🇿🇲 CONTEXT | What Brenda Nyirenda is Claiming and What the Evidence Shows
Lundazi Patriotic Front Member of Parliament Brenda Nyirenda says Zambians are prepared to vote for any political party, regardless of its history or strength, as long as it is backed byagainst the United Party for National Development.
Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Nyirenda argued that recent by-election outcomes prove that voters are no longer loyal to party labels but are instead unified by a single objective. “People are resolved,” she said. “They are just waiting to be told, ‘this way,’ and even if it takes a week to inform them the Patriotic Front and positioned to say this is the road that will be taken, UPND is gone.”
Nyirenda pointed to the Petauke and Chawama by-elections as her primary evidence. In Petauke, the PF supported the National Congress Party, which went on to win despite limited national presence. In Chawama, the Forum for Democracy and Development secured victory in a contest where it had previously failed to gain traction. “FDD had never won an election,” Nyirenda said. “They were coming from the tail but today, the FDD has won an election.”
From these outcomes, she concluded that voter behaviour has shifted from party preference to opposition coordination. “Just because the PF backed FDD, it won,” she said, adding that even symbols or party familiarity no longer mattered. “NCP had the most difficult symbol ever, a chair, but the people of Petauke were able to vote on a chair.”
Nyirenda further linked this resolve to public anger following the death of former president Edgar Lungu, arguing that dissatisfaction with how his family was treated had hardened attitudes against the ruling party. According to her, the electorate is now prepared to follow any directive that leads away from UPND governance.
She also described the Chawama result as a warning to the ruling party. “They should know that is a signal that people are not happy with them,” she said, predicting that the UPND would perform worse in a general election where, in her words, there would be no external mobilisation or inducements.
The ruling party has offered a more restrained reading of the loss. UPND Deputy Chairperson for Elections Likando Mufalali said the party would introspect, acknowledging that some areas may have been underrated.
The factual record supports part of Nyirenda’s argument. PF backed candidates using alternative party platforms have won recent by-elections. Voters have demonstrated a willingness to separate local contests from loyalty. That much is observable.
What is not established is whether this behaviour translates directly to a general election. By-elections operate under different conditions. Turnout is lower. Campaigns are narrower. Voters often vote tactically to register dissatisfaction rather than to choose a governing party.
Nyirenda’s broader claim that the UPND is on an unavoidable path to defeat rests on assumption rather than evidence. It presumes sustained opposition unity, uniform voter motivation, and the absence of incumbency advantages. None of these conditions are guaranteed.
Her most grounded point lies elsewhere. Opposition fragmentation benefits the ruling party. Coordination, even under smaller party banners, has proven effective in limited contests. Whether that coordination can be scaled nationally remains unanswered.
What Chawama and Petauke confirm is discontent. They do not confirm outcome. Anger can influence votes. Power changes hands only when organisation matches sentiment.
🔴 DEVELOPING STORY | Police Presence Seals Court as Miles Sampa Appears
A strong police presence is visible at the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court as Miles Sampa, the Matero Member of Parliament, is expected to appear following his arrest.
Sampa faces a charge of transmitting unsolicited or deceptive communication under the Cyber Crimes Act No. 4 of 2025. The case stems from statements allegedly made on January 15, 2026, in which he claimed a “fake” polling station had been opened along Ring Road on voting day during the Chawama parliamentary by-election.
Police have not issued further details on the proceedings, but the visible security deployment underlines the sensitivity of a case that sits at the intersection of electoral integrity, online misinformation, and political accountability.
The court appearance is being closely watched by both ruling party and opposition figures, as it tests how Zambia’s institutions respond to false electoral claims in a high-stakes election cycle.
ZULU MEETS NGONI CHIEFS AMID TIGHT SECURITY Presidential candidate for the 2026 Presidential Elections, Makebi Zulu, has held engagements with Ngoni traditional leaders in Chipata, Eastern Province.
Mr Zulu paid a courtesy call on several chiefs, including Senior Chief Nzamane, Chief Madzimawe, Chief Munukwa, Chief Saili, Chief Maguya, and Chief Mshawa during his visit to the provincial capital.
Meanwhile, heightened security was recorded at Ephendukeni Palace yesterday after police officers surrounded the residence of Paramount Chief Mpezeni.
This appeared to be an attempt to prevent Mr Zulu and his delegation from meeting the Ngoni paramount chief.
Patriotic Front (PF) presidential aspirant Makebi Zulu has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of the wife of His Royal Highness the Chitimukulu, Paramount Chief of the Bemba people.
Mr Zulu said the news was received with profound sorrow and a heavy heart, describing the loss as both personal to the royal household and significant to the nation’s cultural heritage and traditional leadership.
He conveyed his deepest condolences to His Royal Highness the Chitimukulu and the Bemba Royal Establishment, noting the late Queen’s legacy of grace, humility, and cultural stewardship.
Mr Zulu stated that the Queen’s unwavering dedication to preserving tradition and unity within the chiefdom would continue to inspire generations.
He affirmed solidarity with the royal family and the people of the Bemba chiefdom during this period of mourning.
Mr Zulu further urged the nation to observe the moment with dignity, respect for custom, and unity.
He emphasised the importance of supporting the Bemba Royal Establishment in this difficult time.
Mr Zulu prayed for comfort, strength, and peace for His Royal Highness the Chitimukulu, the royal family, and the people of Zambia.
MATERO Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has spent a second night in police detention following his arrest on Tuesday on allegations of spreading falsehoods against the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).
Mr Sampa, a former Lusaka mayor, has been charged with transmission of unsolicited or deceptive communication under the Cyber Crimes Act of 2025.
The offence attracts a fine or imprisonment for a period of not less than two years but not more than seven years, or both.
The Patriot Front presidential aspirant’s arrest followed claims posted on his official Facebook page alleging that the ECZ had set up a fake polling station in Lilayi during the recent Chawama by-election.
The statement prompted the ECZ to report the outspoken lawmaker to police, leading to his arrest, despite his tendering an apology after the commission demanded a retraction.
As of yesterday evening, Mr Sampa was still in police custody awaiting a court appearance.
His lawyer, Celestin Mukandila, expressed concern over his client’s continued detention despite having met the conditions for police bond.
Mr Mukandila described the detention as unfair and contrary to Hakainde Hichilema’s position that suspects should not be held for prolonged periods for bondable offences.
Listening to PF President Hon. Given Lubinda attempt to justify the removal of Members of the Central Committee is deeply embarrassing—and frankly alarming.
Even more worrying is that instead of speaking to voters in Kasama, who will soon be heading to the mayoral polls, the PF President spent nearly two hours ventilating internal party frustrations.
That alone signals grossly misplaced priorities at a critical political moment.
By his own admission, Hon. Lubinda removed seven Central Committee members, including Lusaka Province Chairperson Hon. Christopher Shakafuswa, Northern Province Chairperson Chomba Chipili, Davies Mwila, and Emmanuel Mpankata and others not for misconduct, but for personal gratification and reasons.
After publicly attacking Northern Province Chairperson Chipili and others he removed from the Committee on KBN TV appearance last evening, one is left wondering: how does he expect to effectively work with the very leaders currently anchoring the PF campaign in Kasama?
Many of us have, behind the scenes, been encouraging our supporters in Kasama, who are understandably aggrieved by the removal of their provincial chairperson, to set aside their bitterness and embrace unity for the sake of the campaign. The President’s conduct makes that task unnecessarily difficult.
Hon Lubinda openly stated that the affected members committed no offence and that his action was not disciplinary. That justification alone betrays a disturbing contempt for democratic norms and the basic principles of natural justice.
What he deliberately avoids acknowledging is that most of the affected MCCs were not his appointees. They were duly elected by PF members during the 2021 Provincial and General Conferences.
By purporting to remove them at will, Hon. Lubinda has effectively usurped the sovereign authority of PF members nationwide—an act that frightens rather than attracts potential supporters.
For lack of a better word, Hon Lubinda’s interview amounted to a public exposure of PF as an undemocratic organisation, rendering it unattractive not only to ordinary citizens but also to the international community whose confidence any serious political movement must inspire.
The PF Constitution is nonetheless unambiguous. Twenty five members of the Central Committee are elected at the General Conference, alongside a Secretary General appointed by the President. Beyond this, the President may nominate only three additional members.
