Daily Archives: August 11, 2016

JCI Zambia encourages youths to remain peaceful

The Junior Chamber International (JCI), an international youth organization, has encouraged youths across the country not to be used as tools of violence when the election results start trickling in. JCI Zambia President Tetiwe Nzimah says youths should instead protect Zambia’s peaceful reputation. Ms Nzimah has reminded youths that there is life after elections, thus the need for them to ...

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Polls close, as vote counting commences

Polls have officially closed as people now wait to know the outcome of the elections. The voting process proceeded largely peacefully with an isolated incident of violence recorded in Itezhi Tezhi district. Zambians flocked to polling stations in their numbers to vote for the president, members of parliament, mayors, council Chairpersons and councilors. Voting ended at exactly 18:00 hours in ...

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Mutesa praises Zambians for peaceful polls

Zambians for Empowerment and Development President Fredrick Mutesa has praised Zambians for peaceful manner in which they voted in today’s elections. Speaking in an interview with Qfm news, Dr. Mutesa says it was overwhelming to see a lot of people turning up in large numbers to choose their leaders peacefully. Dr. Mutesa says it is every Zambian’s democratic right to ...

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Police nab ‘fake police officer’

Police in Lusaka have arrested Stephen Sichilima aged 30 for impersonating a public officer. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the incident happened at about 11:00 hours when Mr. Sichilima attempted to vote at Chilenje community hall polling station by way of introducing himself as a driver for the Electoral Commission of Zambia while wearing an orange apron for the ECZ. ...

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KK encourages Zambians to remain peaceful

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi is confident of a first round outright victory in the presidential race. Speaking shortly after casting her vote at UNZA Sports hall, Ms. Nawakwi says the high turn of voters will help her secure 50 plus one threshold without going for a rerun. Ms. Nawakwi has since appealed to Zambians especially ...

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Elections will only be held today – ECZ

The Electoral Commission of Zambia says polling stations which opened late for voting will have the lost time compensated at the close of the official voting period. ECZ Director Priscilla Isaacs says has told a media briefing that most polling stations opened late in rural areas. Ms Isaacs has attributed this to the bad terrain in the affected areas. And ...

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Give ECZ space – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu has called on Zambians to give the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) the space to conduct the 2016 elections. The president says the Commission has proven its worth and there is no cause for alarm as far as its ability to conduct credible elections is concerned. Speaking after casting his vote at Andrew Mwenya polling station in ...

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Voting underway as voters turn out in numbers

Zambians have braved the morning cold and turned up in large numbers to vote in today’s general election which is being held alongside the referendum on the bill of rights. Long queues and a peaceful atmosphere have characterized most polling stations visited by QFM in the capital Lusaka as people vote for their leaders for the next five years. Most ...

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Zambians vote in crucial election

Polling stations have opened as six million, six hundred and ninety eighty, three hundred seventy two Zambians vote in the general election to elect new leaders. Polling stations opened at 06:00 hours with people queuing up at some polling stations in Lusaka as early as 04:30 hours. Zambians are electing the president, 156 members of parliament, Mayors, Council Chairpersons and ...

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