The Lusaka High Court has granted an exparte injuction to restrain the Post Newspapers, Muvi Television, and Mobi International Limited from publishing speculative stories on results of the 2011 tripartite elections.
High Court Judge Jane Kabuka says “it is hereby ordered and directed that the defendants whether by themselves, servants, agents or whomsoever be and are hereby restrained from printing, publishing, running or carrying speculative stories on the tripartite election results held on 20th September, 2011 and subsequent dates and further from printing, or publishing or announcing election results before official results have been made by the electoral commission of Zambia.”
Judge Kabuka has further ordered that “if you the within mentioned respondents whether by yourselves, servants, agent or otherwise howsoever disobey this order you shall be liable to contempt of court and shall therefore be committed to prison.”
The three private media institutions have also been restrained from announcing election results ahead of, and prior to the Electoral Commission of Zambia verification and announcement.
High Court Judge Kabuka has since set September 23, 2011 as date for the interparte hearing.
The injunction was filed by Attorney general Abyudi Shonga.
[ZNBC]
There you go ! Just announce that the bally has lost !!
Whats with the internet media blackout? So what if the speculate it won’t change any outcome. Speculation is part of any free and fair elections and clamping down on it is very undemocratic and suspicious. Using the courts to clamp down on this is rather overkill and seems to be very telling about whats on the mind of MMD. Just what exactly is happening?
So why is MMD scared of the truth?pipo want change plse,thats why you didnt want PVT during these elections.One day GOD will judge all offenders and suppressor of human rights pa zed.We have all seen how the country is in dear need of change.Any consiperancy ment to manupilate the will of the pipo is rejected in jesus’s name…………may GOD arise in zambia………may GOD arise in zambia.
My Friend we need to judge them now, this big man from Malawi does not have the interest of the nation at her, his children have all of a sudden become millionaires and he still wants to cling to power, if the people say no then its NO. 20 years of stagnation is enough.
Selective democracy indeed. Where one person or organisation has too much power. We really need to redefine democracy. So we all have to wait until ECZ sorts out it’s incompetence. For gods sake it’s only 3 million votes. It’s not the private media’s fault that you silly website was hacked. The private media saves the public, and we the public need an update.
Just announce the results and stop all those stupid and nosense drama. Bakabalwe imwe!
Well done high court these guys want to take people for granted….
Uli chipuba sana iwe. Tell me where you are, I catch a flight there now njise nkuponone chikamba chobe.
Wanya wanya do not even repeat what you said he is in state house with 90 policemen by his side.you are warned mate!
Kwena engineer ulitole!!! have your ever heard of a media blackout in Australia!??? and at a time like this. do you understand what democracy and freedom of information is??
This is really bad ECZ, how will you explain hacking to PF cadres.You have demonstrated uttermost incompetence.Next time call some of us to design your website.You have all the information of Zambias top programmers but you still allow your relatives to design useless sites.You will be responsible for the confusion you have caused.
# Zambia practices iliberal democracy that takes the separation of power and citizens for granded. liberal democracy does not exist in Zambia. liberal democracy fosters economic and sustainable development. Zambia is 1000 years behind.
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Speculative reporting has the potential to incite violence and anarchy. Why do people want shortcuts? The disadvantage of such behavior is that you end up short changing yourselves.
In all the past elections, results has always been announced asthey come in. we dont want blind football where the winner will be declared without knowing how he scored. this instead is what breads trouble
Sata has won!
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illiberal democracy is not necessarily democracy if you ask me. Partial democracy is not democracy.
1 CENTRAL 482,0132 COPPERBELT 845,5693 EASTERN 644,7254 LUAPULA 408,9375 LUSAKA 772,4586 NORTHERN 659,5347 NORTH WESTERN 315,6708 SOUTHERN 643,5889 WESTERN 394,660
TOTALS 5,167,154 registered voters,
Delaying what we already know. Sata has taken CB, Lusaka, Luapula, part of Central, Northern province. He got over 15% in Eastern. Sata becomes the President
Do Your maths again!We shall all know today!GOD BLESS ZAMBIA.
Hey stop publishing results the court will put you in prison.we have to wait for eeeeehh ECZ ‘s sick web site.forget about those figures they are cancelled new one are coming soon.
Buka iwe where is your bra!? Did you hear that…. that Ba Sata has won elections?
