The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has adopted the Zimbabwean electoral system of displaying votes outside polling stations to clear suspicions of vote rigging.
Choma Town Clerk, Golden Banda disclosed this during a Media training workshop for Southern Province based media personnel held in the Choma Municipal Council, Council chamber Saturday.
Mr Banda who is also Choma District Electoral Officer said the move is a step in the right direction and deserves support from all participating political parties.
”This will clear suspicion of a vehicle transporting ballot papers disappearing and only re-appear after some secret ballot papers had been fetched.
“Even the closely guarding of ballot papers will now be a thing of the past because results would remain at each polling
station,” said Banda.
Meanwhile, ECZ Senior public relations officer, Ms Silvia Bwalya has called on the media and other stakeholders to expose any electoral malpractices to the law enforcement wings and the commission itself.
Ms Bwalya said Cabinet ministers abusing government transport should be reported because they are not immune to the electoral code of conduct.
She also urged the Media to clear the misconception suggesting that the nation is preparing for a presidential by-election.
Ms Bwalya stated that the nation will have Presidential election where voters will be required to vote countrywide.
She observed that a by-election would mean restricting the poll to a particular section of society.
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That will be a first, go RB with transparency!
Alanda umwanike!!!
Thats what we talking about. But kwati pali trick apa. Hope this is happening for real. Well done Ba ECZ
No rigging, therefore VJ is declared redundant
And look at how great things turned out in Zimbabwe.
Only Chiluba used to rig elections. Leave VJ alone. Now Sata will be beaten clean because he has no representatives in rural areas. He will cry foul in Lusaka as well because this system will make Mps know that their constituents haven’t supported their president. Anyway, this is good for democracy. Please whatever we zambians – Don’t vote for Sata or Miyanda. RB or HH.
That means no rigging. Lets go Pf. Pabwato God is on our side we cant be stopped this time around!
As we pray on, great things keep happening. #6 let people exercise their right to vote, no cheap politicing; we all have a clear concience, but trust me, though sad people in the rural areas vote in a very perculiar manner. Why can we not exclude the rural areas just once then let them vote in 2011 after educating them on independent choices.
I have never ever known a politician with unfortunate qualities like micheal sata.The MMD will continue to win these elections because of one man who always want to be a candidate even though he is hated by the people,children also don’t like him.We are electing people on availability instead of ability.He is not giving us chance to electing people we want.He is creating noise for nothing denying chances to young people.
No#9 You are 200% dead RIGHT! Am with you all the way, you are one of those who can see and read between lines so well! Your vision is so unique.
i have a feeling that Sata haters are going to have a big surprise. In the end, it will be a scenario like in Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” where everyone comes kneeling in fear and kissing his hand as they acknowledge: “Don Corleone!” in this case “El Presidente!”.
choose today what you want tomorrow. if
a. hh wins
expect investor confidence to swell, it may drop abit in afew months but later it will start going up. expect a number of things like tourism to lag a bit, inflation to continue to rise and the LUSE to perform badly in the first few months. but later things will begin to improve.
b sata wins
expect investor confidence to drop badly, depending on his alertness, it will begin to rise at a slow rate or may never rise at all. tourism will defnlty lag, infaltion rise and LUSE will perform badly too. these indicators will be rising slowly if mr sata and his govt could change the way they have tabulated their policies.
