Voting is underway in the presidential election to elect the Zambia’s sixth President. Voting in most polling stations opened at exactly 06:00 hours in accordance with the Electoral law. While the morning rains in Lusaka slowed down the momentum of people trooping to polling stations, this did not stop some people from braving the rains to cast their vote. In ...

  Coming-of-age drama Boyhood has added to its haul of film awards by winning the top prize from the London Critics’ Circle. It was named film of the year, while Richard Linklater won best director and Patricia Arquette best supporting actress. Linklater, who shot it over 12 years, said: “It’s been called an experiment, but it was a leap of ...

Lindsey Vonn has become the most successful female World Cup alpine skier of all time after breaking a 35-year-old record for the most wins. American Vonn, 30, overtook Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record with a 63rd career World Cup win in a super-G race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Vonn’s win was watched by boyfriend Tiger Woods. It was Vonn’s fourth victory ...

The EU’s foreign policy chief has called for a broad alliance to tackle terror, including with Muslim nations, at a summit of EU foreign ministers. Federica Mogherini said there had to be more co-operation both with Muslim countries and internally within the EU. The Brussels summit follows gun attacks in Paris that killed 17 people and anti-terrorism raids in Belgium. ...

Just Click Technologies Zambia Limited has dismissed the story circulating on one social media page linking its Chief Executive Officer Kunda Chinyanta Mwila to rigging schemes through the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Electronic Results Transmission. Company Administrative Officer Tracey Mbilima in a statement says neither the company nor Mr. Mwila have any contract with ECZ to provide any consultancy ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says Zambians have a moral duty to ensure that they elect a leader who will strive to resolve the challenges of abject poverty amidst an unlimited abundance of natural and human resource. The JCTR in a statement issued on the eve of the presidential election notes that the poverty being experienced in Zambia ...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority has granted Radio QFM Limited broadcasting licenses to broadcast to all provincial centers in the country and other selected districts. The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has since issued QFM with eleven new FM frequencies to broadcast to the new additional areas. The new areas where QFM will extend its coverage include Kasama on ...

Labour and Social Security Fackson Shamenda says any employer who will force an employee to work tomorrow will be committing an illegality. Mr Shamenda has reiterated that Tuesday, 20th January, 2015 is a public holiday to enable workers to exercise their right to vote in the Presidential by Election. He has since appealed to all employers to observe the holiday ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has affirmed its readiness to conduct tomorrow’s presidential election in which the country’s sixth president will be elected. The Commission is also assuring the nation and electoral stakeholders that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure that the presidential election is held in a transparent and secure environment. Chairperson Irene Mambilima says ...

Presidential candidates have made their last appeals for votes as presidential campaigns officially closed at 18:00 hours ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election. Addressing a mammoth rally at Woodlands stadium this afternoon PF President Edgar Lungu says he will deal with UPND President Hakainde Hichilema if he loses the election and refuses to accept the election outcome. Mr Lungu says he ...