Unless Chanda Chimbwii doing his nonesense on ZNBC. I thought our constitution grants us freedom to information and access to information either from public or privately owned institutions. whats up with that? Zambia the real africa where unreal happens.
Freedom of information we need. I ve failed to go back to bed since I got the restraining news at 4:00AM. ZNBC my foot!
Let us wait and see! God knows Zambia.
There goes comedy…Pliz just tell us the results and don’t waste our time!
WHY THE FEAR? WHY THE TENSION. JUST TELL THE NATION WHO THE WINNER IS
Incompetence is now showing? How can you fail to finish counting votes of less than 5 million? That’s a small number come on RB has lost.
RB AND MMD HAVE LOST ! STOP DELAYING TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS!
THIS ACTION BY THE GOVT TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
ECZ and RB know that Sata has won…. there is no way on rigging this one…RB you want Ivory Cost style of leaving office… How you gag media from commenting on national events. This is plain stupid… We cant take this nonsence anymore….
ECZ, you’re dwarfed. You’re going to destroy this country. This trash is going too far. Just declare the winner, full stop. We know R Bwetete has lost the elections.
The biggest fear these guys have is that PF has not lost any of the 43 seats it won in 2006 but has instead grabbed more (about 20 so far) from MMD and UPND bringing the number to about 65. MMD has only 85 seats to share with UPND, ADD, UNIP and some independent canddidates. Things are not good.
Yes, the prospect of Sata winning the elections is scaring the s h i t out of Mambilima and Ala Bee. The next person who even imagines Sata as president will be arrested without bail for treason.
Oh, by the way, the ECZ web site wasn’t hacked. It just crashed because too many of you wanted to get there at the same time and have illegal treasonable thoughts of Sata winning. We are desperately trying to buy time for Ala Bee and all his appointees (including yours truely) to stay in power and office by fiddling with the numbers so that Sata “loses”. If all else fails, we will even blame PF for rigging and try and get the result nullified. Please maintain the “donchi kubeba” policy on this one as well.
How much more can people be taken forgranted in the name of peace when they are afflicted. Justice is a preliquisite of peace
Anxiously waiting to see people’s reaction to the restraining order. It is pathetic.
BOLA IN 90 MINUTES, EVERY CAST BALLOT SHOULD COUNT
The river has run dry in urban constituencies now let the rural votes pass the final verdict bola ni 90 minutes. All remaining are rural constituencies. Zambia’s mandate come from compilation of every vote cast in all the 150 constituencies and not just the 33-70 being speculated on in the urban areas. Democracy is not just a preserve of the urban votes but every vote cast from boarder to boarder on the territory of our democratic country.
What you dont know baba is that only 2 constuencies have been announced for Lusaka and the C/B has not yet been exhousted same applies with Northern. Now do you math. Bola kale ipwila tata…………………….
Do unto others as u would like them to do unto u. Lets be reasonably fair.
This is very unfortunate. We can’t fail to announce results for places along the line of rail. We have electricity and computers calculators etc to help us. But Chavuma, Feira, Chadiza managed to give us results. The court also does what it failed to Chanda Chimba. I am MMD but not on such nonsense.
Aleni ba PF,continue with your celebrations.mwaka wa ma stroke uno.
What the fukk are u talking a out. U sulus son of a bitcch.!!
takuli na ma stroke. wish you all the best ba PF
Iwe ‘Bola Panshi’ uli chipuba. Which rural votes are you talking about because we know all the results. Just tell your RB to announce the elections today by 10:00 hrs or else….
Middle income country. Just be happy u r a middle income country. Shame. This is what we mean when we say Zambia is really behind. Now you know what the rubber bullets and water canons were bought for. Shame on this country.
Membe`s desperation should now show you why there was so much insistence to set up their own PVT.assuming it was there and they were anouncing their own fantacies and whims what would have been the situation like today? people don`t be used as tools to settle scores.sata wins and his mountain of problems are solved while you,you remain wallowing with an ant hill of your problems eternally
this is wat happened in zimbambwe . mmd to hell.
2 late judge who ever you call youself
There we go again.The government in power trying to use their position to the advantage.What happened to democracy and freedom of the press ?
There we go again.The government in power trying to use their position to their advantage.What happened to democracy and freedom of the press ?
Initially we were told that the ECZ website was hacked by pro-PF engineers and are posting pro-PF results.
How is that possible, when we have always been referred to as “Kaponyas”. This sends a timely warning that do not take God’s people for granted.
