Preliminary reports from monitors indicate that voting is generally underway across all 10 provinces and 116 districts, with observations covering the opening of polling stations, voter assistance, queue management, extent of inclusion of youth, women and persons with disabilities, polling station administration, accessibility, and security-related matters.
Freedom of expression
Third Press Statement By The Ziko Lathu Consortium And The Global Platform Network As Zambia Votes – Delivered On 13th August 2026, At The Global Platform
The Ziko Lathu Consortium comprises five civil society organisations: ActionAid Zambia, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PANOS), the Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC), Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia, and Young Women in Action.
Misa Launches Third Election Content Monitoring Report
The report builds on the findings of the first two assessments and provides a comprehensive evaluation of media performance during the peak of the election campaign.
African Media Barometer Report (AMB) Highlights Progress and Persistent Threats To Media Freedom In Zambia
The 2025 African Media Barometer report identified the enactment of Zambia’s Access to Information Act in 2023 and the repeal of the offence of defamation of the President in 2022 as major positive reforms
Misa Zambia Calls for Responsible Journalism Ahead of 2026 Elections
The media are a critical pillar in maintaining national stability and fostering informed public discourse
Access to Information Remains a Challenge Amidst New ATI Act
The FOX Report is a brainchild of MISA Zambia and has been produced since 2022
MISA Zambia Convenes Multi-Stakeholder Meeting to Strengthen Media Freedom Framework
The meeting sought to build consensus among stakeholders on the identification and standardisation of media and digital rights violation categories
The Lusaka Declaration on Media Self-Regulation, Accountability, Sustainability and Information Integrity in Africa
We affirm that solidarity is both a guiding principle and a strategic practice that shapes collective action.
Ensuring safety for women journalists in the Digital Age
There is a need to develop safety mechanisms for women journalists, while also creating frameworks for prosecuting perpetrators of online and offline violence against media workers, particularly female journalists.
The Freedom of Expression Climate survey 2025- Now Available!
The Freedom of Expression Climate survey of Spaces of Solidarity focuses on the trends, challenges and issues that media and civil society actors in Southern Africa prioritise.