Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
NATIONAL Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity candidate Michelle Phiri has been elected Member of Parliament for Chingola Central Constituency after securing 21,948 votes. She defeated UPND candidate Joseph Kazhila, who polled 10,182 votes. Returning Officer Kelvin Mwenda announced the results, stating that 32,456 votes were cast, with 326 ballots rejected as invalid. Phiri’s victory
40 Views Drama erupted at the National Results Tallying Centre at Mulungushi International Conference Centre on this after Tonse Alliance official Enock Tonga stormed the podium and called for the presidential election to be scrapped. Video clips shared online show Tonga addressing the room and demanding that ECZ immediately stop announcing results. Within minutes, security […]
POLICE THWART ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS TALLYING Police at the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Presidential Results Centre have thwarted an attempt to disrupt the ongoing announcement of Presidential election results following the apprehension of Tonse Pamodzi Alliance member Enock Roosevelt Tonga after he demanded that the announcement of results be suspended. Tonga was […]
VOTE BRIEF | NRPUP Calls for Halt to Presidential Results, Demands Gen-20 Reconciliation NRPUP running mate Makebi Zulu has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia to suspend further presidential result announcements and conduct a polling-station-by-polling-station reconciliation, alleging irregularities in the national tally. Speaking in an online broadcast, Zulu named Matero, Kalulushi, Bwanamkubwa, Chawama, Kabwata […]
MORNING WIRE | Hichilema Leads by Half a Million Votes as 91 Constituencies Remain, Security Tensions Rise President Hakainde Hichilema has extended his lead over opposition challenger Brian Mundubile as the Electoral Commission of Zambia advances with the announcement of presidential results. ECZ results from 135 of Zambia’s 226 constituencies give Hichilema 1,546,140 votes against […]
WHEN SOUTHERN PROVINCE VOTES TOGETHER, THEY CALL IT “TRIBALISM”; WHEN THEIR OWN REGIONS DO THE SAME, THEY CALL IT A “STRONGHOLD” By Dr. Larry Mweetwa There is a dangerous habit in Zambian politics: when one region votes overwhelmingly for the party we support, we proudly call it a stronghold; but when another region votes overwhelmingly […]
Authorities nab TONSE senior members linked to foreign militia Authorities nab NRPUP senior members linked to foreign militia THE Government has revealed that senior NRPUP have been arrested along with foreign militia who posed a serious threat to national security. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says some of the 11 people arrested have been […]
NRPUP Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile was among several people found at a premises in Lusaka’s Kabulonga area during a joint security operation that authorities say uncovered suspected militia members, high-grade military weapons, ammunition and other materials. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa said the operation was conducted on August 13 following surveillance of persons of […]
NRPUP Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has appeared to concede defeat in the 2026 General Election, despite the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) yet to announce the final Presidential results. Mundubile made the remarks during an interview with an international media outlet, where he discussed the election outcome and his political future as the ECZ continues […]
A joint team of Zambia Police and other law enforcement agencies apprehended 11 suspected militia and persons of interest during an operation conducted on the night of 13th August 2026 at a premises in Lusaka’s Kabulonga area. According to a statement issued by Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, the operation was conducted following a […]
