Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

The government plans to add 1 000MW of solar power to the national grid by 2027, with projects spread across the country

Zambia and Zimbabwe have each committed US$220 million to restarting the long-delayed $4.2 billion Batoka Gorge Hydropower Station near Victoria Falls

He stood as Africa’s foremost opposition leader and a tireless champion of democracy, a moral compass whose defiance outlasted regimes, reshaped constitutions and inspired generations

In the past three years, Zambia has recorded a nearly 300% increase in international tourist arrivals, following the removal of visa fees

As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable

If President Hakainde Hichilema cannot manage a funeral, how can he manage a country?

The dispute over Edgar Lungu’s burial reveals deeper questions about state sovereignty and institutional continuity in post-colonial Africa

President Hichilema is keen to win the support of MPs through inducement because their votes will determine the fate of his proposed changes to the constitution

President Hakainde Hichilema seeks to control the National Assembly by adding 92 new seats and creating 55 new constituencies in areas that have historically voted for him

Millions of Zambians regularly exercise their democratic right at the ballot box

Faced with public discontent, fear of losing power has driven Zambia’s president to change the constitution and enact repressive laws ahead of next year’s election

Hakainde Hichilema knows he needs to scrap the 50+1 clause in the Constitution if he is to be reelected

When an academic warned of the continuing politicisation of institutions in Zambia, the state tried to prove him wrong. It now seems happy to prove him right if it can lock him up

Hakainde Hichilema is so desperate to cling on to power that he is preparing the ground to amend the Constitution before the elections

Reminding President Hakainde Hichilema to fulfil his election campaign promises is now an offence in Zambia

The president needs to take a strong line on graft if he is genuine about ending the scandals in which he is allegedly complicit

President Hakainde Hichilema is quickly squandering the respect the country once held on the international stage

President Hakainde Hichilema is weakening state institutions, impairing the opposition and undermining democracy