The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has clarified that the increase in polling stations for the 2026 General Election does not mean new voting centres have been created through delimitation. Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro said the rise from 12,152 polling stations in 2021 to 13,529 for 2026 is due to more voters being assigned […]

Former Mporokoso Member of Parliament Brian Mundubile will be required to mobilize another 1,000 supporters for verification by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) after changing political parties ahead of the August 13, 2026 general election. Mr. Mundubile had initially undergone the ECZ preprocessing exercise for his supporters while seeking to contest the presidency under […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

A shunt train carrying coal derailed and overturned near Ndola on Friday afternoon, and two people are feared trapped under the wagons. Zambia Railways Limited public relations manager Sombe Ng’onga in a statement to Mwebantu said preliminary reports indicate that the two victims were walking within the railway reserve strip at the time of the […]

THE PRE-PROCESSING OF SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONCLUDES The pre-processing of supporters for aspiring presidential candidates, conducted across all ten provincial centres, which commenced on Monday 11th May, 2026 has officially concluded today, Friday, 15th May 2026. The commission is scheduled to conduct Nominations as follows: • Presidential Nominations – 18th to 22nd May 2026. […]

ECZ Adjusts Nomination Dates for 2026 Elections The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has revised the nomination dates for parliamentary and local government candidates ahead of the 2026 General Elections. ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis said the changes are meant to give political parties more time to finalize their preparations. Aspiring Members of Parliament, who were […]

ECZ CLARIFIES ON INCREASED POLLING STATIONS CONCERNS. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), has clarified that the increase in the number of polling stations as indicated on its website does not mean that more voting centres have been created in different locations. ECZ Chief Electoral Officer, Brown Kasaro, said the increase in polling stations is […]

ECZ MANOEUVRES WILL NOT STOP TONSE PAMODZI COALITION! By Elias Kamanga The recent actions and pronouncements by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are increasingly raising serious concerns among citizens who believe the institution is slowly drifting away from its duty of neutrality and fairness ahead of the August 13 Polls. The latest announcement by […]

MUNDUBILE SWITCHES POLITICAL PARTY, TO UNDERGO FRESH PREPROCESSING EXERCISE Former Mporokoso member of Parliament Brian Mundubile has switched from standing on the Forum for Democracy and Development FDD party ticket to National Reconciliation Party forUnity and Prosperity (NRPUP) as an aspiring candidate for the August 13, 2026 General election. This means that Mr. Mundubile will […]

Independent candidate for the Chasefu North Parliamentary seat, Captain Towani Chipeta, has drilled and equipped an additional 17 boreholes, bringing the total to 31 across Chasefu District. Chipeta hss since commenced handing them over to communities in both the northern and southern constituencies. She disclosed that she has been joined by her fellow independent candidate, […]

Chilubi parliamentary aspirant Christabel Kalasa has urged residents to elect leaders with clear development plans as the country heads to polls in 90 days. In a message to voters following the dissolution of Parliament, Kalasa said the election was about the future of Chilubi’s communities, not just politics. She highlighted the need for better roads, […]