With due respect Micheal Sata has been the best opposition leader our country has ever seen.Lets be honest,there nothing wrong in giving credit to where it belongs expecially that he is a Zambia.Am Proud of all hard working zambians even christopher katongo.Micheal kept the Mwanawasa govt on its toes.Even banda could not proceed with the salaries because of pf.If we are to progress as a contry lets first be honest with ourselves
expect a zimbabwe replica for mr sata’s govt in the first few months.
c. if rb wins
expect investor confidence to remain the same and begin to increase later, inflation may rise at current rate, LUSE performace will will drop as the per current trend for sometime but later begin. sectors like tourism will be almost the same but increase later depending on workable strategies they will put in place.
note however, economic recession is not easy to recover. tachokela kutali. CHOOSE
The introduction of transparent ballot box´s may sound a good attempt to prevent election rigging. Yes people and party election observers will be able to see ballots being put in the box´s and box´s later been emptied for counting. That is as transparent as it gets. The irony is that transparent box´s only prevents pre-voting filling of ballot box´s. Transparent box´s can not stop people voting more than once at different polling stations using different peoples NRCs. That is how the MMD rigged the election that brought the late Mwanawasa into power. I´m talking from first hand experience…..
Very good ECZ hope the effect will be countrywide.However, that will only prevent rigging on the election day.What are u doing to prevent electoral corruption in the country especially in rural areas.Tell us how u are sensisting people that do not unerstand the English language.
Have the best of prospects in your plans and may the most deserving candidate carry the day.
People rigging is rigging there is always a way.
# 10 you are still a baby more of sata and you will appriciate the man. who has ever bought nurses full uniforms from UK, built hses for nurses( MEZAF flats in chilenje) can please grow and to see things by yourself.
uli chitekwa? I think so
N0#13, if you want DICTATORSHIP LIKE IDI AMIN IN UGANDA continue with that mentality.I don’t hate SATA,(he is a man made in GOD’S own image) but he is not PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL! not in these times PERIOD
#11, YOU ARE IN DREAMLAND, wake up!
#10 you are still a baby, learn more of sata and you will appriciate the man. who has ever bought nurses full uniforms from UK, built hses for nurses( MEZAF flats in chilenje) can you please grow and to see things by yourself.
uli chitekwa? I think so
19 I challenge to tell who the best opposition leader Zambia has ever seen.Be honest to yourself.By the way i never said sata is presidential material nor was i describing his qualities.Its not always we should discuss national matters on pertizan politics.We are only reflecting
I am not a nurse and will never be one. Who is living in those houses SATA built in MEZAFanyway today? wake up and stop dreaming too!!
In very humble mannerism am not chitekwa, maybe yourself, have you forgotten yourself?
I guess i like this woman, she has actually made things clear NOT a by election as many people have been saying it wrongly. I will call his Excellency the President of the Repbulic of Zambia Mr. Micheal chilufy Sata. So that when he gets into office officially he can give her a promotion.Anway whatever the case, one thing for sure is without rigging i can see PF in office come begining of November. Guy scott might be replacing Rupiah Banda after the reshuffles and Given Lubinda Minister without portifolio or in case of any change then Minister of information and broadcasting and many other ministers who are there will reamain due to there transparency and hard work.
We hope so!!!
Won’t reply to your nonsense now, am going to sleep, its 2AM wherever Iam.
Meant#13 and #20. Will talk to you in the morning.
This news is very welcome. But can we have an explicit statement from the Director of ECZ or the Chairperson. I don’t think Mr Banda’s remarks are authoritative as far as the ECZ is concerned.
The move is welcome ECZ .But with VJ around i’m not comfortable ,by the way where is he?
It is news to you. I started telling early this week. This is a tip of the ice berg. We are making it diificult for them. Read next week’s news you will be shocked! displaying of results is just one of our suggestions that has just leaked, the remaining parts will shock you and you will never worry about VJ, RB, Nevers, Mlongoti and even babes trying to rule us. please read on from next week there is fire from the PF camp. Pabwato!!!!!!!
Msanide go and sleep and wait for more. We are victors!
Iwe monk uliwamano nipabwato.Go PF, go sata ,go mwe bantu. pabwatoooooooo!
Countrymen, stop and think!! Why are we holding elections? Its because the President died. Yes, so why should we vote for another ailing person? Sata should not be elected because he is not only mdically unfit but he has also not be elected by any party to represent them, the same goes for Miyanda. They are self appointed dictators. Abash dictatorship, abash Sata and abash Miyanda!!
