Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata says Zambia will vote in next week’s elections to restore their dignity and integrity which they have lost through thieves. Mr Sata bemoans the vandalism of things Zambians have built over years by the MMD government. He says President Rupiah Banda is denting the image of investors stating that investors [...]

The Commonwealth Observer Group says political party leaders have a duty to restrain their followers from perpetuating acts of violence in the run up to the September 20 polls. Addressing journalists in Lusaka, Chairperson and delegation leader General Yakubu Gowon says reports of some acts of violence in certain parts of the country are unfortunate. [...]

The African Union (AU) has deployed a team of 30 election observers scheduled to arrive in Zambia on 17th September to monitor next week’s elections. AU Commission chairperson Jean Ping said in Addis Ababa that that the election observation mission will be led by former OAU assistant secretary general Vijay Makhan. Mr Ping says the [...]

Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) President Charles Milupi has charged that Zambians have lost confidence in the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) capacity to hold free and fair elections. According to Hot FM, Milupi said it will be difficult for Zambia to have credible polls as ECZ has only engaged Zambia Air Force (ZAF) [...]

Caritas Zambia Executive Director Sam Mulafulafu has called on Zambians to seize every opportunity that exposes them to information about aspiring candidates in the Presidential, Parlimnetary, and Local Government elections. Mulafulafu told the watchdog that citizens must take advantage of radio and TV programs, and rallies where candidates are outlining their plans for the nation. [...]