Electoral Commission of Zambia
The ECZ, the voters roll, and the running of Zambian elections.
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Crime & Courts
Police Recover Stolen ECZ Laptop in Mandevu Following Post-Election Investigations
Have successfully recovered a laptop belonging to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) that was stolen following the August 13 election in Mandevu Constituency. Deputy Inspector General of Police – Operations Fred Hamaamba announced the recovery during a briefing, noting that while the elections
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Politics
Linda Kasonde, Two Others Challenge August 13 Presidential Election
Former Law Association of Zambia President Linda Kasonde and two others have filed a petition challenging the August 13, 2026 presidential election in which President Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The other petitioners are governance activist Brebner Changala…
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Linda Kasonde, Two Others Challenge August 13 Presidential Election
Former Law Association of Zambia President Linda Kasonde and two others have written a petition challenging the August 13, 2026 presidential election, in which President Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The other petitioners are governance activist Brebner…
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Politics
Chizobo Ward Election Nullified Days after Councillors’ Swearing-in
The election for Chizobo Ward councillor has been nullified by the tribunal sitting at the Mazabuka Magistrate’s Court after it found substantial irregularities involving the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). In its judgment, the tribunal ruled that the election was not conducted in substantial conformity…
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Masebo challenges ECZ position in Chongwe East election petition
Former cabinet minister, Sylvia Masebo, has challenged the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) position that the Chongwe East parliamentary election was free and fair and should not be nullified. Masebo, who is challenging the election of independent candidate Anita Kamanga, argued that alleged misconduct during…
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Crime & Courts
79 Cyber crime suspects targeted to attack government systems including ECZ – DEC
DEC Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigations into 79 people recently apprehended in Lusaka, has revealed that suspects operated a clandestine digital laboratory to compromise the security, integrity and availability of strategic Government information systems. The systems targeted include those linked to the Electoral
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Politics
Tribunal Dismisses Bid to Throw Out Kibombwe Petition
The Local Government Elections Tribunal has dismissed applications by Lusaka Mayor-Elect Chitambala Mwewa and the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ seeking to have NRPUP mayoral candidate Gabriel Kibombwe’s election petition thrown out. The respondents had raised preliminary objections over the filing and service of the petition…
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ECZ Asks Court to Dismiss Masebo’s Election Petition
Anita Kamanga and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) have asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss former Lands Minister Sylvia Masebo’s petition challenging the Chongwe East parliamentary election. Ms. Masebo is challenging Ms. Kamanga’s election, alleging violence, intimidation, threats, harassment, bribery and other breaches…
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Politics
The 60-page presidential election petition filed by Linda Kasonde, Brebner Changala and LCK Freedom Foundation
Against the Electoral Commission of Zambia, the Attorney-General and President Hakainde Hichilema. It challenges the validity of the 13 August 2026 presidential election and the declaration of Hichilema as winner. The petitioners’ central argument is that the election was
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Politics
ECZ Says Candidates WHO Withdrew after July 6 Will Still Appear on Ballot Papers
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has clarified that candidates who resigned after July 6, 2026, will still have their names printed on ballot papers for the upcoming General Election, even though they are no longer eligible to stand. In a public…
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Politics
Lumezi North UPND Candidate Goes Unopposed after Resignation of Lm Candidate
United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Anderson Banda has been declared the winner of the Lumezi North Parliamentary by-election. Mr. Banda has been declared the winner by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Lumezi North Returning Officer Michael Simwiinga after the resignation from the…
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Crime & Courts
43 members of Tonse Alliance approach court to challenge continued detention
Forty-three members of the Tonse Alliance have gone to the Lusaka High Court challenging their continued detention, with one alleging he was beaten by armed men after carrying out election-related duties. Joseph Kaseya of Kabanana told the court that he was an Electoral Commission of…
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Civil Liberties Union questions ECZ’s legal basis for fresh Mandevu parliamentary poll
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has no legal basis for its decision to conduct a fresh parliamentary election in Mandevu Constituency. ZCLU Executive Director, Isaac Mwanza, stated that no law provided for what should happen when ballots…
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Politics
Tonse Alliance demands resignations of ECZ boss, military chiefs over conduct of August polls
The Tonse Pamodzi Alliance has called for the resignations of Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson, Mwangala Zaloumis, Zambia Army Commander, Geoffrey Zyeele, and Inspector General of Police, Graphel Musamba, for what it termed the inappropriate handling of the August, 13 General Elections. Addressing the media…
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Politics
Petition filed in Constitutional Court seeking to nullify election of Hicilema as president
Lawyer and human rights advocate, Linda Kasonde, Brebner Changala and the LCK Freedom Foundation have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking to nullify the August 13 presidential election and declare President Hakainde Hichilema’s election invalid. The three petitioners have cited the Electoral Commission of Zambia, the…
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Politics
Local Gov. Elections Tribunal Orders ECZ to Produce Documents Sought by Kibombwe
The Local Government Elections Tribunal has ordered the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ to produce documents sought by NRPUP Lusaka mayoral candidate Gabriel Kibombwe in his challenge against Mwewa Chitambala’s election. The Tribunal has also directed the ECZ to make available a witness for cross-examination, despite…
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Politics
Brian Mundubile accuses state of moving to block election petition as deadline nears
Opposition leader Brian Mundubile has accused the Zambian government of working to derail his planned Constitutional Court challenge to President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election, with the seven-day window to file the petition closing on Monday, 24 August. The Electoral Commission of Zambia declared Hichilema winner of…
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Politics
Election petitions in Zambia: will the courts follow the law or the convenience of the moment-by Isaac Mwanza
Following the 13 August 2026 General Elections, Zambia is once again entering the familiar territory of election petitions. Several losing opposition candidates have already approached the courts challenging the results declared by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. More strikingly, more than 20 UPND candidates have…