#20 A number of these bloggers were toddlers when Sata was making things happen. They have no inclination of who the man is. Some of us witnessed this man at work. He does not just talk he does what he says.
This afternoon I smelt dagga while shopping at arcades and everybody was wondering whether Sata was around! So is it true that this man still smokes it with Chiluba? hehede!! Dagga smoking president in Zambia my lord!!! Can’t he take the country to war under the influence? Just like Chiluba nearly sent us to war with Angola. If it wasn’t for Mugabe, Chiluba would have sent us to war. Don’t forget easily Zambians!!!
Iwe ka monk uwona monga vintu uviziba mushe when you do not know. Shikulu Sata will employ his old thugs in government. We cannot be ruled by some one who is ever apologising for his wrong doings. The old man is tired and inconsistent in his dealings. Who in his government is he going to appoint for ministerial positions? No one. We cannot afford to be holding elections continuosly at the expense of development. NO! We need progressive people. VIVA HH VIVA UPND. Abash primitive politics, abashi political dictatorship, Abash old folks like SATA in politics
Mwela!
Prob is we always get too excited at times like these.
#35 Things must be worked for yakutola Vission ya bashi biggie yaliba trick. Ichibwato is the only different from the rest
And who is HH going to appoint as ministers?#35
VOTE FOR RB
# 35 and who ever hate’s Sata be reminded that PF is a strongest opposition part u have in zambia seconded by UPND in as far as zambian politics are concerned.Above all Sata is more certain and practical than whoever is compiting with him at this time, so this time around we dont want people who are not certain and not known of their actions like HH and corrupt RB. Ni pa BWATO.
Solve this puzzle:Chiluba very sick in south africa,his son dies in Kitwe;Sata very sick in south africa,his son die in Lusaka.Chiluba goes for medical reviews and Sata refuses to go for medical reviews.Is Sata medically fit to be president? Sata tell the nation the other DONTS apart from smoking.
Whats is in RB. HH is averange and has made a political mistake by not giving way ichibwato. Imibulu tayatekanya. Sata gave the mines 14 days to pay suppliers and they have paid. Can HH march That. Father we need powerfull men to turn around serius economic issues
VIA SATA twalifola
Sata = Chawama machete!
#choma1. i think u suffer from blindness or maybe you were just born yesterday/what’s wrong with you Russia chaps? Sata,Sata and now you even end up contradicting yourself.who will be sata’s veep if he were to win? Lubinda?guy scott? did u hear the PF has no manifesto?did u hear that PF has never had a convention as a party? and you want PF to rule zed?when were you last in zed?come on grow up!i’m not advocating RB, HH neither, all i am asking is that you speak sense rather or shut up rather than vomiting your ignorance, don’t just burn up bandwidth for nothing.don’t let a ‘crazy” man in a bath-tub in air fool you(pabwato).
hh might appoint chiefs from southern province as ministers.Upnd will not work with non tonga speaking people.If you are bemba ask Chisanaga and if you are lozi ask Lubinda
But things in Zimbabwe didn’t go so well. There was rigging and abuse of authority. So . . . zed.
?45 Pragmatist.Actually I am not supporting Sata.I am a full paid up member of the MMD.For your own information dont worry about the flag,I live in ukraine.I believe the flag has something to do with my internet provider and not my residence.HH has reduced upnd to a traditional ceremony known as lwiindi.
You can adopt any system as long as we don’t keep our main man at arms length, he will rig elections.I am told he has resurfaced…Shame on him.
Still not enough 4 VJ.
#34, Sata stopped smoking!
VJ will do a great job. Viva HH, viva Zambia. One Zambia, one Nation.
Choice yaboola (Choice has come). The choice is HH for Zambian Presidency.