This structure is a deliberate constitutional safeguard against personal rule. The President’s authority extends to assigning portfolio committee chairmanships—not arbitrarily hiring and firing elected leaders.
To suggest that the fate of millions of PF members rests on the personal whims of whoever occupies the presidency is not only false but dangerous. It is a gross distortion of the PF Constitution and the Disciplinary Code, calculated solely to entrench personal power.
At a time when wisdom and emotional intelligence should compel leaders to focus on urgent national and party priorities, such as the Kasama Mayoral by-election, we are instead subjected to endless, self-inflicted power struggles.
The people, however, are watching all these manoeuvres and they remain the final and fairest—judges.
RICHARD BWALYA CALLS FOR PEACE AHEAD OF THIS YEAR’S GENERAL ELECTIONS.
By Pride Nyirenda
UPND Member in Luanshya District, Richard Chanda Bwalya, has urged all Zambians to uphold peace and unity as the nation moves toward the 12th August 2026 General Elections. He said the peace Zambia has enjoyed since 1964 is a result of sacrifices made by the country’s forefathers and must be protected for the benefit of future generations.
Mr. Bwalya stressed that political differences should not divide citizens or turn them into enemies. He noted that belonging to different political parties does not justify hatred or violence, and called for constructive debate focused on national development and the common good of all Zambians.
He further encouraged citizens to remain resilient and resolve their differences through dialogue, while appealing to the three church Mother Bodies to continue praying for the nation.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bwalya raised concern over the situation in the district, particularly the area known as Cambodia, where trading structures meant for commercial use are now being occupied as residential dwellings.
He warned that if the matter is not addressed urgently, it could develop into an unplanned compound in the coming years, and urged the Luanshya Municipal Council and other relevant authorities to intervene in the matter.
DECLARE ME CHAWAMA WINNER, MUUNDA YELLS ECZ AFTER SAMPA’S ARREST
22 January 2026
HAWAMA UPND losing candidate Morgan Muunda has insisted that he never conceded that he lost the by-election.
Muunda says ECZ should compensate him by declaring him the winner of the by-election because some of his voters could not vote at one polling station after PF’s Miles Sampa said it was illegal.
FDD’s Bright Nundwe was declared the winner of the January 15 by-election in Chawama with over 1,500 votes against Muunda. On polling day, Sampa, who is the PF faction acting Secretary General, posted on his Facebook page that there was an illegal polling station along Lilayi Road.
However, he was reported to the police by the ECZ and subsequently arrested for the post. In an interview, Tuesday, Muunda said…
NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE RESIDENTS DECRY LACK OF DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
By Jack Makayi
Solwezi 21st January 2026
Residents of Zambia’s North-Western Province have expressed deep frustration over what they describe as a prolonged lack of meaningful development, despite the region’s significant contribution to the national economy through minerals, timber and agricultural production.
Community members note that the province contributes substantially to the national treasury, particularly through mining activities, timber resources, and farm produce such as maize. However, they say there is little visible development to show for these contributions.
For years, traditional leaders and local stakeholders have repeatedly raised concerns over critical infrastructure and social services. Among the long-standing demands are the construction of a University Teaching Hospital, establishment of a public university, and the upgrading of key road networks, including Mwinelunga Road, Kasempa Road, Kaoma Road and Ikelengi Road.
Education and social services have also remained a major concern. Residents complain of inadequate desks in schools, poor street roads in towns and villages, as well as poor water supply and sanitation facilities.
” These issues have been raised every budget cycle, but people on the ground see no tangible results,” said one concerned resident. “Budget are announced, but where the money goes remains a mystery. “
As the country moves closer to the next general election, citizens in the province are calling for unity and a renewed focus on leadership that prioritizes development and accountability.
There is a growing call for the election of competent, principled and proactive leaders who will effectively represent the province in Parliament, rather than what residents describe as “leaders who go to Parliament to sleep.”
Community voices emphasize the need to move away from what they term ” cheap politics “and towards active, people-centered leadership that addresses long-standing development challenges.
“We need leaders who care about the future of our children, ” another resident said .Together we can work for a better future for North-Western Province. “
The sentiments reflect a broader demand for transparency, equitable development, and responsive governance as the election period approaches.
MUSEVENI DENYING BESIGYE MEDICAL CARE IN DETENTION: AFRICA MUST SPEAK NOW
Very sad to hear that Dr. Kizza Besigye’s health has continued to deteriorate while in detention, having been denied access to proper medical care.
We stand fully in solidarity with him and pray for his recovery.
Museveni and his criminal regime must never get away with all the suffering they have caused to our nation.
This is not just Uganda’s crisis—this is Africa’s test. When we allow leaders to weaponize detention and deny basic human rights, we betray every freedom fighter who bled for our independence.
Africa, our silence is complicity. The world is watching what we do next.
“I, Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, have announced a bold plan to unite the African continent under one system. I want to create a United States of Africa, where all African countries will come together as one.
In my plan, there will be one government system, one currency called Afro Money, and one African passport.
I envision all Africans being able to travel freely without visas.
I also believe the wealth of Africa should be shared equally among all countries, so no one is left behind.
God bless Africa!”
-Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré announces bold plans to unite the African continent under one system.
PRESIDENT MAHAMA MOVES TO BUY NKRUMAH’S EXILE HOME — GHANA RECLAIMS ITS FOUNDING FATHER’S LEGACY!
President John Dramani Mahama just made a historic move that will send chills down every Pan-Africanist’s spine.
Ghana has opened talks with the family of Ahmed Sékou Touré to BUY the house where Kwame Nkrumah spent his final years in exile as honorary co-president of Guinea.
Let that sink in.
THE PAINFUL HISTORY:
In 1966, while Nkrumah was abroad, cowards staged a military coup and overthrew Africa’s greatest visionary. The man who gave Ghana independence, who dreamed of a UNITED Africa, was forced to flee his own country.
Guinea’s Sékou Touré opened his arms when Ghana’s traitors slammed the door. Nkrumah lived in Conakry until his health failed, then traveled to Romania where he died in 1972—far from the Ghana he liberated.
PRESIDENT MAHAMA, THIS IS LEADERSHIP!
By turning Nkrumah’s exile home into a heritage site, you’re not just preserving history—you’re RECLAIMING it. You’re telling the world that Ghana will NEVER forget the man who freed us. You’re saying that even in exile, Nkrumah’s vision lives on.
THIS HOUSE WILL STAND AS A REMIN
DER:
➡️ Of Pan-African brotherhood (Guinea sheltered Ghana’s hero) ➡️ Of resilience (even in exile, Nkrumah never stopped dreaming)
➡️ Of Ghana’s commitment to honor its true fathers
TO AFRICAN LEADERS:
THIS is how you honor legacy! Not through empty speeches, but through ACTION! Mahama is showing us what it means to respect the ancestors who fought for our freedom.
Nkrumah left Ghana in chains, but his spirit is coming HOME.
A 40-year-old Kenyan man, Nyakundi Kibiru, shared a photo online claiming he is Elon Musk’s firstborn son. He alleged that Musk met his mother in the early 1990s at Masai Mara and demanded a DNA test to prove the claim.
The post quickly drew widespread attention, with many social media users expressing skepticism. Critics pointed out that the image appeared AI-generated and that the account provided no verification or supporting evidence.
Several inconsistencies further undermined the claim, including Musk’s age—he would have been only 14 at the time of the alleged birth—along with visible AI artifacts in the photo.
Adding to the doubts, the same images had circulated on Russian websites in 2024, raising concerns about recycled AI content and its role in fueling the growing “dead internet” phenomenon.
Fresh developments in African football leadership.
Abdoulaye Fall, President of the Senegalese Football Federation, has openly thrown his weight behind Samuel Eto’o to take over the leadership of CAF.
Speaking shortly after Senegal’s victory, Fall did not mince his words. He made it clear that African football needs strong, passionate, and credible figures at the top, and in his view, Samuel Eto’o fits that role perfectly. He expressed growing frustration with the current leadership, pointing directly at Patrice Motsepe as part of the problem.
https://youtu.be/9bTowJOPLxU?si=JdHgBpPMt5RkAnVV
According to Fall, African football can no longer be managed by distant administrators. He believes it needs people who understand the game from the inside, people who have lived it, fought for it, and earned respect on and off the pitch.
