Opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has called on fellow African leaders and African state institutions to emulate the “excellent precedence” set by neighboring Zambia after successfully holding peaceful elections amid guarantees for a smooth transfer of power. He made the remarks during an exclusive interview with NewZimbabwe.com Thursday on the just ended Zambia elections […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa placed a call yesterday, Wednesday 18 August 2021, to Zambian President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema to wish the incoming leader and the Government and people of the Republic of Zambia well for the Presidential term. President Ramaphosa congratulated President-Elect Hichilema on his electoral success and noted the importance of this milestone amid the challenges […]
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Almost five million Zambians came out to vote on 12 August, and overwhelmingly rejected incumbent Edgar Lungu as president. After five attempts, Hakainde Hichilema swept ahead to victory by over a million votes and a secured a majority in the National Assembly. The opposition victory transcended the numerous lines of polarisation that have characterised voting […]
The MDC Alliance has been gripped by false hope of winning the forthcoming 2023 Presidential elections in the manner Zambia’s President-elect; Hakainde Hichilema defeated former President, Edgar Lungu in the just ended elections. The opposition would be more encouraged because Hichilema for the past two decades had been fighting in the opposition corner without victory. […]
MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti Monday celebrated the defeat of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu by President-elect Hakainde Hichilema after his deportation by authorities at Chirundu Border post in 2018. After the controversial 2018 disputed election in Zimbabwe, Biti sought refugee in Zambia, but Lungu’s government deported him back home despite a Zambia High […]
In Lusaka, When Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema joined politics in 2006, he was largely viewed as an outsider, inexperienced and elitist. It is an image he seems to have shed off over the years, appearing more ordinary in dress and language. He was often mocked by late president Michael Sata as an “under-five” and […]
Zambian youth activist and former African Union (AU) youth simulation forum president, Joseph Kalimbwe has urged Zimbabwean youths not to vote and leave polling stations, but stay until results have been announced to avoid rigging in the 2023 plebiscite. He also urged Zimbabwean youths to register vote ahead of the watershed 2023 election. Kalimbwe by […]
OPPOSITION parties in Bulawayo have hailed the Zambian people for successfully holding democratic elections which were resoundingly won by opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema was declared the winner of the weekend polls after trouncing incumbent president Edgar Lungu. According to the country’s election commission, Hichilema garnered 2, 810,777 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201 votes out of […]
Cape Town — Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been declared the winner of Zambia’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu, Al Jazeera reports. With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results on Monday (August 16, 2021) showed Hichilema had secured 2,810,757 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201. “I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect […]
Zambian President Edgar Lungu is under mounting pressure to concede defeat after five opposition candidates challenged his claims on ‘unfair’ elections. President Lungu (64), who is trailing his rival Hakainde Hichelema in results released so far, on Saturday issued a surprise statement saying violence against supporters of his ruling Patriotic Front (PF) in some provinces […]
Zambia’s main opposition candidate has taken a considerable lead in partial results for a tight presidential election while incumbent leader Edgar Lungu claims the poll was not “not free and fair”. Following a high turnout in Thursday’s vote, early results show the main opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema ahead of President Edgar Lungu in about 40 […]
THE High Court of Zambia Friday ordered President Edgar Lungu to restore internet services to the populace. Lungu, who is trailing opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema in Thursday’s general election blocked internet services to the people but was immediately challenged by Chapter One Foundation (Ltd). The organisation made an urgent chamber application against Zambia Information, Communication […]
Zambians went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly and results were expected by the weekend. It was a crowded field of 19 candidates vying for the presidency, but the real contest was between President Edgar Lungu and billionaire Hakainde Hichilema. In the run-up to the […]
The Republic of Zambia held its general elections on 12 August 2021, the 7th since the reintroduction of multiparty politics in 1991. As such, the country enjoys an enviable track record of regularly conducting democratic elections in keeping with its national and international obligation[1]. It has also remained relatively stable since attaining independence in 1964. […]
Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary election “not free and fair” after incidents of violence in three provinces. President Lungu was trailing the opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema in early results released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Results announced on Saturday showed that from 31 of the country‘s 156 constituencies the […]
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichelema on Saturday took an early lead over President Edgar Lungu in the country’s closely contested presidential election, the electoral commission announced. The August 12 poll turned into a two horse race between President Lungu (64) and Mr Hichelema, a rich businessman popularly known as HH. Results announced on Saturday from […]
Observers are concerned that President Edgar Lungu will use violent incidents to justify a clampdown and an invalidation of election results in opposition strongholds. Zambian President Edgar Lungu has ordered the army to step up its presence in three provinces where he accused opposition parties of turning the country’s elections into a “war” after two […]
Washington / Lusaka — Updated August 12, 2021 01:45 PM – Zambians voted in general elections Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes, a debt crisis and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sixteen presidential candidates are vying for the top job, but the frontrunners are incumbent Edgar Lungu, 64, and long-time rival […]