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.
Media and elections
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.
MISA Zambia Launches First Electoral Content Monitoring Report Ahead of 2026 Elections
The report was produced under the Election Content Monitoring Project, implemented by MISA Zambia with support from BBC Media Action and funding from the National Democratic Institute (NDI)
MISA Zambia Deploys Media Monitors Ahead of 2026 Elections
The initiative, supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) under the project “Empowering Voices and Advancing Freedom of Expression”
MISA Zambia launches Media Legal Help Desk In 3 Provinces
The legal help desk seeks to prevent journalists from falling into legal pitfalls as they write and publish their stories.
Training on Election Laws and Ethical Reporting at Zi FM
This initiative reflects MISA Zambia’s continued commitment to promoting professional journalism
MISA launches fifth annual state of press freedom report
The report documents urgent media issues such as the legal environment impacting access to information and media freedom across the region. It aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.10 and is part of the Media 4 SDGs Series.
MISA Regional Chairperson Jeremias Langa’s Opening Remarks for the Regional World Press Freedom Day commemorations –
This has a chilling effect on freedom of expression and the media. Such laws have been used in other jurisdictions to target political opponents, journalists, and activists.
African Commission calls for guidelines to adapt African media policy to digital era
The Commission’s resolution highlights the pressing need to update African media policy for the digital age.