Samuel Eto’o’s name is now firmly in the conversation, and this could mark a turning point for the future of CAF.
African football politics just got more interesting.
FIFA Feel ‘Deep Embarrassment’ Over Donald Trump Winning Peace Prize
Jan 18, 2028
The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is remembered as the night FIFA controversially awarded Donald Trump its inaugural peace prize. An insider has now revealed how the organisation feels about handing the award to the US President.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented the FIFA Peace Award to Trump ahead of the draw taking place on December 5th. The Italian said to the US President,” We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see a future. This is what we want to see from a leader, and you definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize.”
This came at a time when Trump was already receiving heavy criticism for his politics, and since then, his popularity has only plummeted further. The US has since launched airstrikes across Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maudo and his wife Cilia Flores, putting them in a US prison.
Trump is now threatening to invade Greenland for security reasons and has vowed to impose tariffs on European countries that oppose this. There are claims in Germany that the joint-second-most-successful nation in World Cup history could withdraw from the tournament in the summer due to these threats.
FIFA ‘Deeply Embarrassed’ By Trump Peace Award
‘Hope’, ‘unity’ and ‘future’ were the apparent requirements for a world leader to win the Peace Prize, and Trump’s actions after receiving the award from Infantino don’t meet those criteria. It was said that there was already unease when the US President was handed the award.
According to a FIFA source whom The Guardian spoke with, this has now shifted to “deep embarrassment.” Multiple officials have expressed unease about the way it was handled.
One high-placed FIFA official was also wary of staging the World Cup in the US, and a high-ranking official admitted that it would be a “very delicate” and “difficult” build-up to the tournament and during the competition itself. But the sports governing body have reaffirmed the decision to award Trump the peace prize and that it did not comment on “hearsay.”
A FIFA spokesperson was quoted as saying: “FIFA strongly supports its annual peace prize, an award to recognise exceptional actions for peace and unity. FIFA notes the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient [the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado]has given her medal to President Trump.”
They added:
“FIFA has strong relations with President Trump, along with leaders from fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico. This has resulted in good working relationships leading to, for example in the US, the formation of the White House Task Force for the Fifa World Cup.”
Some FIFA officials are trying to stay out of politics ahead of the World Cup as one individual stated: “Involving myself in the politics surrounding this World Cup is something I stay far away from. My job concerns football on the pitch and nothing else.”
Trump said it was “truly one of the great honours” of his life when he was awarded FIFA’s peace prize. This came months after he lost his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize.
FIFA President Infantino on Relationship with Trump
This summer’s World Cup will be the first following its expansion to 48 teams, with matches in the USA, Mexico and Canada. Russia are currently banned from participating due to the invasion of Ukraine, but other nations have threatened to voluntarily pull out of the competition.
Germany sees boycotting the tournament as a “last resort” to make Trump “see sense”. But doubts were also cast over Spain’s participation last year due to issues linked with Israel.
Infantino said back in February 2025 that FIFA “want to have all countries playing”, opening the door for Russia to return. He also highlighted the need to be on good terms with President Trump (via Sky News):
“I think it is absolutely crucial for the success of a World Cup to have a close relationship with the president.”
Trump and Infantino have regularly been seen together in the build-up to the tournament, especially when major announcements have been made. The pair have formed a close bond over the years, and FIFA has no plans to challenge Trump on visa and immigration issues.
Trump reveals secret “sonic weapon” used in Venezuela raid: “nobody else knows about”
President Trump has confirmed the use of a classified “secret sonic” weapon during the recent U.S. military operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a revealing interview on Katie Pavlich Tonight, Trump bragged about the unprecedented technology, claiming the U.S. possesses “weapons nobody else knows about.”
The Terrifying Effects: The world first heard rumors of this tech when Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed the “amazing attack.” Eyewitness accounts from Maduro’s guards are chilling:
• Physical Trauma: Soldiers reportedly suffered from exploding headaches, were unable to stand, and began bleeding from the nose and vomiting blood.
• Intense Power: One witness described the sensation as a sound wave so intense it felt like their “head was exploding from the inside.”
• Mass Casualties: While the specific weapon’s toll is unknown, Venezuela’s Interior Minister reports at least 100 deaths during the raid on the presidential compound.
Global & Legal Fallout: • Russia Reacts: The Kremlin has tasked “special services” with investigating Trump’s remarks, demanding more information on the mysterious device.
• Legal Debate: While sonic weapons aren’t illegal, legal experts and professors are questioning the overall legality of the abduction itself, calling it a “blatant, illegal and criminal act.”
Putin offers $1B in frozen assets to join Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza
In a major shift on the international stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Moscow is considering a $1 billion payment to secure a permanent seat on President Trump’s newly proposed “Board of Peace.”
The Details of the Deal:
• The Funding: Putin suggested the $1 billion could come from Russian assets that were frozen during the previous U.S. administration.
• The “Board of Peace”: This international body was recently unveiled by the White House to manage the transitional phase in Gaza following the ceasefire that halted the war.
• Membership Terms: While membership is free for the first three years, permanent status reportedly comes with a $1 billion price tag—a fee Putin has now instructed his Foreign Ministry to study.
The creation of the Board of Peace coincides with the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, a conflict that has seen over 71,000 lives lost since October 2023. Trump’s “Board of Peace” is set to work alongside a new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to oversee the enclave’s future.
Breaking: TRUMP SHOCKS DAVOS, PROMISES PROSECUTIONS OVER RIGGED 2020
In a room full of global elites in Davos, Trump did what nobody else on that stage dares: he said the quiet truth about 2020 out loud.
Not in a rally, not in a podcast, but right to the faces of the global ruling class.
He tied it directly to the war in Ukraine, telling them the invasion “wouldn’t have started” if the 2020 race hadn’t been “rigged. ” Then he dropped the line that made every regime lawyer in Washington sit up straight: “People will soon be prosecuted for what they did. ” Meanwhile, the same crowd that spent years chanting “most secure election in history” is now quietly admitting cracks in the story.
That Georgia 315,000-vote bombshell — which state officials say they “don’t dispute” — suddenly makes Trump’s questions look a lot less like conspiracy, and a lot more like overdue accountability.
The irony is brutal: Biden’s DOJ tried to throw Trump in prison for questioning the election.
Now it’s Trump, on the global stage, calmly promising that the people who bent the rules will finally face the consequences.
And then there was Greenland.
When pressed on whether he’d use force to acquire it, Trump leaned into what he actually does best: deals, leverage, strength without pointless wars — the exact opposite of Biden stumbling America into one disaster after another.
HOW HAS CHINA RESPONDED TO TRUMP ATTACK ON VENEZUELA?
📌 China has begun a series of practical measures, based on the awareness that the United States has turned control over Venezuelan oil into a means of suppressing the Chinese presence in South America and hindering its accelerated development of ties in South America.
📌 China has taken steps that directly target the vital lines of the American empire, because the aggression on Venezuela represents a declaration of war on the multi-polar world project and the “BRICS” group.
📌 A few hours after the news of the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro spread, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an “urgent” meeting of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party Politburo, which lasted exactly 120 minutes. No official statement was issued, nor diplomatic threats were launched; instead there was the silence that preceded the storm, as that meeting activated what Chinese strategists call “a comprehensive asymmetrical response,” in response to aggression targeting Chinese partners in the Western Hemisphere.
📌 Venezuela is a Chinese bridge towards Latin America inside the “back yard” of the United States.
📌 The first phase of the Chinese response began at 9:15 in the morning 4. on January, when the National Bank of China peacefully announced the temporary suspension of all US dollar transactions with companies affiliated with the US defense sector. Companies like Boeing, Locky Martin, Rayton and General Dynamics woke up to the news of all their deals with China being frozen without warning.
📌 At 11:43 of the same week, “China State Electric Grid Company”, which operates the largest electricity grid in the world, announced a comprehensive technical audit of all its contracts with American electrical equipment suppliers, in a step that practically means that China is beginning to break up with American technology.
