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Zambia: Zambians Bracing for Tense Elections
DW, 3 June 2016
Nominations were to close on Fiday for candidates contesting the presidential elections in Zambia on August 11. It's set to be a close race and the run-up to the poll has been… Read more »
Is a Disputed Outcome in Zambia Ballot Now Inevitable?
The opposition United Party for National Development has said it will not accept the outcome of the upcoming general elections, accusing the Electoral Commission of planning to rig the ballot in favour of the ruling party.
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Zambia: Are Disputed Polls Outcome Now Inevitable?
African Arguments, 1 June 2016
A flurry of questionable decisions by the electoral body, media exposés of irregularities, and controversial interventions by the government and military suggests yes Read more »
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Zambia: Is Electoral Commission Under Attack to Discredit Polls?
Zambia Reports, 31 May 2016
THE current anti-Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) crusade is a well calculated and deliberate attempt by the cartel aimed at denting the good image of the commission, Campaigns… Read more »
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Zambia: Voters' Register Audit to Commence Soon
Times of Zambia, 31 May 2016
AUDITING of the provisional voters' register is expected to commence this month ahead of certification next month, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has said. Read more »
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Zambia: Tasila Lungu Files in Nomination Papers
Times of Zambia, 31 May 2016
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Nkoloma Ward aspiring councillor Tasila Lungu yesterday filed in her nomination at Dili Primary School in Lusaka's Chawama Constituency. Read more »
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Zambia: Electoral Commission Cuts Charges for Election Candidates
Times of Zambia, 28 May 2016
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has revised nomination fees for all aspiring candidates in this year's general elections following appeals from stakeholders. Read more »
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Zambia: Electoral Commission Taking Sides With Mumba?
Zambia Reports, 25 May 2016
In similar fashion as to the behaviour of the manner the Electoral Commission of Zambia when the ruling Patriot Front was engulfed in a leadership crisis in 2014, the commission is… Read more »
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Zambia: Elections Participation Platform for Zambian Citizens
Zambia Elections Information Centre, 19 May 2016
Today the Zambia Elections Information Centre (ZEIC), a multi-stakeholder election monitoring platform that has been set up by a consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) in… Read more »
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Zambia: ECZ Extends Voter Verification to Wednesday
Zambia Reports, 22 May 2016
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has announced the extension of the deadline for the inspection of the Register of voters from 21st May to 25th May, 2016. Read more »
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Zambia: ECZ Detects 47 Fake Grade Certificates Submitted By Zambian Politicians
Zambia Reports, 20 May 2016
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has bared the level of cheating some aspiring political officers are willing to go to earn adoption by revealing that 47 forged certificates were… Read more »
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Zambia: Electoral Commission to Meet Presidential Candidates
Zambia Reports, 18 May 2016
The Electoral Commission of Zambia will meet up with all the aspiring presidential candidates in the August 11 general elections. Read more »
InFocus
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The Electoral Commission of Zambia had proposed that the ballot papers be printed in Dubai. Read more »
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General elections will be held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the president and national assembly. Read more »
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The top contender in the presidential race, Hakainde Hichilema, is expected to announce his running mate on Friday. Read more »
