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Voting is underway and peaceful at Shifwankula Primary School in Katuba Constituency of Chibombo district with hundreds of voters turning up to cast their votes as early as 04:00 hours. The school houses 7 polling stations with the first polling station having opened at…
Voting has started in Mafinga district with voters queuing up to cast their votes as early as 05:30 hours. A check at three polling stations at Muyombe Primary which opened at exactly 06:00 hours in Kalanga Ward, found women, men and the elderly ready to cast their votes. At…
Citizens First Party President, Harry Kalaba, cast his ballot at Linda Push Polling Station at exactly 12:30 hours accompanied by his wife. Speaking to journalists and supporters shortly after voting, Mr Kalaba expressed satisfaction with the voter turnout at his polling station.…
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,…