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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 at St Patrick’s Secondary School in Lusaka got off to a calm and orderly start this morning, with citizens describing the mood as peaceful and the queues as moving steadily. Mwiya Namakando, one of the early voters at the polling station, said he arrived before 06:00 hours…

Former Lusaka Central Constituency Member of Parliament, Mulambo Haimbe, has commended voters for turning out in large numbers to participate in the electoral process. Mr Haimbe, who arrived at the Kabulonga Boys Polling Station around 05:00 hours, described the electoral…

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday cast his ballot and urged all registered voters to turn out before polls close at 6 p.m. "We have cast our ballot, one vote among millions," Hichilema said after voting. "Five years ago, you placed your trust in us. Today, the decision for the next five years rests where it

10 Views Southern Province is recording noticeably lower voter turnout, with shorter queues and faster processing at polling stations compared with several of the other nine provinces, where long lines of voters have been witnessed. The contrast is particularly striking as millions of Zambians continue to exercise their right to vote in today’s General Elections […]

BREAKING: TONSE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED IN ROMA Several suspected Tonse Pamodzi Alliance supporters have been arrested along Zambezi Road in Roma after they were found armed with pangas and other weapons. The group is alleged to have been led by Sean Tembo, who reportedly fled the scene following the incident and is now said to be […]

IN ELECTION DAY UPDATE – TI-Z RECORDS 114 POLLING-DAY INCIDENT REPORTS Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) says it had received 114 reports of polling-day incidents from across the country as of 10:00 hours today, ranging from the presence of armed police officers at polling stations to discrepancies in voter details and the use of incorrect ballot […]

Former Chawama Member of Parliament Tasila Lungu, accompaniedby her husband Patrick Mwansa, was among Zambians who casttheir votes early on Thursday at Kabulonga Boys Polling Stationin Lusaka. Speaking to journalists shortly after voting, Lungu, daughterof the late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, said the 2026General Election carries special weight for her and for thecountry. “This […]

THE BALANCING ACT IN LUSAKA: A TWO-HORSE RACE ON AN EERIE SILENT BALLOT PAPER “No hay mal que cien años dure, ni cuerpo que lo resista.” No evil lasts a hundred years, nor can anybody endure it. Amb AM wrote: Today, August 13, 2026, those words echo through the hollow, sweeping avenues of Lusaka. The […]

‘I Was Not Aware She Was Married’: Limpopo Boy Apologises to Shai Family Over Viral Private Video Scandal South African dancer and entertainer Matome Robert Mahlatse Thoka, widely known as Limpopo Boy, has issued a formal public apology addressing the controversy surrounding a private intimate video that leaked across social media channels over the weekend. […]