Month: September 2016 Posts

Zambia: Edgar Lungu to be sworn in tomorrow

Sep 12, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...Chilima to be in attendance Malawi's vice President, Saulos Chilima is expected to attend Zambia President elect Edgar Lungu swear-in ceremony which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. Chilima was delegated by President Peter Mutharika… ...

Zambia elections: Lungu’s inauguration will be illegal, UPND has not accepted the court decision

Sep 06, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Losing opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that the UPND has not accepted the decision taken by the Constitutional Court to dismiss its election petition. Out of five Judges of the court, two wanted the… ...

Mutharika congratulates Lungu for winning Zambia elections

Aug 18, 2016 Bright Malenga 60 &

Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika was among the first heads of state to congratulate Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu for emerging victorious in last Thursday’s polls. According to results announced on August 15 by… ...

Zambia Elections: Lungu swearing in next week

Aug 17, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 15 &

Zambia's President-elect Edgar Lungu will be inaugurated next Tuesday, Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska has announced. Dr Msiska said in a statement yesterday thatthe ceremony will be held at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka… ...

Zambia Elections: Opposition makes rigging claims as Lungu leads with 24 constituencies left

Aug 15, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 78 &

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has accused the country’s election mangers the Electoral Commission of Zambia of deliberately not providing the G12 in Lusaka so as to live room for manipulation of results. Mr Hichilema who… ...

Greedy Malawians warned to stay away from Zambian elections 

Aug 10, 2016 Luke Bisani 28 &

Might be the love for voting or just simple greed that they will get free materials if they participate in a neighbouring country's election. Authorities from Zambia have warned Malawians against voting during the forthcoming… ...

Zambian elections : Lungu shuts down opposition media 

Jun 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 36 &

Authorities in Zambia have closed the country’s main private owned newspaper, a move that has been described as an attempt to stifle the media ahead of elections in August. Managing editor of the Post newspaper,… ...