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Voting has commenced today, with citizens casting ballots for Presidential, Parliamentary, Mayoral and Local Government candidates. In Kabwata Constituency, a ZANIS News crew visited Libala Primary School, Libala Secondary School, Yotham Muleya and St. Patrick Primary Schools and…
Voting is underway in Kalabo district, as long queues characterise today’s general elections. At the Council Chamber polling stations in Lwanginga ward of Kalabo Central constituency, Presiding Officers Mataa Yusiku and Zaza Muhau opened the polling stations at exactly 06:00…
Voting has commenced in Kazimolwa Ward in Mbala Central Constituency of Mbala district, with most polling stations opening at 06:00 hours. In some polling stations long queues were recorded as early as 04:30 hours with voters turning up early in readiness to cast their votes.…
Four senior Democrats on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee used a joint statement issued on the eve of Zambia’s general election to question the fairness of the environment in which the country is voting, even as they urged calm and restraint from all sides. Jeanne…
Zambians are turning out in large numbers today, Thursday 13 August, as polling stations remain open nationwide for the 2026 general election, with reports coming in throughout the morning painting a broadly peaceful picture alongside scattered complaints over delays, space…
Tonse-Pamodzi raises conflict-of-interest concerns over AU-COMESA election mission chief The Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance has asked the head of the joint African Union and COMESA Election Observation Mission, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe, to disclose…
Government has dismissed allegations circulating on various media platforms suggesting that it has abducted individuals connected to some political parties. Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Dickson Matembo has clarified that several suspects,…
The deployment of poll staff by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in Chilubi District ahead of the August 13 General Election has reached an advanced stage. The exercise, which began yesterday, is scheduled to be completed today. Chilubi District Electoral Officer…
Government has called on members of the public to uphold peace during elections, stating that continued peace in the country acts as an asset in promoting investor confidence and economic development. Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary, Maambo Haamaundu, says that his…
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) Executive Director, Maurice Nyambe, has called on all stakeholders participating in this year’s General Elections to adhere to the provisions of the law. Mr Nyambe says stakeholders should comply with the Electoral Process Act, electoral…
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