Opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has retaken the lead out of the results counted from 42 of 156 constituencies being verified. Mr. Hichilema has polled 384, 801 votes while his closest rival President Edgar Lungu is in the second position with 373, 496 votes. In third position is  FDD’s Edith Nawakwi with 5, 564 votes followed by PAC’s Andyford Banda ...

The race to State House is still neck and neck between President Edgar Lungu and UPND President Hakainde Hichilema with results from 29 of the 156 constituencies declared so far. In what is clearly a two horse race, President Lungu has polled 262,149 votes against Mr Hichilema’s 243,794 votes, a difference of 18,355 votes. FDD’s Edith Nawakwi is trailing a ...

President Edgar Lungu is leading the presidential race from results from 22 constituencies of the 156 constituencies declared so far by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Announcing the latest results from 14 constituencies this morning, ECZ Chairperson Esau Chulu says President Lungu is leading with 207,547 votes, followed by UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema with 153,630 votes, FDD’s Edith Nawakwi has 2,519 ...

Emad Moteab’s late strike earned Al Ahly a 2-2 draw with Zesco United in a CAF Champions League, Group A game played at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on Friday night. As a result Zesco from Zambia moved to the top of Group A standings, while Egyptian giants Ahly moved to position three. The visitors made their intentions ...

Justin Bieber has claimed the top two spots in the UK singles chart for the seventh time in a year. Cold Water, his collaboration with Major Lazer, is at number one for a third week while Let Me Love You, with DJ Snake, is a new entry at two. Before Bieber did so last year, no artist had held the ...

Economist Yusuf Dodia says the next government should address the issue of both domestic and external debt if Zambia’s economy is to get back on track. Mr. Dodia has told QFM Business News in an interview that currently, Zambia’s external debt stands at US$9 billion with domestic debt standing at K5 billion which he says is too much. He says ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is positive that Zambians will continue to remain peaceful even as they await results from Thurday’s elections to be announced. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe says it is also hoped that those who took part in the elections will easily accept the election outcome. Mr. Nthewewe says elections are not a matter of life and ...

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International has urged Zambians not to pay attention to speculation on the elections outcome. EYAI Executive Director Moses Lungu says Zambians should instead wait for the official results coming from the Electoral Commission of Zambia. He says speculation should be avoided at all cost, stressing that some results they are accessing may not be accurate. Reverend ...

The Anti-voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has praised voters for turning up in large numbers in Thursday’s elections. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani notes that the huge voter turnout recorded in THE elections is a shift from the apathy that has characterized recent elections. He has also commended voters for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves during the voting ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead after the announcement of election results from the eight constituencies announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The UPND Leader tops the group with 47, 706 votes followed by his rival President Edgar Lungu who has 41, 572 votes reflecting a 6, 134 difference. UNIP’s ...