21st, century Kaponyas are sophisticated and tech savvy.
No wonder they are forming the next govt.
In fact the so called hacking is just a way of delaying the results. Be warned we already know these results
They are just stupid and useless. I was a monitor in this elections and I have the elections result for my polling station and the constituency dully signed and already announced and displayed here and we have communicated these results. Thats why we are saying we already know what the results are throughout the country. ECZ system is slow
We as MMD are secretly packing our bags so that the office gets occupied by the Great PF.We are going to announce our byebye words in few hours time so we can have ullulations throughout the country.
BA PF Lelo ni Pk chishala’s pwetete pwetete pa Ndola ,mufulira,Kitwe,Luanshya,Chingola.Pa Lusaka and around Twalalisha Akokolochi.Anyandule,Along Great -North road we’ll sing Tomato tomato.All will be in dedication for the tireless working MMD
Chris Akufuna announced that results would continue to trickle into the elections centre the whole night and urged whoever wanted to stay with them overnight, to do just that. While muvi and the rest and barred by injunction from telling people results, ZNBC is showing a movie. Ridiculous!!! I expected to wake up to scenes from Mulungushi giving more results but alas ZNBC is showing a movie with only 33/150 constituencies officially announced. I smell big big trouble. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know things are terribly wrong in this country. Minimum common sense tells you what is really happenning. Sad day for Zambia. Yes, Lubinda was right, may be more should have been praying for justice, free and fair elections. Mwanawasa, this is what you left for us.
Tunisia – Libya – Egypt. Hahahaha!
I smell vote rigging by MMD.ECZ please don’t put the nation on fire.I thought Zambia is a democratic country where people are free to speak and say what they feel like.But this is dictatorial kind of leadership we have been subjected to by the MMD.How come u shut down the website.Its totally unacceptable in a democratic country.Now u have raised tension and frustration among the people of Zambia.You don’t learn people.Unless there is a revolution like what is happening in North Africa only then will you realize that people want change and enough is enough.Anyway,God is watching over Zambia and His will will prevail.God bless Zambia
Abantu naba fulwa kabatwebe fye ifile citika we want to know
Yes f.ools! even democracy has rules. So ECZ is right on you just cant be announcing your own dreams as Post Muvi and the rote. Just wait and see how you will lose these elections. Try another year if your old serpent will still be alive by then!
Soon LT will be down because people are posting anti-fimo fimo… comments. You are only allowed to listen to ZNBC. After all the nonsense they have been feeding us past 6 months, now they expect us to trust them with ‘truth’. ‘What is truth” asked Pilate at Jesus’ trial. Yes, what is truth?
Senior Citizen NO 13..I HATE YOU WITH A PASSION BUT THANKS FOR BEING OBJECTIVE…BEING OBJECTIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME..WELCOME TO REALITY!!
No new information whatsoever, when everyone waiting to know results. Useless radio stations all parroting last night 20hrs news coz of injunction. Eish. You mean between 20hrs and now no new results are out? Sad is an understatement. Only Mmembe has guts. I love this guy. Keep it up post. May Fred have a very very long life…..
Assuming Sata has won, he will be grateful to inherit some sense of law and order
Now this is absurd. What happened to press freedom? and why are they taking so long to verify these polls. They must have really dull people and very slow computers. Remember they were boasting of their election management system worth a fortune??? TOSS IT AND LET PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDS COUNT… They will do a better job.
In my mind, the verification process is a simple as this:
ECZ receives the results from totaling centre (ELECTRONICALLY) and the place a phone call to the returning officer.
ECZ: Hello Mr. Returning Officer, We have received the following results from you.. please confirm… Michael Sata 12,000
RO: Confirmed
ECZ: Bwezani 1,000
RO: Confirmed
ECZ: Hichilema 200
RO: Confirmed
— and so on and so forth.. WHY SHOULD THIS TAKE more than 2 days for 150 constituencies?
Fellow citizens, this is a receipe for trouble, we already have living examples of Gbabo in Ivory Coast who refused to accept defeat. From analysis of what we already know, I think people should accept that change has come and do the need full…
May common sense prevail in the powers that be. I thought incumbent promised to concede defeat should it come to be so. Was it for real or just to hoodwink electorate? Now is the time to put your money where your mouth is. Where is ECZ with the 48hrs nonsense? We are now remaining with 9hrs out of the 48hrs promised by ECZ to release of ALL results. 33/150 have taken so long. The other 117/150 will be out in 9hrs. Patience pays, we are waiting. Where is Chanda Chimba to continue with his King Cobra documentaries? He he he he. What goes round, comes round.
