Sata has been declared president
Opposition Patriotic Front Candidate Michael Sata has won the presidency. Chief Justice Ernest Sakala declared Sata duly elected a few minutes after midnight. Sata polled 1, 150, 045 in the 143 constituencies tallied. Chief Justice Ernest Sakala explained that even before the other seven constituences were tallied, it was within the law to declare Sata president. Outgoing president [...]
Results announced the bythe Electoral Commission of Zambia show that PF candidate Michael Sata is still leading by a comfortable margin. ECZ chairperson Irene Mambilinma announced at 19 hours Zambian time that from the 116 constituences tallies so far, Sata has 994, 090 votes. President Rupiah Banda is following with 808, 596. Hakainde Hichilema has [...]
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By: Naomi Hunt, Press Freedom Adviser VIENNA, 22 Sept. 2011 – As Zambia prepares for the announcement of election results, IPI calls on the future government to respect press freedom and implement long-standing legislation that would free the broadcasting regulator and public broadcaster from government oversight. Zambians voted for the President and National Assembly on [...]
Continue reading …Five losing presidential candidates opposition this year’s presidential election have warned against any haste presidential inauguration and manipulation of the election results stating that the Zambia people have already decided who they want to be their leader. The five who stormed Mulungushi International Conference Centre where election results are being announced are Elias Chipimo of [...]
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President Rupiah Banda has appealed to his supporters and all MMD sympathizers not to fight back or retaliate in the face of the riots by PF cadres. In a statement released by his spokesperson Dickson Jere Thursday evening, president Banda also appealed to the Zambian people to remain calm and peaceful as they await the [...]
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Latest official results by the ECZ show that Patriotic Front candidate Michael Sata is still leading but most of his strongholds have been counted. And most shops in Lusaka have been closed as fear of riots breaking out in the capital spread. In Ndola some shops belonging to foreigners have been burnt and good stolen. [...]
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Ndola residents have taken to the streets demanding the announcement of presidential results. Some shops owned by Somalians were gutted by riotious youths near ndeke township. Goods worth millions of kwacha have been destroyed as shop owners went into hiding. Police and fire-brigade arrived at the scene very late as damage was already done “They are on the [...]
Continue reading …Property worth millions of Kwacha was in the early hours of Thursday destroyed Kitwes old Nakadoli market after fire swept through the entire market. Kitwe based radio Flava reports that the cause of the fire has not yet been established but said marketeers watched helplessly as property burned According to eyewitness, the fire started at around 01 hours. And [...]
Continue reading …CSEC Preliminary Statement and Press Release on 2011 Tripartite Elections
September 22, 2011 14 Comments
Civil Society Election Coalition (CSEC) 2011 For Free and Fair Elections PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Issued Wednesday 21 September 2011 at 15:00 hours Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Lusaka Summary The Civil Society Election Coalition (CSEC) 2011 deployed approximately 9,000 trained and accredited non-partisan monitors to polling streams for the 2011 Tripartite Elections. CSEC wishes to commend Zambians [...]
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The MMD has scooped the Mwandi Parliamentary seat in Western Province. The MMD has also won the Solwezi central seat in North-western province. MMD’s Michael Kaingu polled 3-thousand 7-hundred and 89 votes, while UPND’s Bernadette Lubasi got 1 thousand 7 hundred and 73 votes in the second position. Collins Mwanamwalye of the PF got 8 [...]
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