The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has confirmed reports suggesting that the police on Tuesday morning fired tear gas in Sesheke a few hours after polls opened in the Constituency. ECZ spokesperson Margaret Chimanse says the incident happened near the District council lodge. Ms. Chimanse has told Q-News by telephone that voting did however continue at the polling station that ...

Declaration of the winner for the Sesheke Parliamentary by-election being held on Tuesday will  be delayed until Wednesday the 13th of February. Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) spokesperson Margaret Chimanse says results for 7 out of the 43 existing polling stations in Sesheke constituency will only be available on Wednesday. Ms. Chimanse says the polling stations, which are not easily ...

Voting is underway in Sesheke constituency and in 7 other local government wards. Four political parties, which are the ruling PF, UPND, the People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) and United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) are taking part in the Sesheke Parliamentary by-election. The ruling PF has Dean Masule as its candidate while UPND fielded Romeo Kang’ombe. Other contestants are ...