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HH leads with 61,426 from 15 constituenciesThe Electoral Commision of Zambia has announced consolidated results from 15 of the 156 constituencies as follows: UPND: 171,604 PF: 110,178 This means based on the results announced so far, UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema is leading […]
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Zambia Election update: Social Media Remains Restricted As Early Results Give UPND Slight EdgeFACEBOOK, WhatsApp and Twitter have remained restricted for citizens who are using local area networks to access the Internet. And the counting of votes is underway across the country with some ‘unexpected’ results in some […]
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Zambia Election Update: Govt shuts down Social Media ahead of vote countZAMBIAN voters were today taken to a rude shock after noticing that the government shut down WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter, the most commonly used instant messaging platforms, as they queued up to cast their votes […]
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Zambia decidesZambia goes to the polls today with over seven million citizens expected to take part in the decisive election. President Edgar Lungu will be seeking re-election for the third time after being elected in 2015... […]
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People ask if I can accept defeat, I can’t because things don’t show that we’re losing – LunguPRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he can’t accept defeat because things in the country don’t show that he is losing. And President Lungu says peace in the country is threatened because of one individual who needs […]
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Rigging won’t work, we’re making history – HHUPND president Hakainde Hichilema says rigging will not work because the country is on the verge of making history. And Hichilema says President Edgar Lungu’s continued threats to arrest him are a sign that there […]
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I didn’t have your vote in 2016 but I still won, Lungu tells criticsI DIDN’T have your vote in 2016 and I won, I will still win, but if you give me the bonus it will be better, says President Edgar Lungu. And President Lungu says politicians who […]
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Lungu’s talks of arresting HH not helpful- YoungUS Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d’Affaires David Young says President Edgar Lungu’s threats that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema will be arrested once he is re-elected are not helpful during campaigns. And Young has urged […]
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Revealed: How Chinese investors paid kickbacks in the share purchase transaction for Marcopolo TilesAN INVESTIGATION has revealed that three top Industrial Development Commission (IDC) officials received in excess of US$500,000 as kickbacks from Chinese nationals during the share purchase transaction in which Marcopolo Tiles Limited sold a minority […]
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Lungu threatens to arrest HH as he accuses him of soliciting $300,000 from VedantaPRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says once re-elected, he will ensure that the UPND leader is arrested over the privatisation of State-owned assets because “umulandu taubola”. And President Lungu says he has received a report that Hichilema […]