📌 At 2:17 pm, “China National Oil Company”, the largest state-owned oil company in the world, announced the reorganization of its global supply strategy. It represented the reactivation of “weapon of energy”, through canceling the contracts from American refineries worth $47 billion per year.
📌 Oil that was intended for the east coast of the United States has been diverted to India, Brazil and South Africa, as well as other partners in the global south. This resulted in a 23% jump in oil prices during one trading session.
📌 But the most important of all is a clear strategic message: China is capable of energetically strangling the United States of America without firing a single bullet.
📌 In the next step, the “China Ocean Shipping Company”, which controls about 40% of the global maritime transport capacity, has implemented what it called “optimization of operational routes”.
📌 As a result, Chinese shipping has begun to avoid American ports such as Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York and Miami. These ports, which basically depend on Chinese maritime logistics to maintain their supply chains, suddenly found themselves without 35% of the usual container movement. It represented a real disaster for big companies like Walmart, Amazon and Targa, which depend on Chinese ships to import China-made goods into U.S. ports, as their supply chains suffered a partial collapse within a matter of hours.
📌 The most striking in these measures was their synchronized weather accuracy, which caused a chain reaction and doubled the economic effect in a huge way. 📌 It wasn’t about a gradual escalation, but a system shock designed to disable the American response ability.
📌 Before the American government was able to figure out this blow, China activated a new package of measures: mobilization of the global south. At 4:22 pm on the same week, the 4th. In January, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offered Brazil, India, South Africa, Iran, Turkey and Indonesia, as well as 23 other countries (including Serbia), the current preferential trade conditions for any country that publicly undertakes not to recognize any Venezuelan government coming to power with American support or intervention.
📌 In less than 24 hours, 19 countries accepted the offer, with Brazil being first, followed by India, Russia, South Africa and Mexico. In this way, the concept of “a real multi polar world” was practically realized.
📌 China managed to form an anti-American coalition on the spot, using weapons of economic stimulus. 📌 And the “last touching point” came 5. in January, when Beijing activated financial weapons. China’s international inter-bank payments system has announced the expansion of its operating capacity to accommodate any international transaction that wants to bypass the Washington-controlled “SWIFT” system.
This means that China has presented to the world a complete and effective alternative to the Western financial system. So any state, company or bank that wants to trade without relying on the U.S. financial infrastructure can now use the Chinese system, which is 89% cheaper and faster.
📌 The answer was immediate and general: in the first 34 hours of work, transactions worth 89 billion dollars were processed, and central banks in 34 states opened operating accounts within the Chinese system, which means speeding up the process of dedollarization of one of the most important financing sources of the United States.
📌 On the technology front, China, which controls 60% (3/5) of the world’s production of rare minerals – elements vital for the semiconductor and electronic components industry – has announced a temporary restriction on the export of these minerals to any country that supported the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. The decision has raised major concern among US tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Google and Intel, which depend on Chinese supply chains for key components, as their manufacturing systems are now at risk of collapse in the next few weeks.
📌 Every Chinese move strikes a direct blow to the heart of economic imperialism of the United States.
“What has China done for Venezuela? “ask friends and foes alike. Above is a clear answer: without declaring war, China acts, influences and imposes new facts. Not with negativity, but simply closing some doors and opening others.
House Panel votes to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in Criminal Contempt over Epstein Probe
The Jeffrey Epstein investigation has reached a historic boiling point. In a move that has sent shockwaves through Washington, the House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to recommend criminal contempt of Congress charges against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Breakdown of the Bipartisan Vote:
• Bill Clinton: Resolution passed 34-8. In a rare break from party lines, 9 Democrats joined all Republicans to support the measure.
• Hillary Clinton: Resolution passed 28-15, with 3 Democrats crossing the aisle to vote in favor.
• The Democrats who broke ranks: Reps. Maxwell Frost, Summer Lee, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Stephen Lynch, Emily Randall, Lateefah Simon, and Melanie Stansbury all voted to hold the former President in contempt.
Why it’s happening: Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) argues the Clintons have “willfully defied” lawful subpoenas for months. While the Clintons claim they have shared “what little information” they know and offered a private, non-transcribed interview, the Committee is demanding transcribed, in-person depositions under oath. “Subpoenas are not mere suggestions,” Comer stated. “They carry the force of law.”
What’s next? The resolutions now head to the full House for a final vote. If approved, the referral will go to the Justice Department for potential criminal prosecution—a charge that carries up to a year in prison.
The Counter-Argument: Opposing Democrats, like Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), called the move “political score-settling,” noting that the DOJ itself is currently behind on its legal mandate to release millions of pages of Epstein files to the public.
The Suzee Standard: Why the African Casting “Scandal” is a Matter of Choice
In the volatile world of adult entertainment and nightlife, the narrative often skips over the reality of the hustle. The buzz surrounding Ivo Suzee and the testimony of Kuruti Sizu has been labeled a “scandal,” but a closer look at the mechanics of his operation reveals a different story. It’s not a tale of innocence, but it is one of brutal, refreshing honesty in a business that is usually anything but.
The Reality of the Alternative To understand why women like Kuruti Sizu not only participated but actively recruited others, you have to look at the typical alternative: the club scene. Every night, thousands of women leave clubs with total strangers. In those scenarios, there is no contract, no discussion of health, and certainly no guaranteed payment. Most leave with nothing more than a few drinks in their system and a promised Uber ride home. They have no idea of the HIV status of the men they are with and no protection if things go sideways.
Compared to the chaos of the streets, Ivo Suzee offered a structured, public, and transparent alternative. No Coercion, Just Business The “shock factor” of Suzee’s methods—the on-site HIV testing and the “raw” nature of the encounters—was never a secret. His website is public, his terms are laid bare, and his process is surgical.
According to Sizu, the environment Suzee created was built on a foundation of upfront clarity that these women had never experienced before:
* The Public Reading: Suzee reads the contracts to everyone in the room. He demands that they ask questions. There is no fine print designed to trick anyone. * Guaranteed Payouts: He pays the agreed amount before the work begins. In an industry where “getting ghosted” is the norm, Suzee’s cash-first policy changed the game.
* The Health Protocol: While critics attack the “raw” aspect, the performers saw the on-site HIV testing as a layer of security they never got in the clubs. They knew the status of everyone in the room before anything happened.
The Power of the Referral The most telling part of this “scandal” is the recruitment. These ladies weren’t being lured into a trap; they were bringing their friends. They saw a man who was honest about his intentions, upfront with his cash, and meticulous about testing. For them, Suzee wasn’t a “savior,” but he was a reliable businessman in a sea of predators. They knew exactly what they came for. They signed the papers, took the tests, and collected the money. In a world where safety and payment are usually gambles, Ivo Suzee made them a guarantee.
The Final Word: A Public Choice Ivo Suzee isn’t operating in the shadows. His business is out in the open for anyone to see. The women who work with him aren’t victims of coercion; they are adults making a calculated choice to trade transparency and guaranteed pay for a “raw” encounter. It’s a transaction that might shock the public, but for those tired of the dangers of the club scene, it was the most honest deal in town.
The DRC holds 70% of the world’s COBALT — the mineral powering every phone, laptop, and electric vehicle on Earth! Congo also has massive reserves of copper, lithium, coltan, gold, and rare earth minerals worth TRILLIONS!
Yet we’re handing out shortlists to foreign powers like it’s a menu at a restaurant!
AFRICAN LEADERS, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
➡️ Why are we STILL giving away our minerals instead of refining them ourselves?
➡️ Why does Congo mine cobalt but doesn’t manufacture batteries?
➡️ Why do we export lithium but import electric vehicles?
➡️ Why are we choosing between China and America instead of OWNING our own wealth?
THE SAHEL SHOWED US THE WAY!
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger kicked out foreign military bases, renegotiated mining contracts, and are taking CONTROL of their gold and uranium! They said “ENOUGH!” to exploitation!
WHEN WILL CONGO DO THE SAME?
President Tshisekedi, with all due respect: Congo doesn’t need to submit “shortlists” to Trump or China. We need to:
➡️ Refine our OWN cobalt ➡️ Build our OWN processing plants ➡️ Manufacture our OWN batteries ➡️ Create our OWN electric vehicle industry ➡️ Keep the profits IN Congo, IN Africa!