#52 MENSTRUAL Hhehehehehe
Iwe are you normal? who else on this blog have you seen with such an ID? Nothing wrong with you supporting HH but dont take it so serious and personal. HH isnt an angel, he’s just an average politician abait with skeletons in his closet. So cool down and start reasoning. By the way, are you EASY incarnate or his brother? just asking.
Wats with disin sata it aint his fault that your fathers and granies are dormant..’wat an old man sees while seated a young man cant see even if hes in a tree’ PF has its way let da folks direct u ön how 2 place cards on da table..WAKE UP ZAMBIA
Guys where can i watch the Zambia under 20 match against Egypt? Its on now
mulongoti is a house boy, AKA is garden boy . While H H is president
Kwena ba ngwele – you mean parties can not build alliances towards the election and you call that corruption. Maybe we are still immature about party politics. FTJ, Cobra and Levy himself are examples of characters who have used legitimate funds to build alliances and they is not specific law that has been broken.
It appears the opposition is jettery because they are depending on a wounded dog – Fred Mmembe to do their fights for them. The Post has always wanted to shape the Zambian political scene. First they hammered HH, then Satan got angry with them and now their guns are aimed at RB. We nid to nail the homosexual Mmembe chap.
#23,do u honestly think ur Sata & ur bwato wil form govt with 2 Provinces?Be reminded that things r not the same as in 2006.You Bembas be real,Sata wil not win.HH has got it,wait & see.
Hey people! Lets not concentrate on tribalism here, we r all Zambians whether dark, pink,yellow,Tonga,Bemba….Lets just vote for the right candidate and not on tribal lines.Am from Northern province but i feel HH is the best candidate.we need the younger generation to take over coz the old generation has absolutely failed.There is no experience to talk abt here! Experience in corruption,plundering of national resources and theft! Is that wat u want? Start reasoning properly people.
#42 You are right MC Sata can not match these other candidates.2006 elections MC sata talked too much about casualisation and contracts and most of these companies that abuse us were scared,they even started changing their systems.Pay suppliers within 14 days,they pay.MMD reduce fuel,they don’t reduce,reduce mealie meal they increase.
Bapungwa!aisha xters………nil vision and too personal!Switch on!!
choma1 what tribe are you?For your own information chisanga and lubinda left on their own.if upnd is for tongas alone then what is kakoma doing in upnd.please don’t just say things because you hate the tribe.You are a hater.
#53 hh is not a politician and as far as I am concerned the man is just a patron of the tonga cultural club.He is an opportunist who saw personal gain in the privatisation process and in the death of Mazoka.The last two times I saw a smile on his face was at Mazoka s funeral and the other time was when it said a tonga person should take over from fellow tonga mazoka
zambians, come 30th ni pa bwato.let them talk all the nonses but it wont help them
Shows how confident RB is, he doesn’t want allegations of rigging after he wins.. MMD has shown some unity when everyone expected them to divide, the opposition has shown division when everyone expected them to unite behind one candidate.. the opposition has blown their chance up once again.. divided we fall…
BA PASTOR IMWE NA IMWE.WHICH CHURCH DO YOU PASTOR.IS IT FOR THE BLIND?OR THE FINISHED ONES LIKE MMD
#65. Pastor wabufi. Fumapa. You wum! As if we have not seen nough from Nevers and Pule. Oh well! you are not a pastor are you? I am yet to meet a true Pastor in Zed.
Ubwato!
…and the winner is … Michael Chilufya Sata!!! Viva ubwato!
#51, That is news… Sata stopped smoking dagga – when? Has he stopped blinking when he is telling lies? If he has may be, but if he does then he still smokes dagga in the toilet. Why did he stop smoking anyway? Is it because he has a half functioning heart and then if that is the case then we don’t need him as president because he will die under stress over a parliament he cannot control. Yah, abija makani!! Khani zaipa ba Sata! RB viva, HH alternative but No Sata no Miyanda. Abash these dictators!! Amusiyale fo no malozi!! Abash irresponsible and unproductive people like Sata!!!
