JCTR calls for Youth, Women active participation in decision making
• Zambia’s population is largely made of youth. • A larger part of people involved in active participation of the country’s decision making to be
Tag : 2021 General Elections
Council assures polling agents of their payment
• The payment process is still ongoing. • Banks could only release a certain amount of money. • Council has managed to pay out a
FODEP calls for professionalism in State Institutions
• State institutions must work in accordance with the provisions of the law. • Sanity in the country will start by delinking state institutions from
AVAP calls for intensified Voter Education National Programme
• AVAP calls for a national program for more voter education • High number of rejected votes shows inadequate Voter education in the country. •
Kwacha strength attributed to change of government
• The new President is pro-business. • Offshore players are looking at the development as positive for business. • The currency depreciated by 0.3 percent
Printing of Ballot Papers completed
• As of 19th July, 2021, overall progress was at 95%. • Packing of ballot papers in readiness for shipment to Zambia has advanced. •
VEEP hails EU for supporting Zambia’s elections with €7.8 million
• EU has rendered 7.8 million Euros to the Electoral basket fund. • Zambia is keeping her strong tradition of transparency and openness to democratic
Presidential candidates sign peace pledge
• Political players must commit to promoting peace • For the past 30 years, Zambia has been a model of peaceful and multi-party political transitions.
Political parties to sign peace pledge
• The peace pledge will ensure political players speak peace to the nation. • It will also ensure political parties take necessary steps to address
Certified Register of Voters stands at 7,023,499 – ECZ
• 3,751, 040 are female representing 53.4 percent while 3,272,459 are male representing 46.6 percent. • The age group between 24 years to 34 years