TO ALL AFRICANS:
The DRC alone has enough minerals to power the entire world’s green energy transition. We have what THEY need. So why are we still negotiating like beggars?
THIS SHOULD BE OUR CENTURY!
Africa has 30% of the world’s mineral wealth, 60% of the world’s arable land, and the youngest population on Earth. We don’t need “partnerships” we need OWNERSHIP!
The Sahel is rising. When will the rest of Africa follow?
President Tshisekedi, President Trump can wait. Let’s build OUR refineries first. Let’s process OUR minerals first. Let’s create jobs for OUR people first!
Africa’s wealth should benefit AFRICANS not foreign stockholders!
TRUMPS GREENLAND DEAL FRAMEWORK DROPS EURO TARIFF THREAT
The cameras in Davos were pointed at the usual global elites, but the real move happened quietly in the background.
While they talked about “managing decline,” President Trump was busy changing the board itself.
He announced that the U.S. has reached a framework for a deal over Greenland and the wider Arctic region.
Most people only heard “Greenland,” but here’s what many missed: this is about securing the far north before Russia and China do, without firing a shot.
Then something shifted.
Because of that breakthrough, Trump said he will hold back the heavy tariffs that were about to hit several European countries in early February.
Instead of escalation and panic in the markets, we saw stocks jump and American investors breathe a little easier.
In contrast to the old globalist script, this was pure peace-through-strength: use American leverage, protect our strategic interests, and still avoid an economic war with allies.
It’s the kind of deal that reminds the world that when America leads with confidence, everyone has to pay attention.
Many of us have felt that the world was spinning out of control, run by people who don’t really care about our families or our future.
But moments like this show something different: America still has a leader who knows how to negotiate hard, stand up to our enemies, and keep finding non‑violent ways to win.
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POLL REVEALS TRUMP IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN BACKED BY MAJORITY
The media spent years screaming that Trump’s immigration policies were “cruel,” “extreme,” and “un-American. ” Now a new poll quietly blows that narrative to pieces.
According to Plymouth Union Public Research, 57 percent of likely voters back Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
In other words, the majority of the country supports exactly what the ruling class calls “dangerous” and “fringe. ” It gets even more damning for the open-borders crowd: 74 percent of voters say fighting illegal immigration is an important issue for the president and Congress.
Nearly half call it “very important,” while just 7 percent shrug it off as “not important at all. ” So while Democrats obsess over labels and lectures, normal Americans are focused on the basics: borders, safety, and national sovereignty.
The people living with the consequences of illegal immigration are no longer buying the elite’s moral guilt trip.
Meanwhile, Trump’s position hasn’t moved an inch: enforce the law, secure the border, put American workers and families first.
The political class may hate that vision, but this poll shows something they really fear — the country doesn’t.
If you want more straight talk the media won’t touch, stick around and follow this page for the next one.
PAUL BIYA SIGNS CAMEROON’S FUTURE AWAY: 1.65 TRILLION FCFA IN NEW DEBT!
President Paul Biya just authorized borrowing 1.65 TRILLION FCFA (CFAF 1,650 billion):
➡️ 400 billion from domestic bonds ➡️ 250 billion from international private organizations ➡️ 1 TRILLION from external banking markets
PRESIDENT BIYA, ANSWER US:
Why are we STILL borrowing when Cameroon sits on oil, gold, diamonds, timber, and fertile land? Why are we mortgaging our children’s future to foreign banks when we have EVERYTHING we need beneath our feet?
AFRICA HAS :
✅ 30% of the world’s mineral reserves ✅ 60% of the world’s arable land ✅ Endless oil, gas, gold, diamonds, cobalt ✅ 1.4 BILLION people ready to work
Yet we keep BEGGING from the same people who stole from us for centuries!
This is not “development”—this is RECOLONIZATION by debt! Every loan comes with chains. Every interest payment is wealth leaving Africa. Every external borrowing is our sovereignty slipping away.
TO ALL AFRICAN LEADERS:
STOP borrowing and START building! Use OUR resources to fund OUR projects!
Tax the multinationals mining OUR gold! Refine OUR oil! Process OUR minerals! Keep the wealth IN Africa!
Our grandchildren will curse us for selling their future to foreign creditors while sitting on a goldmine.
President Biya, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Cameroon is NOT poor—but your policies are making us slaves to debt!This
Trump Considering Granting Asylum to UK Jews Amid Rising Antisemitism – “Safe Haven” Offer Exposed
The Telegraph reports President Trump is mulling a bold move: Granting asylum to Jews in the United Kingdom seeking relocation to the US due to surging antisemitic incidents. This “safe haven” proposal comes amid a 200% spike in UK hate crimes post-Gaza war, with Trump’s team eyeing streamlined visas for “persecuted” groups—echoing his pro-Israel stance and “America First” immigration tweaks.
🔸 The Offer: Asylum for UK Jews facing threats—potentially fast-tracked under religious persecution clauses, with numbers in “thousands” from Britain’s 300K+ Jewish community.
🔸 How We Got Here: Post-October 7, UK incidents hit records (ADL: 5K+ in 2025); Trump’s December synagogue attack response blasted “weak” European policies—now, this “haven” aligns with Netanyahu alliance.
🔸 Bigger Picture: Interesting context—Echoes 1930s Kindertransport but reversed (US as refuge); UK’s CST reports 2025 as “worst year”—questioning if “asylum” aids migration or signals Western rift.
🔸 Bottom Line: Trump’s gesture exposes elite fears—facts show antisemitism crisis real, questioning if “relocation” solves or highlights failure to protect at home.
Zimbabwean investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has criticised Botswana’s leadership for focusing on political disputes instead of the country’s urgent problems.
Chin’ono made the remarks after recent allegations that the Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, helped the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) win the 2024 general elections.
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) leader Dumelang Saleshando claimed President Duma Boko confided in him about Magosi’s role.
Motlatsi Molapisi, chairperson of the UDC and leader of the Botswana Peoples Party (BPP), said he had no knowledge of any collaboration between the DIS and the UDC.
Chin’ono said: “These guys are too playful. Hospitals need medication, the economy is sluggish, and yet they are spending time on useless debates instead of dealing with the country’s real problems.”
He added that he had been reading posts from Batswana complaining about governance and economic issues, asking: “What is going on in Botswana? Are things not working out as they expected?”
Chin’ono’s comments have drawn attention to Botswana’s political debates and growing public concern over national challenges.
WESTERN SANCTIONS: The Silent War Killing 500K+ People Every Year
A groundbreaking new study published in The Lancet has forced the world to confront the true human cost of US and EU sanctions.
Key findings: Since 1971, economic sanctions have caused an estimated 564,258 deaths per year on average
That’s 5 times more than annual battlefield deaths in the same period
Sanctions drive a 3.1% annual increase in infant mortality and 6.4% rise in maternal mortality
The mechanism is brutally simple: blocked access to medicines, food, medical equipment, and healthcare infrastructure
The most devastating paradox: Despite targeting roughly one-quarter of all countries between 2010–2022, sanctions achieve their stated political or economic goals only ~30% of the time (per independent meta-analyses).
In other words: A policy tool with a 70% failure rate consistently delivers a near-100% humanitarian catastrophe on civilian populations — especially children, pregnant women, and the chronically ill.
This is not collateral damage. This is the primary mechanism of modern sanctions: mass deprivation disguised as pressure on governments.
The Lancet study is the first comprehensive, peer-reviewed attempt to quantify the body count across decades of sanctions regimes. The numbers are staggering, and the conclusion is inescapable: Western sanctions are one of the deadliest forms of foreign policy in modern history. #LancetSanctionsStudy
NIGERIA POLICE CONFIRM MASS CHURCH ABDUCTIONS AFTER PREVIOUS DENIAL
THIS is one of the three churches attacked Nigeria’s police have now confirmed that a group of worshippers was kidnapped from three churches in a remote part of the northern Kaduna state, after previously denying it.
More than two days after the raid on the Kurmin Wali village, police on Tuesday night said that an earlier statement denying the attack had been “widely misinterpreted”.
Local residents told the BBC that 177 worshippers had been abducted but that 11 later escaped.
Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin did not give any numbers but said subsequent checks by operational units and intelligence sources had confirmed the abduction.