Yes, we usually have a good smoke with Michael. But at times I wonder what the cigar does to him. he blinks like a liar and am sure if that is the way he calms his nerves, we may go to war. That is why in 2001, I thought seriously about endorsing him but then I said ..wait a minute.. Zambia deserves better and i called Levy. But the first thing I told him was Levy, please help me, manage your temper and you be Zambia’s next president. And he said, no problem, but don’t expect me to tell lies about anyone. Thank you. And he said, call me when you need me.
And the winner is Rupiah …. Bwezani …. Nkongole … Banda.
Choma 1 you say UPND is for tongas only,checkout the post and read what happened in north western province.
I hate Tongas!
#34 – so what makes you think RB has a clean bill of health ?? The man may have some ailment or condition that we are unaware of. He is after all an old fox…
The Post is for Tongas. After failing to back Magande, they are silently and blindly supporting HH. Beat them clean RB, tribal parties with no national character. Bakasanga baleteya.
# 73 i love tongas very very much and all othere tribes in zambia. mind you there are alredy there thire are the owners of zambia.
HH be what you maybe but yiu are bleesed come 30thoctober you are the prsident.
western =55%
north-western=50%
southern=85%
central=45%
lusaka=30-52%
lupula=<5%
nothern=<7%
eastern=40%
the next president is HH Hakainde hichilema!!!!!!!!!
plus copperbelt=30=60%
#52 Hhe & #77 SEBITWANE
Has HH won any parliamentary bye election outside Southern Province?Raising ones expection whilst ignoring reality is being devoid of analytical skills.
#52 Hhe & #77 SEBITWANE
Has HH won any parliamentary bye election outside Southern Province?Raising ones expectation whilst ignoring reality is being devoid of analytical skills.
#75 today you say the post is for tongas,how because membe is not tonga.HMMMMMMMM strange.Olo mutizonde mama tiliye namwe nachito,amama ndiyeoziba mbwino saseo.You are just troubling yourself by hating tongas those you hate don’t even know you hate them.Thats why you end up having unexplained heart attacks.Go HH GO HH.
#75 What have the Tongas done to you? Keep that hatred to yourself, may be to your family because they are the people that can be affected by tour hatred. Meanwhile your friends are progressing and those you hate don’t even know you and you have no role to play in their lives. Shame on you.
#82 kamwamba basa ba bantu balamunyono wanzoka.Amubambile,twakabatyani.Sena kwiya mulandu.Kwiya kwandotuletelela.
#83 Kabotu basa.
SATA for PRESIDENT: THE BATTLE IS BETWEEN THE OLDER GENTLEMEN- THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF ZAMBIA ARE LIVING IN A FOOL’S PARADISE. IT’S TIME TO FACE REALITY. SATA HAS BECOME POPULAR IN PARTS OF NORTHZWESTERN PROVINCE. THANKS TO THE MINERS WHO HAVE MIGRATED THERE FROM THE COPPERBELT!
No 85 you say Satana is popular in NW due to the miners who have gone their from the Copperbelt. Well who made it possible for them to find jobs in the NW?
If Sata is the next president of Zambia, then I will renounce my citizenship. You are welcome to him and the chaos and suffering he will bring.
#s 83 & 84 Mutapengi kapati basa mukamwini waziindi zyoonse ngu Leza mubumbi wazintu zyoonse nzyotubona anzyotutaboni. Nokuba kuti batuzonde akaambo kakwiiya, Leza kasimpe ulikabambide alimwi kayakuboneka. Nkwali musankwa waku musanza ngwaya kutupa kweendelezya cisi ecino. Mutatyompwi pe, amuzumanane swebo okuno kumigodi twakaleka kuzwangana abantu tujisi biyo bubi kwaambila bantu masimpe aali abubotu bwakusala kalombwana kayiide kakumusanza, kutali baaba bamulya masuku peepe twakaka. Atuzumanane tutacilekeli aakati. Katuya kumbele a hh.
