Lungu blocks internet on Zambia Election Day

Authorities in Zambia blocked WhatsApp messaging on Thursday, according to data from a global internet monitor.

Authorities in Zambia blocked WhatsApp messaging on Thursday, according to data from a global internet monitor.

Zambia holds its much anticipated General Elections. President Edgar Lungu casts his vote at Crawford School in Chawama. He was accompanied by wife Esther Lungu who also cast her vote in that area.

The leading contenders are incumbent Edgar Lungu of the governing Patriotic Front (PF) and Hakainde Hichilema of the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) who, between them, won 98% of the presidential vote in 2016.

LUSAKA - The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) returnee, Chishimba Kambwili has said God rejected opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema to govern the nation of Zambia.

LUSAKA — The general elections slated for August 12, 2021 will be the easiest to win for the ruling Patriotic Front because people are able to compare and contrast based on where the country is coming from, former Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo has said.

The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID), the church and other stakeholders have come up with the initiative of bringing political parties on the round table and sign the peace accord.

LUSAKA - Patriotic Front returnee, Chishimba Kambwili, who was recently suspended by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) over violation of its statutes and his continued tribal approach has apologised to the plebiscite body.

LUSAKA - The founding father and first president of independent Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda has died.

Patriotic Front returnee Chishimba Kambwili has castigated opposition party UPND for lying that he abducted relatives of its president Hakainde Hichilema for political scores.

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has explicitly blamed Zimbabweans for all the xenophobic events in South Africa over the years.