He said security forces had been fully deployed to the area, and that search-and-rescue operations and patrols were under way.
The police spokesperson added that the earlier statement was “not a denial of the incident but a measured response pending confirmation of details from the field, including the identities and number of those affected”.
One eyewitness said the attack happened at about 10:00 local time on Sunday.
“Some people tried to run, but they couldn’t because the armed men had surrounded the village,” he said. “They gathered people together and later forced them to march into the bush.”
Residents said the attack affected three churches two which are part of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, and one from the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA).
In a joint statement with local government officials on Monday, Kaduna state police commissioner Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu described the reports of a kidnapping as “mere falsehood which is being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs who want to cause chaos”.
He challenged “anyone to list the names of the kidnapped victims and other particulars.”
The chairman of Kajuru local government area, which includes Kurmin Wali, Dauda Madaki, said security forces had been sent to the area but found no sign of a kidnapping.
”We visited the church where the so-called kidnap took place. There was no evidence of the attack. I asked the village head, Mai Dan Zaria, and he said that there was no such attack.”
A list of those kidnapped seen by the BBC on Tuesday contains more than 160 names, though this has not been independently verified.
Amnesty International has criticised Nigeria’s authorities over what it described as “the desperate denial” of the kidnapping.
The rights group said: “Authorities must also take immediate and concrete measures to prevent rampant abductions that are gradually becoming the norm in Nigeria.”
The worshipers were reportedly kidnapped during the Sunday service In November, more than 300 students and teachers were seized from a Catholic school in neighbouring Niger state. They were later released in two successive groups. This was among a spate of kidnappings that made international headlines.
Nigeria is facing numerous security challenges including kidnappings for ransom by criminal gangs, an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, separatist violence in the south-east, and a battle between herders and farmers in the centre over access to land and water.
Experts say corruption, poor intelligence sharing and underfunded local policing have hampered efforts to tackle the various crises.
Nigeria’s defence minister resigned last month at the height of the kidnapping crisis, officially for health reasons, according to the president’s office.
The US last month took military action in Nigeria – launching airstrikes on Christmas Day on two camps run by an Islamist militant group in north-western Nigeria.
US President Donald Trump has followed up by warning of more strikes if Christians continued to be killed in the West African nation.
There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, which is roughly divided into a mainly Muslim north, a largely Christian south, with intermingling in the middle – and the government says people of all faiths have been victims of attacks.
A Nigerian foreign ministry spokesman responded to Trump’s warning by saying that Nigeria would continue to engage constructively with partners such as the US.
”Nigeria remains committed to protecting all citizens, Christians and Muslims alike, without discrimination,” Alkasim Abdulkadir said.
Miles Sampa says one lie. He is arrested and kept in detention indefinitely. Hakainde Hichilema says a thousand lies. He is made president and kept in his position by more lies from him and his officials such as the promise to pay all farmers by 10 January. RELEASE MILES SAMPA!
Miles was arrested only after Hichilema abandoned his so-called rest to go live on TV via a call to talk about Miles having committed a crime – of lying.
Pause for a moment and think about this: Hichilema, who lied his way into power or for whom lying appears to be something he does compulsively, complaining about lying! How rich! I repeat: If lying is a crime, Hichilema and several of his officials must be in Mukobeko by now!
https://youtu.be/DEyhm4mOGw0?si=_g6_eaDtAWBab8QU
The offence for which Miles Sampa has had been charged, ridiculous as it may be, is a bondable/bailable one. The sureties have been ready since yesterday. Let the police release Miles or take him to court so that he can be given bail. It’s evil to detain people indefinitely.
By the way, the offence for which Miles Sampa has been arrested, publication of false news, was declared unconstitutional in 2014 by the High Court.
⬆️ BRIEFING | Tonse Alliance Divisions Deepen as KBF Walks Out
The opposition Tonse Alliance faced fresh internal strain after Kelvin Fube Bwalya, leader of the Zambia Must Prosper, walked out of a Tonse Council of Leaders meeting, citing concerns over procedure, legitimacy, and alleged manipulation.
Bwalya, popularly known as KBF, objected to the presence of a large delegation from what he described as an unregistered organisation linked to Brian Mundubile, the Mporokoso Member of Parliament.
He argued that the meeting had departed from agreed standards, noting that registered parties such as ZMP, Forum for Democracy and Development led by Chifumu Banda, and the Christian Democratic Movement led by Dan Pule were being placed on the same footing as entities without formal legal standing
According to Bwalya, former State House political adviser Zumani Zimba was attempting to influence the alliance structure in a manner that favoured Mundubile. He questioned why such efforts were being pursued through what he described as unclear and irregular arrangements.
“We cannot participate in a process that has no rules and no clarity,” Bwalya said, adding that he would not legitimise what he termed a murky process.
https://youtu.be/DEyhm4mOGw0?si=HyvU47s77-D3xBfW
After demanding that clear rules be applied to the composition and conduct of the meeting, Bwalya and his delegation left the gathering.
The walkout adds to growing questions around the Tonse Alliance’s cohesion and governance. While the alliance was formed to present a united opposition front, recurring disputes over leadership, membership, and decision making have exposed structural weaknesses.
No official response had been issued by the Tonse Alliance leadership at the time of publication.
WHY IS MILES SAMPA STILL DETAINED? PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT MUNDUBILE DEMANDS ANSWERS.
Wednesday, 21 January 2025 (Smart Eagles)
Presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile has questioned why the Zambia Police appear to be disregarding directives issued by President Hakainde Hichilema, particularly on the handling of suspects charged with bailable offences.
President Hichilema has previously stated that no individual should be arrested before investigations are conducted and those facing bondable offences must not be detained unnecessarily.
Hon. Mundubile was speaking after visiting Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa who has been in police detention since yesterday over an alleged cyber-related offence.
He has expressed concern over what he described as conflicting positions between the President and the Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba and questioned whether the police leadership was acting independently of presidential guidance.
“We want to know whether the Inspector General of Police is a law unto himself, even to the extent of disregarding what the President has said,” Mr Mundubile said.
He added that the police had failed to provide clear reasons for the continued detention of the Matero lawmaker.
Mr Mundubile noted that President Hichilema has on several occasions publicly assured the nation that suspects particularly those facing bailable offences should not be detained unnecessarily.
https://youtu.be/DEyhm4mOGw0?si=HyvU47s77-D3xBfW
“The President has repeatedly assured the nation that suspects will not be held unnecessarily, especially in cases involving bailable offences. We are therefore wondering why Mr Sampa continues to be detained,” he said.
Mr Mundubile has called upon President Hichilema and the Inspector General of Police to reconcile their public statements.
He said the continued detention of Mr Sampa raises questions about whether presidential directives are being respected by the Zambia Police.
“How Treachery and Betrayal Ruin Promising Careers”
I found it suitable to use the life of a promising career of Pastor Neves Mumba as an example.
In my view, he was a perfect example of how great political opportunity, political fortune and immense public goodwill can be squandered because young people choose shortcuts, engage in betrayal, treachery and display naked ambitions and thereby lose what appeared to be have been automatic rise in career.
NEVERS MUMBA IS A CRIMINAL CONVICT
Pastor Nevers Mumba was convicted of the crime of Abuse of Authority of Office.
On September 11, 2018, Pastor Mumba was convicted on two counts of abuse of authority of office related to his tenure as Zambia’s High Commissioner to Canada.
He was found guilty of failing to follow procedures in awarding contracts for carpeting and electrical works at the Zambian residence in Canada.
He was also convicted for irregular disbursement of $500,000 donated by the mining giant, Barrick Gold, to the Zambian High Commission in Canada, meant for a cultural exchange program.
I chose not to bring these matters up.
I think I believe in building people than to tear them down.
Therefore my article was about how young politicians miss great opportunities and squander political fortunes because of their naked ambitions, political opportunism, impatience, and poor judgment.
I merely used the test case of Nevers Mumba as a perfect example.
I HAVE A DISTINGUISHED RECORD
In my write-up, I chose to ignore the dirt around Pastor Nevers Mumba, including his criminal conviction by a competent court of law for theft and abuse of office.
In comparison, my tour of duty as a senior diplomat for eight years: as Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, as Ambassador to Ethiopia, as Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU) and as Permanent Representativebto the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) remains distinguished with remarkable trail of success, admirable record and a good legacy.