#63,we dnt need politicians who are experienced in telling lies,stealing and strive on tribalism to stay in pwr like Sata.Its time we are led by educated politicians who are professionals managememt of the econony.
#88 Twalumba kapati kumajwi aya. Leza abe andinywe lyoonse. Thanks very much once more.
Some1 said Sata has gained ground in Nwestern Province heh.Which Nwestern Province
Choma 1. It now comes out clearly that we are dealing with a die hard MMD. For your information, more than 90% of Zambians were MMD in 1991. So far only about 30% still support MMD. Your allegiance to a particular party as an intellectual is very unfortunate.We the intellectuals should be the vangaurd of the nation. Condemn where it is due and encourage where it is due. If we did that then we have development of our nation at heart. I doubt if Ukraine is a model country to learn from. No wonder you analysis is skewed towards the eastern thinking wallowing in backwardness.
Nonsense! They did that in Zim but still managed to rig the elections.
One thing I won’t do is follow the leader if I do not agree with any of his principles.
#94,
Do you mean even when the principles of the leader are right?
Viva sata
Spot on. Simple and easy let’s vote wisely ………
Hakaivotela Hichilema
It is news to you. I started telling early this week. This is a tip of the ice berg. We are making it diificult for them. Read next week’s news you will be shocked! displaying of results is just one of our suggestions that has just leaked, the remaining parts will shock you and you will never worry about VJ, RB, Nevers, Mlongoti and even babes trying to rule us. please read on from next week there is fire from the PF camp. Pabwato!!!!!!!
elections will never be fair
Pabwato. If not then let UNIP win it.
Sorry you Tongas.
#87 Who cares whether you renounce your ctizenship or not? Sorry young girl we wouldn`t even notice it. You do not count. Hope you take your relatives with you.
Ubwato!
the people in rural areas are much wiser than most of you bloggers and that is why Zambia has maintained peace in a continent of war. lets respect our people in rural areas. they know that putting someone like sata in state house will destroy the country and thats why even the bemba’s will never support him 100%. they know better
Ba post newspaper mwachilamo,I didn’t want to vote for R.B. but now you are making him more popular showing how u hate the man. Remember, this is what you did to Cycle Mata in 2006. Now, I know whom you are campaigning for. My vote will go to R.B.!!!
Post learn to respect people!!! Know the language to use!!!
#73,I hope you are not Zambian and particularly not a Bemba because bembas hate no one. Remember, one Zambia one Nation. God knows no Tonga nor Bemba but only his people. There are no Tongas nor Bembas in the Bible. Obviously ba mudala tamwasambilila to utter such words in this mordern world and Zambia.
Insoni eh buntu!!! Respect one another!!!
# 73, WHY?
#106 Because they are tribalists, no wonder they had to announce that their tribal party can only be headed by a fellow tribalist after the great Mazoka died.
# 88 mwilalemba ifitundu efyo abantu tabomfwa, ala!!!
#9 is useless like RB and mulongoti
I dont know, there are many ways of killing a cat.
Say what you like, HH is winning. VIVA HH!!!!
number 83you are right on thesezambiansliving abroadwont even voteso they commentsare useless battleis btn pf and mmd.andwewant changeviva pabwato
i am very disapointed with shallow minded swins who are busy in thier aguments on tribes. why a matuared and learned person can behave like a dreamer. stick to what you believe in and not on tribe things. iam tempted to answer coz some don’t reason. come on, it’s time to unite and not to draw lines based on tribes. who among your selves choose to be a Tonga or a Bemba? Who choose to be a Lozi or a Mbunda. Come on stop the nonses you are conveying to the world. RB is now the president, is he only for Chewas or for Zambia at large? grow not only to the body but also in your thinking, Ala iwe…. sha… useless.