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The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has demanded that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) avails to the general public the updated voters register in view of the increasing reports of ghost voters in the register. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says it is clear that the ECZ is aware of the existence of ghost voters in the voters register ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has come up with draft Electoral Process Regulations, 2016, aimed at disqualifying a political party or candidate in breach of the Electoral Code Conduct. This follows the continued violence in the ongoing campaigns ahead of the August 11th elections. ECZ Commissioner Fredrick Ng’andu has told a stakeholders meeting in Lusaka today that this is ...

The Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM) has observed that some presidential candidates participating in the August elections are not being realistic in their promises. ZDDM Vice President Charles Kafumbo says some promises being made are exaggerated and unrealistic. He says there are so many issues affecting the people of Zambia which the people are expecting these candidates to address if ...

The opposition UPND has charged that the failure by President Edgar Lungu to acknowledge and accept that the Patriotic Front is a violent party will not help in combating the vice. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development, Moono Mapani says the statement by President Lungu during his meeting with Southern Province Chiefs that the UPND has been perpetrating violence ...

The United National Independence Party (UNIP) says it is wrong to single out Southern province as the most violent during the ongoing campaigns. Yesterday, President Edgar Lungu expressed concern that Southern Province has recorded the highest cases of political violence in the country. But UNIP General Secretary Reverend Alfred Banda says violence is happening everywhere not withstanding its magnitude, and ...

Electoral Expert MacDonald Chipenzi says the proposed Bill of Rights must be rejected by the electorate because it mischievously wants to insulate the State from honoring its obligation to realize the proposed rights. Mr Chipenzi says the Bill of Rights further intends to keep Ministers in their portfolios in perpetuity and undermine the doctrine of the separation of powers in ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded the resignations of Local Government and Housing Minister Steven Kampyongo and Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga. This follows revelations in today’s edition of the Post newspaper that Mr Kampyongo is at the heart of an alleged scheme to manipulate the outcome of the upcoming elections. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka in a ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma says political parties will be partly to blame if the referendum to adopt the remaining part of the constitution fails. Dr. Ng’oma says it is a shame that political parties have lamentably failed in their responsibility to sensitize people on the importance of voting in the referendum. He notes that political parties are deliberately ignoring ...

  The media in the country has been advised against exciting people with false reports of an alleged ploy to rig the August elections. The Zambian Voice is urging the media to be responsible and report truthfully. Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says instead of alarming the nation, the media should provide evidence of the alleged rigging. Mr. Tayali say the ...

Zambians have been called upon to start rejecting politicians who lack integrity and morality in their practice of politics. PF Secretary General Davies Chama says such kind of politicians deserve to be sent into political retirement. In an interview with QTV, Mr. Chama says he believes that if Zambia is to sale properly as a democratic country to the outside ...