Category Archives: Politics

13Dec/25

Movement for National Renewal (MNR)

December 13, 2025PoliticsPolitical history of Bolivia, Zambiaadmin

Dec. 13, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The civic organisation called the Movement for National Renewal (MNR), which is dedicated to improving the nation through integrity, truth, and constitutional discipline document serves as an explicit call to action, encouraging people to join or offer anonymous support, while also providing contact details such as social media handles, a phone number, and an email address. Notably, the release includes a disclaimer stating that the MNR’s use of Zambia’s national colours is purely symbolic and patriotic, and is not intended to imitate official national symbols or imply governmental endorsement. The press release features the organisation’s logo prominently and includes a copyright notice dated 2025. Continue reading →

01Dec/25

Racism never went away – it simply changed shape

December 1, 2025PoliticsAdolf Hitler, Anti-communism, Authoritarianism, Birmingham, Creative Commons, Cultural racism, Elon Musk, Enoch Powell, Eugenics, Fascism, Francis Galton, Germany, Historical race concepts, Ivor Stanbrook, Katie Hopkins, Katie Lam, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Lars Cornelissen, Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Goodwin, Nazism, Nigel Farage, Nuremberg, Racism, Robert Jenrick, Scientific racism, Shabana Mahmood, SHUTTERSTOCK, Suella Braverman, Tommy Robinson, Totalitarianism, United Kingdom, W.E.B. Du Bois, Wes Streeting, White supremacyadmin

Lars Cornelissen, Manchester Metropolitan University; Independent Social Research Foundation

Prime Minister Keir Starmer thinks that racism is returning to British society. He has accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of sowing “toxic division” with its “racist rhetoric”.

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17Nov/25

The Global Rise of Gen Z Political Protests

November 17, 2025PoliticsBangladesh, Gen Z protests in Asia, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Poverty, Republics, Youth unemploymentadmin

Nov. 17, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — There is an unprecedented global surge of Gen Z-led protests across multiple countries. Youth participation in political change is not new, the recent wave of these movements are interconnected and enabled by technology. The key commonalities among these countries experiencing these protests: they generally possess relatively high political rights but suffer from deficits in prosperity metrics such as income, health, or education, coupled with significantly high youth populations. The article concludes by discussing the mixed outcomes of these protests, which have led to full regime change in countries like Nepal and Madagascar. Is it possibie to predict where future youth uprisings might occur based on these shared characteristics? Continue reading →

06Nov/25

The White House That Wasn’t: Unrealized History

November 6, 2025PoliticsGermantown, Germantown, Philadelphia, Germantown, Tennessee, Jacqueline Kennedy, Pennsylvania Avenue, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Steinway & Sons, White Houseadmin

The new issue of the White House History Quarterly magazine, titled “The White House That Wasn’t,” this seventy-ninth issue, explores alternative histories and unrealised plans related to the White House, beginning with the much larger design proposed by city planner Pierre Charles L’Enfant in 1791. The release outlines several articles, which discuss topics ranging from an artist’s vision of L’Enfant’s original plan and the President’s temporary house in Germantown, Pennsylvania, during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic, to objects like a Steinway piano that was declined and presidential myths that were proven false. The publication is produced by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to preserve and educate the public on the history of the Executive Mansion. Continue reading

24Oct/25

Who is Binwell Chansa Mpundu

October 24, 2025PoliticsAlexander Chiteme, Binwell Mpundu, Chansa Mpundu, Governance, Kitwe, Nkana, Parliament of Singapore, Previous Role, Zambiaadmin

Oct. 24, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Chansa Mpundu, who serves as the Member of Parliament for Nkana, He disclosed that he and other MPs established a movement called “Ichabaiche” (The Movement for Good Governance), which aims to encourage young people to participate in governance. Continue reading →

04May/25

Who is Masoka Manda?

May 4, 2025PoliticsBuchi Ward, Jonas Chanda, Masoka Manda, Zambiaadmin

May 4, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — According to the parliamentary record, Mr. Masoka Manda was a candidate in the local government elections and acted as a campaign manager in the wards for a winning Member of Parliament, Hon. Dr. Jonas Chanda. The record indicates that Mr. Masoka Manda was victorious in his own election and became a ward Councillor. Continue reading →

01Nov/24

Free Speech and Inflation top US Voter Concerns; Climate Change a Non-starter according to Polls

November 1, 2024PoliticsDonald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, Elon Musk, Hyperloop, Inc., national opinion research center, NORC, TESLA, Time Person of the Year, Twitteradmin

On Oct. 24, 2024, Elon Musk on “X” wrote: “Major vibe shift” as FIRE, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reported their recent poll results with free speech ranked higher than health care, crime and immigration; climate change was second from the last of twelve issues, says Friends of Science Society. The poll was conducted by the prestigious National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. Continue reading

08Oct/24

Can Kemi Badenoch claim to have ‘become working class’ while working in McDonald’s – and why would she want to?

October 8, 2024PoliticsBadenoch, Boris Johnson, coutts, Creative Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, McDonald’s, Michael Gove, Michael Rees, Middle class, Nigel Farage, Nigeria, Pierre Bourdieu, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social classes, United Kingdom, Working classadmin

Michael Rees, Nottingham Trent University

Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch recently caused controversy by claiming that while she was born to a middle-class family, she “became working class” when working in McDonald’s to earn money while she was in college. In fairness to Badenoch, having a diversity of experience is an admirable attribute for an MP – something you wouldn’t associate with someone like recently deposed Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg for example.

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18Sep/24

New report: E-visas hostile and broken

September 18, 2024Politics0a0a0a, Home Office, Hostile, London, Travel visa, United Kingdom, Windrush, Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act, Windrush Day, Windrush scandaladmin

London, 18 Sept 2024 /Open Rights Group / — As reported in the Guardian, today ORG has published a new report, E-Visas: Hostile and Broken, which examines the Home Office’s plans to roll out e-Visas for migrants in the UK. Continue reading →

16Jul/24

How being shot might affect Donald Trump’s mental health – and that of millions of others

July 16, 2024PoliticsAdverse childhood experiences, Anxiety disorders, Counseling, Creative Commons, Donald Trump, Judith Herman, Post-traumatic growth, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Psychological trauma, Ronald Reagan, Simon McCarthy-Jones, Soviet Union, Stress-related disorders, Transgenerational trauma, Trauma-informed care, Treatments for PTSD, United Statesadmin

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin

After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania campaign rally, there is much speculation about how this will affect the 2024 US election. However, no one is yet asking how these events may affect Trump himself.

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