However Pastor Mumba chose to respond by issuing defamatory remarks, dangerous allegations, and utter insults against me.
So, I reserve the right to seek proper redress for his defamatory statements. It’s a matter for another day.
POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM
But let me demonstrate and buttress my earlier point against political opportunism that ruin careers of young politicians and I will use one of my experiences with Pastor Mumba.
Within a mere fourteen months after his contraversial appointment as Republican Vice President, President Levy Mwanawasa fired Mumba.
In October 2004 President Levy Mwanawasa fired Mumba for gross insubordination, specifically for refusing to retract public comments he made accusing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of harbouring individuals he alleged were working against the Republic of Zambia.
Despite President Mwanawasa’s earlier apology to President Joseph Kabila, Mumba said he didn’t regret his remarks and refused to apologise.
President Mwanawasa stated that Mumba breached his oath of allegiance and showed a lack of remorse, and proceeded to revoke his appointment as Member of Parliament, and removed him from the position of Vice President with immediate effect.
In fact, in 2003, Mumba’s appointment was deemed unconstitutional as he was not eligible for the position as he had contested the 2001 general election.
The law forbids contestants that had lost elections from being nominated as MPs. I think the framers of the Constitution were clear, they did not desire that losers of an election should come through the back-door.
Mumba stood in the 2001 presidential elections under his earlier party, the National Citizen Coalition (NCC).
He obtained 38,000 votes of the 1.7million total votes, which was 2.1% of the votes.
The results were;
MWANAWASA Levy P. , MMD-506,695, (28.6%) MAZOKA Anderson K. , UPND-472,697(26.9%)
TEMBO Christon S. (Lt.Gen.), FDD- 228, 861 (12.29%) KAUNDA Tilyenji C. , UNIP-175,898 (9.93%)
MIYANDA Godfrey K. (Brig.Gen.), HP-140,688 (7.94%) MWILA Benjamin Y. , ZRP-85,473 (4.83%) SATA Michael C., PF 59,172 (3.34%) MUMBA Nevers S. (Dr), NCC 38,860 (2.19%) KONIE Gwendoline C. , SDP 10,253 (0.58%) MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA Inonge (Dr), AZ 9,882 (0.56%). SHAMAPANDE Yobert K. (Dr),NLD 9,481 (0.54%)
Mwanawasa argued that the appointment of Mumba was not unconstitutional as he was appointed as Vice President and not as an MP.
But to be a Vice President, one needed to be a member of parliament… Anyway that’s a story for another day.
MUMBA IGNORES VALUABLE ADVICE
When he was fired as Vice President, Mumba called our office that he urgently wanted to meet President Frederick Chiluba.
I went to meet Mumba at his temporary or quickly rented home on Independence Avenue in Woodlands near Woodlands Zamtel Office.
” I thought you were an older man.” he said when he ushered me to a sit outside in the grass garden.
“Because the day you were fired, the matter was mentioned in Cabinet (Administrative Assitant at the Office of the Second President) and I wondered; Who is this Emmanuel Mwamba? “naumbi umuntu wesu batamfya,” he said refering to my dismissal from public service by Mwanawasa.
Mwanawasa had fired me (through Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office, Oliver Kalabo).
The contention was that I could not speak as an official spokesperson for the Second President while I held the position of a civil servant.
Anyway, I contested my dismissal at the High Court.
I won!
My fight with Mwanawasa was personal to him. This was because I was a face of his nemesis and arch political rival, Frederick Chiluba who maintained his customary golden silence while I waged a fierce media war for him for all those years.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, George Kunda SC, was directed to immediately appeal my high court victory and contested it in the Supreme Court.
At the Supreme Court, I won!
The Supreme Court,like the High Court revoked the dismissal and reinstated me with immediate effect, and ordered that I be paid with full back pay and accumulated allowances.
The case had taken almost five years.
Back to the story.
At their subsequent meeting with the former President, Dr. Nevers Mumba sought help from Dr. Chiluba recognising his great influence in the MMD.
Mumba disclosed that he intended to challenge President Levy Mwanawasa at the forthcoming MMD Convention billed for 2005 and claimed he had wide support and a great chance to beat Mwanawasa.
President Chiluba’s advice was clear.
“Do not announce your intention now. You are no longer Vice President, friends will become few. Stay low, this will prevent or avoid any disciplinary process or suspension or expulsion. A challenge to the President, not just a Party President, but a sitting Republican President, is a serious matter, and he will quickly expel you. Do not give him a chance to do so, do NOT announce your intention now. It will be extremely premature.”
Mumba thanked President Chiluba and informed him that he was going to meet his elder brother too (Zambia’s founding President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda).
Serval road in Kabulonga was literally a President’s lane. Dr. Kaunda, Michael Chilufya Sata, Hakainde Hichilema and Dr Chiluba all had houses or lived on the same stretch of road.
Suprisingly, a few days later, Mumba announced that he was going to challenge President Mwanawasa during the MMD Convention planned for 2005.
When we discussed the matter, President Chiluba was amused but not surprised.
“Ebwafya bwa mwaice wesu. He takes the advice of the last person he has consulted and not the quality of sound advice”.
“He will be expelled sooner than later and as I warned, he will not set foot at the MMD Convention.”
It didn’t long before a rushed disciplinary process was commenced against Pastor Mumba and the National Executive Committee expelled him.
At the MMD Convention held in Kabwe in July 2005, Dr. Katele Kalumba, who was facing corruption charges alongside Dr. Chiluba, shocked both President Mwanawasa and his new team when he announced at the premises of the Convention that he was standing for the second most powerful position of National Secrrtary, and proceeded to beat the incumbent, Mwanawasa’s strong candidate and key pillar, Vernon Johnson Mwaanga, to scoop the coveted position.
Maybe if Mumba had not rushed and taken the free but valuable advice from Dr. Chiluba, he would probably have stood a chance!
MORE POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM END IN FAILURE
Mumba proceeded to form yet another political party (Reform Party) in 2006, which was involved in similar debacles and his attempt to stand under a new political alliance or to stand as an MP in Chinsali under the PF all backfired.
Many will remember that like the proverbial hyena, seeking two paths, Mumba”s steps ended in failure
The Reform Party joined hands with the National Democratic Front Alliance where he was thoroughly beaten by Benjamin Mwila.
After his expulsion in 2001 from the MMD Mwila had formed the Zambia Republican Party. In 2006 the Party entered into a political alliance with Mumba’s Rrform Party.
When Mumba was trounced at the Alliance election, Mumba, at the last minute attempted to stand as an MP under the Patriotic Front. Mr Sata was gracious enough to give him an adoption certificate amd he travelled overnight to stand in Chinsali as an MP.
However, his own cousin, Christopher Mulenga, who had worked for the Chinsali seat since 2002 refused to pave way and the Patriotic Front members chased Mumba!
Because of his political opportunism, he didnt stand as President or MP…
“Chimbwi afwile intangalilo” was what political pundits likened his embarrasing display of desperation in 2006.
Argentina’s Dark History of Erasing Black People: How War, Disease, Discrimination, and “Racial Whitening” Wiped Out Generations of Afro-Argentines and Left the Country Almost Without a Black Population
Most people don’t realize it, but Argentina is one of the only South American countries with almost no Black population, unlike Brazil, Colombia, or Venezuela. This didn’t happen naturally—it was the result of decades of systemic hardships, wars, and social policies that targeted Afro-Argentines.
Here’s the full story:
1️⃣ Few Enslaved Africans Were Brought to Argentina During the colonial period, Argentina’s economy was mostly cattle ranching and small farms, not the large sugar or coffee plantations seen in Brazil or the Caribbean. Because of this, the Spanish colonizers imported far fewer enslaved Africans—estimates suggest only 100,000–150,000 over several centuries. The smaller Black population made them more vulnerable to later social pressures and erasure.
2️⃣ High Mortality From Disease and Hardship Afro-Argentines faced extremely harsh conditions. Many died young from disease, malnutrition, and overwork. During colonial conflicts and wars of independence, Black men were often forced into the army, where casualties were high. This significantly reduced the Black population over generations.
