Tension, Uncertainty Grip Zambia Under Lungu’s Leadership
Long before President Edgar Lungu graced the screens on national television on the evening of July 5 to announce what his critics quickly labelled a state of emergency, there had been a build of tension in the country. Occasional fires were set on public property, with courts, electricity supply lines, and markets among popular targets […]
UPND Say Lusaka, Namwala Campaign Freeze Illegal
The United Party for National Development (UPND) says the suspension of campaigns in Lusaka and Namwala by the Electoral Commission of Zambia is unlawful. Party Secretary General Steven Katuka in a statement says provisions of Section 28(2) of the Electoral Process Act No.35 of 2016 upon which the Commission is basing its decision permit it […]
ECZ Impose 10 Day Ban On Campaigns in Lusaka and Namwala
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has put up some act on the politically instigated violence by suspending campaigns in Lusaka and Namwala districts. On Friday a UPND cadre was killed in clashes between the opposition party supporters and the police. The UPND defied a police order to hold their scheduled public rally in Chawama Constituency […]
Zambia Electoral Official Team to Monitor Printing of Ballot Papers Abroad
A team from the Electoral Commission of Zambia is scheduled to leave soon to Dubai to monitor the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the August 11 general election, according to Priscilla Isaac, director of elections at the commission.The team is expected to be in Dubai until the end of July to […]
