
Zambia’s 2026 election delivered Hakainde Hichilema a decisive victory, but exposed troubling weaknesses in electoral transparency and institutional trust. Dr Blessing Vava argues that the deeper...

Zambia’s election reveals a new democratic battleground: the smartphone. From fake results and premature victory claims to algorithm-driven misinformation and AI-generated deception, political power is increasingly...

Zambia’s peaceful polling day has given way to a far more precarious test: a nationwide suspension of vote counting, competing victory claims and allegations of electoral...

“The result on Thursday is not really in doubt. What should trouble the likely winner is how little of it was earned in the last three...

Zambia’s August 2026 presidential election stands as a vital geopolitical watershed for Southern Africa. Strikingly contrasted against Zimbabwe’s executive overreach and eroded voting rights, Lusaka’s ballot...