3️⃣ Discrimination and Social Marginalization Even outside wars, Afro-Argentines were socially marginalized, denied economic opportunities, and often excluded from official records and censuses. Over time, this made Black communities less visible and more likely to lose their cultural identity.
4️⃣ Mass European Immigration and “Racial Whitening” (Blanqueamiento) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Argentina encouraged millions of Europeans—mostly Italians and Spaniards—to settle in the country. The government and elite society actively promoted a policy called “blanqueamiento”, or racial whitening. Afro-Argentines were pressured to:
Intermarry with Europeans,
Hide or abandon their African heritage,
Assimilate into European-style culture,
And in some cases, move away from cities where Black communities were concentrated.
This policy, combined with historical marginalization, systematically erased Afro-Argentine culture and history, making it nearly invisible today.
5️⃣ Cultural Erasure Today, very few Argentines openly identify as Black (less than 2%), and traditional music, dances, and stories of Afro-Argentines are largely forgotten. Even scholars note that Black contributions to tango, folk music, and other national traditions were minimized or attributed to Europeans.
6️⃣ The Result Today Argentina’s near-total erasure of its Black population is now one of the most extreme cases of social and cultural disappearance in South America. While other countries proudly celebrate Afro-descendant communities, in Argentina, most people are unaware that the country even had a significant Black population.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s son Army Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba threatens ‘in hiding’ opposition leader Bobi Wine, orders him to surrender to the police or be killed.
MBABANE:General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Ugandan Army Commander and President Yoweri Museveni’s son, has threatened opposition leader Bobi Wine who has been in hiding since last week disputed elections, urging him to surrender to the police or be killed.
The Army Commander who is strategically positioned to take over after the death of his father, wrote on X on Tuesday, saying the Ugandan Army has killed twenty-two (22) members of the opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP) led by Robert Kyagulanyi known as Bobi Wine.
“We have killed 22 NUP terrorists since last week,” Kainerugaba wrote on X Tuesday. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Wine claimed he has “evidence” of election fraud, including videos purporting to show election commission officials filling in ballot papers in favour of Museveni.
But a Spokesperson from the Electoral Commission of Uganda declined to speak to Al Jazeera about this allegation.
On another note, the Ugandan Army Commander ordered the opposition leader to surrender to the police or be declared a rebel adding that, being declared a rebel would mean, he will be the twenty-third (23rd) ‘terrorist’ to be killed by the Ugandan Army.
“I’m giving him exactly 48 hours to surrender himself to the Police. If he doesn’t we will treat him as an outlaw/rebel and handle him accordingly,” he said.
Did Emmanuel Mwamba have a hand in former President Frederick Chiluba’s death? Former vice president Nevers Mumba wonders.
We share part of his write up hereunder:
There are questions about Emmanuel Mwamba’s integrity that many Zambians have over the years asked and demand scrutiny over but to no avail.
For instance, What precisely was his role in the events surrounding, and leading up to, the untimely death of our dear Former President Frederick Chiluba, and why has he remained conspicuously absent from any official account or investigation?
On what legal or ethical basis did he soon afterwards receive sudden rewards and appointments under Michael Sata’s Patriotic Front, when we all know the relations that existed between Sata and FTJ just before the 2011 elections? Whose interest was Emmanuel genuinely serving all along and in whose interest were these sudden gains offered to him?
If these rewards were intended as recognition for President Chiluba’s role in expanding the PF from one MP to 42 MPs when he supported the party in 2006, then why was this appreciation not extended to the Chiluba family, whose inheritance and legacy issues remain unfairly unresolved to this day?
Can someone explain how and why the Chiluba children were abandoned and publicly shamed, some caught in needless scandals, while their father’s aide crossed over to the PF and received multiple rewards?
Ba Mwamba, can you please provide answers to avoid speculations.
FROM BROKE TO BLESSED: ONE ACT OF HONOR CHANGED HIS LIFE
The DRC Minister of Sports just gifted Lumumba a brand new Jetour Dashing SUV 2026 worth over 64 MILLION!
Let that sink in.
This man emptied his ENTIRE bank account just to fly to Morocco. His mission? To stand through the entire AFCON match as a tribute to the legendary Patrice Lumumba—a symbol of dignity, resistance, and African pride.
Congo lost the match. But Lumumba WON at life.
First, the President rewarded him. Now, the Minister of Sports. All because he dared to be DIFFERENT. All because he chose PRINCIPLE over comfort.
While everyone else was sitting, he was STANDING for something bigger than football. And the universe noticed.
This is proof: when you move with PURPOSE and HONOR your ancestors, blessings will chase you down.
Never underestimate the power of doing what’s right, even when it costs you everything.
ISHOWSPEED IN NIGERIA: “THEY’RE BEGGING ME FOR MONEY — THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES”
The world’s biggest streamer IShowSpeed just landed in Nigeria, and within MINUTES, people are swarming him… not for photos, not for love, but to BEG for money.
Speed himself said: “I don’t understand what they’re saying.”
Here’s the painful part: He’s been touring Africa for a MONTH—Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda—and this NEVER happened. Not once. Only in Nigeria.
NIGERIA, WE NEED TO TALK.
We are the GIANT of Africa. We have the talent, the hustle, the intelligence, the oil, the creativity. Afrobeats is conquering the world because of US. Nollywood is global because of US. Nigerian excellence is EVERYWHERE.
https://youtu.be/CzJqpeGMrMc?si=cbsirk-Nd62h9rnA
So why are we the ones begging in the streets?
This isn’t about POVERTY it’s about DIGNITY. It’s about how we present ourselves to the world. Other African countries are poor too, but they don’t mob tourists begging for handouts.
WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS.
We are not beggars. We are BUILDERS. We are CREATORS. We are KINGS and QUEENS. But the world will never see that if all they see is us chasing foreigners for money.
Nigeria, let’s protect our image. Let’s protect our pride. Let’s show the world the REAL us—the hardworking, innovative, unstoppable Nigeria.
Breaking News : Pentagon Announces Major Reduction in U.S. Involvement in NATO Advisory Groups, Cutting ~200 Personnel Positions
In a move signaling the Trump administration’s continued push to scale back America’s military footprint in Europe, the Pentagon is planning to significantly reduce U.S. participation across nearly 30 NATO advisory bodies, command elements, and specialized centers. These include intelligence fusion units, special operations commands, maritime operations headquarters, and multiple Centres of Excellence.
The cuts will eliminate approximately 200 U.S. military personnel positions, primarily by allowing them to phase out naturally as current assignments end rather than through immediate withdrawals.
This process is expected to unfold over several years. The reduction affects roughly half of the approximately 400 Americans currently serving in these NATO entities.
The decision comes amid broader tensions in transatlantic relations, including recent diplomatic friction over issues such as Greenland. It follows earlier actions such as the 2025 withdrawal of around 700–1,000 rotational U.S. troops from Romania, leaving roughly 1,000 remaining, and reductions in security assistance funding to Baltic nations under programs like the Baltic Security Initiative.
While the overall U.S. military presence in Europe remains at approximately 80,000 troops, with the majority stationed in Germany, U.S. officials emphasize that this adjustment targets advisory and support roles rather than frontline combat forces. European allies and NATO officials have been notified, with some expressing concerns about the alliance’s long-term cohesion and deterrence posture against potential threats.
Source: The Washington Post (January 20, 2026), corroborated by Reuters, Financial Times, and Arab News
Breaking News : Trump Pushes for ‘Decisive’ Military Options Against Iran After Halting Strikes – WSJ Reports
In a stunning escalation amid Iran’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests, President Donald Trump is reportedly pressing his aides for “decisive” military actions against the Iranian regime, just days after pulling back from authorizing strikes last week.
According to sources familiar with the discussions, Trump has repeatedly emphasized the need for any U.S. response to have a profound and definitive impact, potentially aimed at weakening or even toppling the regime. This comes as U.S. military assets, including fighter jets and carrier strike groups, continue to build up in the region, keeping “all options on the table.”
The move follows Trump’s vocal support for Iranian protesters, where he declared “help is on the way” and criticized Supreme Leader Khamenei, amid reports of thousands killed in the regime’s violent suppression.
Source: The Wall Street Journal (verified and corroborated by NBC News, The Times of Israel, and other outlets).
