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HAKAINDE HICHILEMA LEADS AS ECZ RELEASES FIRST RESULTS The Electoral Commission of Zambia has officially released the first consolidated results for the presidential election. Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead as tallies trickle in from the national results centre. In an official briefing to update the nation on the collation process, ECZ […]

Bullet grazes past Mundubile’s head, strikes wife’s trousers NRPUP Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has alleged that a bullet grazed past his head and struck his wife’s trousers during an incident at his residence last evening, following what he described as harassment by soldiers Yesterday, both Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, alleged that the […]

UN REJECTS CLAIMS OF SUPPORTING TOONSE PAMODZI ALLIANCE. The United Nations (UN) in Zambia has moved to distance itself from claims surrounding the 2026 presidential election after the Toonse Pamodzi Alliance indicated that the UN was supporting or helping its campaign. In a press release issued on Friday, the UN said it had taken note […]

DISABILITY ACTIVIST REPORTS NRPUP PRESIDENT TO POLICE OVER SELF-DECLARED ELECTION VICTORY.‎‎Disability civil rights activist Jonah Sialumano has reported NRPUP President Brian Mundubile to the police for declaring himself the winner of the 2026 general elections. ‎‎He says the action by Mr. Mundubile violates Zambia’s electoral code of conduct.‎‎Speaking to journalists at Monze Central Police Station […]

CCMG PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON THE CONDUCT OF THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS 14 August 2026 For Immediate Release Introduction The Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) is a nonpartisan and independent coalition to promote more inclusive, transparent and accountable elections. As part of our comprehensive monitoring of the 2026 elections, CCMG deployed 1,500 stationary monitors and 156 […]

Can a losing candidate in Zambia be appointed to any position? No, according to the amended Zambian Constitution in 2016, which was assented to by President Edgar Changwa Lungu a losing candidate for an elective office such as President, vice president, member of Parliament, or Councillor is not elligible for certain appointment during the term of that National Assembly or council. By constitution contained in Clause 55 of the current Amended Constitution under sub-title, Losing Candidate Not…

AS the country awaits the final election results, NRPUP-aligned social media pages have gone on a rampage, circulating a series of wild claims about presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and other political figures, including claims that Mundubile had died. The social media pages have in recent days published claims ranging from Mundubile being placed under house […]

UPND Solwezi Central aspiring parliamentary candidate Bruce Kanema made his way through police at the totalling centre and called on the ECZ officials to stop the Announcements of results alleging luck of transparency and violence.

PRESIDENTIAL RACE ECZ UPDATE – 4/226 CONSTITUENCIES DECLARED Dongwe Constituency (Mufumbwe District) Hakainde Hichilema – 6,848Brian Mundubile – 143 VERFIED PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS: North Western Province, Dongwe Constituency Brian Mundubile: 143Hakainde Hichilema: 6,848 Luangwa District (Feira Constituency) Hakainde Hichilema: 4,900Brian Mundubile: 7,885 Kaputa District(Kundabwika Constituency)Hakainde Hichilema: 4,160Brian Mundubile: 3,180 Chisamba District, (Chisamba Constituency)Hakainde Hichilema: 6,568Brian Mundubile: […]

23 ViewsLUSAKA — The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced the first batch of consolidated results from four of the country’s 226 constituencies, marking the beginning of the official national results process. The results, announced at about 11pm CAT after the scheduled 10pm announcement was delayed, cover Kaputa Constituency in Northern Province, Chisamba Central, […]