By Makebi Zulu
August 2026, Zambia’s Moment of Renewal.
Zambia has been tested by broken promises, rising prices, and leaders who spoke of new dawns but delivered longer nights. Yet, in the dust of disappointment, a fire still burns the fire of a people who know they can rise again.
Across the world, comebacks define democracy. In Malawi, the dismissed rose and reclaimed their voice. In the Netherlands, truth and conviction revived the opposition. And here in Zambia, the people are ready for their own comeback.
Life has become unbearable. Mealie meal now costs over K300, fuel has doubled, power cuts are back, and inflation erodes every kwacha. Youths roam the streets without work while officials brag about progress only they can see. Over 65% of Zambians live in poverty. The patience of the people is wearing thin.
Zambia, once a beacon of democracy, has become a testing ground for foreign control. The IMF deal brought austerity, not relief. China and the West pull us in opposite directions while ordinary citizens pay the price. We cannot eat geopolitics we need jobs, dignity, and direction.
Yes, mistakes were made. There were times when power blinded and cadres overstepped. But we have learned, reformed, and refocused. As President Edgar Chagwa Lungu said: “We have made mistakes… and for that we apologize.” That is leadership humility and accountability.
This comeback is renewal, a declaration that Zambia belongs to Zambians again.
✅ Economic Freedom: Restore affordability, rebuild production, and protect the kwacha.
✅ Jobs for Youth: Skills, industries, credit, not slogans.
✅ Justice for All: End selective prosecution and political intimidation.
✅ National Unity: No tribal politics, no regional favoritism.
✅ Power to the People: Real decentralization and accountability.
When Zambians stand up in 2026, the world will see a nation that refused to die.
Next year; Zambia will not need new excuses. It will need courage. It will not need sympathy. It will need unity. The comeback will be here bold, spiritual, unstoppable.
Let’s all go out and Register to vote, for that is our surest weapon next year.
How many times are we going to renew our country? I thought we already did it in 2021, 2026 will just be a continuation with Bally and UPND, they are tremendously doing a superb job, Zambia will never be the same again.
Forget about 2026, HH has already taken that without much effort, his achievements speaks for him.
Bushe what do these PFools take Zambians for?
So a Manukula politician has presidential ambitions.
@Kananse…. kikikiki the manukula wants to try his lucky!!
PF did the exact opposite of what Mr. Makebi has listed. The hypocrisy of PF wears a hat. In 2011 when PF took power, the exchange rate was K5 to the USD. When they exited in 2021 it was K23 to the USD. Similarly, the price of a 25Kg bag of mealie meal was K35 when they came to power and K175 when they were voted out. Petrol was at K5/lt in 2011 and K17 in 2021 when PF left power. At no time did PF bring the prices of commodities down and they won’t being them down given a second chance.
PF minwe ya bubenshi. Anything they touch crumbles and bringing them back in whatever form (Makebi et al) will mean destroying the firm foundation that has been laid by HH and the UPND. PF are synonymous with chaos and destruction.
They are the true representation of hypocrisy, lies and lawlessness.
Fi plan B kanshi fyabupuba bupubafye.
Contesting the presidency with a corpse. Zoona, uyu ni Malukula president. And the burial of that corpse is still nowhere in sight yet, he still wants to make more money as well for campaigns. Abantu nabapena pa Zed, others sleep with human skeletons while others campaign with corpses.
Malukula at work. Campaigning with a corpse in the back yard.