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TASILA LUNGU REAPPEARS…breaking a 14-month public absence since the passing of her father, Edgar Lungu By DAVID KANDUZAIN a dramatic twist on election day, former Chawama Member of Parliament Tasila Lungu Mwansa emerged from total political isolation this morning, August 13, 2026. She accompanied her husband, Patrick Mwansa, to cast his vote at the Kabulonga […]

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228 Views Former Chawama Member of Parliament Tasila Lungu, accompanied by her husband Patrick Mwansa, was among Zambians who cast their votes early on Thursday at Kabulonga Boys Polling Station in Lusaka. Speaking to journalists shortly after voting, Lungu, daughter of the late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, said the 2026 General […]

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.…

Police in Kabwe district, have charged a 56-year-old man with conduct likely to cause a breach of peace after he was found in possession of 13 marked slips of paper bearing the portrait and details of Tonse Alliance Parliamentary Candidate for Bwacha South, Victor Kolala.…

88 Views The SADC Election Observation Mission was on the ground in Zambia’s capital on Thursday morning as voters began casting ballots in the 2026 General Elections. Head of Mission Samuel B. Tembenu, SC, former Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Malawi, led the SEOM leadership on visits to polling stations in Lusaka to […]

NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says he has no bitterness towards President Hakainde Hichilema and will respect him as a former head of state once elected. Mundubile has also prayed for unity and a peaceful voting process. He claims that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is incapable of conducting a free and fair election, […]

AMERICAN SENATORS REBUKE HICHILEMA: President Hichilema Is Using Oppressive Laws To Target Opponents & Undermine Elections The USA has issued a strong rebuke to President Hakainde Hichilema for actions that seeks to undermine the elections. READ THE FULL STATEMENT WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, […]

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…