Public Holiday for the Inauguration of President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema

THE JUDICIARY IS POWERFUL AND INDEPENDENT NO OTHER ARM OF GOVERNMENT CAN CONTROL IT SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL  KABESHA

Botswana’s president praises Traoré’s speed – and says his own system wastes years

PETITIONS SUCCESSFULLY FILED IN SO FAR TO CHALLENGE  ELECTION RESULTS

UPND ALLIANCE MEMBER CHARLES CHANDA BACKS CHITIMUKULU’s CALL FOR INCREASED ALLOWANCE

New Kabushi MP, Sichinga shows off National Assembly ID

Preperations for President Hichilema’s Inauguration Ceremony on Course

YOU ARE VERY SICK IN YOUR HEADS  ZAMBIAN WATCHDOG AUTHORS – Kellys Kaunda Breathes Fire

Lusaka skies come alive as spectacular drone show celebrates Zambia-China friendship

Qualifications needed to become Zimbabwean President

CHINA JUST REMOVED ITS SECOND MOST POWERFUL MILITARY OFFICIAL AND A CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF XI JINPING

SWAZI ARMY RECRUIT FIRED OVER R40 AND A LOAF OF BREAD

DRUNK PILOT STEALS PLANE AND TRIGGERS FIGHTER SCRAMBLE NEAR NUCLEAR PLANT

Libya’s state bank has taken Burkina Faso to an international court

Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for Muslim Unity Against U.S. and Israel

ISRAELI EXPERT WARNS NETANYAHU NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE TURKEY’S MILITARY POWER

IRAN SHOWS DOZENS OF SHIPS WAITING FOR IRGC ORDERS TO CROSS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ

PETITIONING HH’s RE-ELECTION WOULD’VE BEEN A WASTE OF TIME – KAVINDELE

Former Higher Education PS petitions Catholic Church over Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa’s misconduct on allegation against Mundubile

AN INJUSTICE UNDER UNIFORM: WHY THE ZAMBIA ARMY MUST ANSWER FOR THE 2026 ELECTION VIOLENCE – Fred M’membe

Frank Mutubila has advised people who are aggrieved by election results to stop watching news and following social media as this would worsen their feelings

Zambians were mean to President Hichilems,the President deserved more than 75 percent of the vote- Hamududu

HH is trying hard to provoke us to justify his reign of blood and terror- Former PF Diplomat Kellys Kaunda

NJENJE CHIZU CAME OUT 3RD AND HE HAS PETITIONED:TeddyChama(NRPUP)-5,293 Leonard Mbao (Ind ) – 4,570 Njenje Chizu (UPND) – 4,299

Chitimukulu calls for increased chiefs’ allowances

Frank Tayali’s 13-Day U-Turn Raises Questions of Integrity

THE UNDERRATED PRESIDENT, THE OVERRATED VICE PRESIDENT AND THE OVERRATED OPPOSITION:Zimbabwe’s greatest political misunderstanding may be that we keep mistaking popularity, mythology and noise for strategy.

SEOUL BACKS TRUMP’S NORTH KOREA TALKS BUT FEARS BEING LEFT OUT

Kylian Mbappé should be the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner- Javier Hernández

Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv-Area Weapons Depot Kills 37, Nearly 400 Evacuated

Iranian Monarchists and Families of Victims Back Reza Pahlavi

RUSSIA’S WAREHOUSE WAR REACHES KYIV’S SUPERMARKET SHELVES

Niger Army Regains Control in Niamey with Russian Support

Russian Military Officer Killed in Car Bombing in St. Petersburg

RUSSIA’S CAPTURED UKRAINIAN DRONES SPARK FEARS OF POSSIBLE “FALSE-FLAG” ATTACKS IN EUROPE

ZELENSKYY ADMITS NATO-SUPPLIED WEAPONS WERE STORED NEAR CIVILIAN AREAS

RUSSIA TESTS INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE (ICBM) IN MAJOR WARNING TO UK

IRAN’S ARAQCHI: JAPANESE PEOPLE SHOULD DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE U.S.

NIGER MUTINY REVEALS THE TRAP OF COUP MENTALITY

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI CALLS FOR MUSLIM UNITY AGAINST “GLOBAL ARROGANCE”

IRAN REPORTEDLY DELIVERS WARNING AND PROPOSAL TO QATAR’S PRIME MINISTER

Kim Jong Un Announces Major Shake-Up in North Korea’s Military Leadership

GREEK F-16 FIGHTER JETS SCRAMBLED AFTER DRONE ENTERS GREEK AIRSPACE FROM TURKEY

Belgium has again rejected efforts to use approximately €200 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine

CLAIMS THAT RUSSIA IS PLANNING TO ATTACK NATO ARE UNFOUNDED- FINNISH PRESIDENT STUBB

BOTSWANA PRESIDENT SAYS SOUTH AFRICA IS PROTECTING SOME BOTSWANA FUGITIVES WHO ARE WANTED FOR SERIOUS CRIMES AND COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IF RETURNED HOME

Putin Test-Drives New Volga K50 Based on Chinese Automotive Technology

Mundubile, Makebi Zulu and 16 others charged with treason

HISTORIC WIN: 35 WORLD LEADERS FLOOD HH WITH CONGRATULATIONS AHEAD OF SWEARING-IN….rewrites Zambia’s diplomatic history as global superpowers and regional allies validate his second-term mandate before inauguration day

AT THIS STAGE, WHO QUALIFIES FOR NOMINATION TO PARLIAMENT IN ZAMBIA?

MPIKA Council Chairperson-elect Chola Chilumba, who secured 26,287 votes, has been petitioned by his closest rival, who received 5,836 votes

Treason Charges for Mundubile and Zulu — Court Showdown Looms

POLICE SAY LAWYERS REPRESENTING MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI HAVE NOT BEEN BLOCKED FROM VISITING THEM

When the courthouse door closes: Zambia’s presidential election petition is a test of constitutional rule- Prof. Cephas Lumina

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT HICHILEMA MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED

FODEP URGES AGGRIEVED PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE BEFORE CHALLENGING ELECTION RESULTS

WHEN MEDIATION LEAVES WITHOUT A DECISION: THE REAL RISK IS INSTITUTIONAL

ZAMBIA PREPARES FOR PRESIDENT HICHILEMA’S SECOND-TERM INAUGURATION

SHOULD DEMOCRACY SUFFER BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS DOING WELL ECONOMICALLY?

THE DEFENSE FILE (SPECIAL EDITION): WHEN AN AIR RAID BECOMES A NATIONAL EMERGENCY- Yehudah Ben David

CHINGOLA UPND MAYORAL LOSING CANDIDATE ROMANA MAMBO PETITIONS 2026 ELECTION RESULTS