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THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)said Monday that seven of 226 parliamentary candidates will run unopposed in next month's General Election. ECZ Commissioner Macdonald Chipenzi said six mayoral candidates out of 116 districts and 176 local government candidates out of 1,858 wards are also unopposed. Speaking during an update on ballot printing at Al Ghurair

HAPPENING NOW: Hichilema, Nalumango Sworn In 🇿🇲 President Hakainde Hichilema and Vice-President Mutale WK Nalumango have both taken the oath of office, officially beginning their second term in office. The swearing-in took place at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, before thousands of Zambians, visiting Heads of State and other international dignitaries. The ceremony was marked […]

32 Views By Fred M’membe It gets dark sometimes, but the morning comes. Every night has its morning. Let’s not lose hope. Let’s not give up. Let’s keep our principles and use them to keep hope and as an ethical compass to navigate the storm. Hope makes us stronger and bigger than we really are. […]

1 Views Lusaka-Thursday,27th August 2026 After hours of interrogations, Police have given Warn and Caution Statement on treason charges to leading presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile and his Running Mate, Makebi Zulu. The duo were represented by Sakwiba Sikota SC, Chifumu Banda SC and Bonaventure Mutale SC, have since been detained at Lusaka Central Police. Earlier […]

37 Views The Judiciary announced that the Chief Justice Dr. Mumba Malila has officially received the election petition—submitted through an unconventional and highly irregular email channel. The decision to refer the petition to the Constitution Court, despite procedural uncertainties, somewhat suggests the Judiciary’s commitment to upholding due process to address the petition on election irregularities. […]

AT WHAT POINT DID MUNDUBILE LEAD HICHILEMA TO CLAIM RIGGING? We are wondering whether we are in the same Zambia or a different one, because what exactly are we missing? During the announcement of the General Election results, at what point did Brian Mundubile lead Hakainde Hichilema in terms of numbers for him to claim […]

14 Views More than 3000 Zambians have signed a petition seeking the intervention of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in addressing what is being called the country’s post-election crisis. The petition prepared by Voice of Zambia Chairperson Beverly Kunda is calling on the ICC to investigate and take action against what she describes as injustices […]

Mundubile accuses state of moving to block election petition as deadline nears Opposition leader Brian Mundubile has accused the Zambian government of working to derail his planned Constitutional Court challenge to President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election, with the seven-day…

According to official government data, Zambia exported […]

🗳️ LUSAKA MAYORAL RESULTS — UPDATE 📍 7 of 10 Constituencies 1. Mandevu: Kibombwe – 32,165 | Chitambala – 12,589 2. Lima: Kibombwe – 20,054 | Chitambala – 8,728 3. Munali: Kibombwe – 32,358 | Chitambala – 24,659 4. Roma: Kibombwe – 23,275 | Chitambala – 18,949 5. Matero: Kibombwe – 21,721 | Chitambala – 17,728 6. Makeni: Kibombwe – 18,033 | Chitambala – 12,601 7. Kabwata: Kibombwe – 25,182 | Chitambala – 26,253 TOTAL (7 of 10): Kibombwe – 172,788 | Chitambala – 121,507 Kibombwe leads in 6 of…