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58 Views LUSAKA — The inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will go ahead on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has announced. Kangwa said the Judiciary had not received any petition challenging the presidential election by the expiry of the seven-day period provided for filing such a petition. “In this regard, […]

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. […]

ZAMBIA’s Judiciary has confirmed that no petition challenging the presidential election result was filed within the constitutional deadline. In a letter dated Aug. 25 to the Secretary to the Cabinet, Chief Administrator Nalishebo Imataa said the Constitutional Court Registry had not received any petition by 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24. The seven-day window to

Petition Fowarded to Constitutional Court-Chief Justice CHIEF JUSTICE CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF PETITION VIA PRIVATE EMAIL Chief Justice Mumba Malila has confirmed receipt of a presidential petition sent to his private email address by a member of the public. The petition, designated as “the people’s presidential petition”, challenges the outcome of the presidential election held during […]

12 Views LUSAKA — The Constitutional Court is set to consider documents seeking to challenge the outcome of Zambia’s August 13 presidential election after they were referred to the Court by Chief Justice Mumba Malila. The Judiciary said the documents, described as “the people’s presidential petition”, were sent electronically to the Chief Justice’s private email […]

“7 Days Has Expired” Says Secretary to Cabinet, “Swearing of President Hakainde Hichilema will go Ahead” Secretary to Cabinet Wrote; “This serves to inform the Nation that at the expiration of the seven days provisionallowed for filing in of a petition challenging a Presidential election, the Judiciary hadnot received any petition.” “In this regard, the […]

PRESIDENT-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be sworn in on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa said the seven-day period for filing a petition challenging a presidential election has expired and the Judiciary had not received any petition. "In this regard, the swearing-in of the President-elect, Mr. Hakainde

Chief Justice Mumba Malila has confirmed that he received a petition challenging the outcome of Zambia’s August 13, 2026 presidential election through his private email address. The petition, described as the “People’s Presidential Petition,” seeks to challenge the results of the presidential election in which President Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner. In a statement […]

CHIEF Justice Dr. Mumba Malila has acknowledged receiving an email seeking to challenge the presidential election result. In a statement, the Judiciary said the email was sent to Malila’s private address by a member of the public and contained documentation labeled "the people’s presidential petition." The documents seek to challenge the outcome of the presidential

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says new digital forensic evidence has emerged linking a clandestine computer laboratory allegedly operated by suspects arrested at Evana Estates in New Kasama, Lusaka, to suspected attempts to compromise strategic Government information systems, including systems linked to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The development follows the arrest of 79 […]