Let THE POST GIVE US THE RESULTS pipo are there to defend what is right these foreigners will burn our country if we are not careful RB will never care for us here will go to ZIM and stay. Becoz some pipo are corrupt now they are threatening everyone DAYS ARE NUMBERED ba Mambilima watch out
I vividly remeber the Bush vs Kerry elections, how CNN and the entire American media run those elections with on the spot updates. WHATS WRONG with these *****s, such a black out merely serves to confirm what they are doing behind the scenes…..
THAT MEANS THE OPPOSITION HAS WON,MY ADVICE GOES TO CHANDA CHIMBA THE THIRD, CHIKALA RUN AND HIDE.
Mambilima is not the problem but her staff who are intelligence and MMD carders – though she needs to resign quickly before she is caught up in this inflamable mixture now gripping the country.
RB do the right thing for the sake of mother Zambia, park and go back to the farm, the government will still take care of you as former haed of state
Thats there was so much apathy. I will never ever vote. KK when he lost accepted defeat. What so special with RB. Didnt he promise to accept defeat just on Saturday, what has changed in less than 1 week. I hope the International community is watching. God help us. Another Zimbabwe typical mugabe behaviour.
Iwe chi engineer(Australia),if u have nothing right to say jst shut up.m sure u are a beneficiary of all the stupidity mmd z portraying.
It z absolutely nt in order for the Pvt media to given such an order.this z dictatorship at its best!4 sure bloodshed z inevitable with such nonsense…real democracy comes at a cost ala!
People going to courts with these *****s is a waste of time you will never win just take to the streets it has happened in other countries do not allow this nonsence of zambia being peaceful they hide behind that. Policemen prepare to retreat to your camps ans stay with your families!
However POST have rubbished the order, defied it and published more pro PF propaganda.
Read Times also wana
PF has won:
1 Bwacha
2 Kabwe Central
3 Kapiri Mposhi
4 Mkushi North
5 Serenje Central
6 Chililabombwe
7 Chingola
8 Nchanga
9 Kalulushi
10 Chimwemwe
11 Kamfinsa
12 Kwacha
13 Nkana
14 Wusakile
15 Luanshya
16 Roan
17 Kankoyo
18 Kantanshi
19 Mufulira
20 Bwana Mkubwa
21 Chifubu
22 Kabushi
23 Ndola Central
24 Lumezi
25 Kawambwa
26 Mwansabombwe
27 Bahati
28 Chembe
29 Mansa Central
30 Chipili
31 Mambilima
32 Mwense
33 Chiengi
34 Nchelenge
35 Luapula
36 Kafue
37 Chawama
38 Kabwata
39 Kanyama
40 Lusaka Central
41 Mandevu
42 Matero
43 Munali
44 Chilubi
45 Chinsali
46 Isoka
47 Kaputa
48 Kasama Central
49 Mpulungu
50 Mpika Central
51 Lunte
52 Mporokoso
53 Solwezi Central
54 Katombola
55 Livingstone
56 Mongu Central
57 Nalolo
MMD has won:
1 Mkushi South
2 Mumbwa
3 Muchinga
4 Kafulafuta
5 Masaiti
6 Mpongwe
7 Chadiza
8 Chama North
9 Petauke Central
10 Chipata Central
11 Sinda
12 Malambo
13 Nyimba
14 Luangwa (Feira)
15 Chilanga
16 Chongwe
17 Rufunsa
18 Nakonde
19 Mbala
20 Chavuma
21 Kabompo West
22 Nalikwanda
23 Katuba
UPND has won:
1 Nangoma
2 Choma Central
3 Mbabala
4 Pemba
5 Gwembe
6 Dundumwezi
7 Kalomo Central
8 Mapatizya
9 Chikankata
10 Mazabuka Central
11 Bweengwa
12 Monze Central
13 Moomba
14 Itezhi-Tezhi
15 Namwala
16 Siavonga
17 Sinazongwe
18 Kalabo Central
19 Liuwa
20 Sikongo
21 Kaoma Central
22 Senanga
23 Mulobezi
24 Mwandi
25 Sesheke
Others have won:
1 Msanzala
2 Luena
Vacant Seats by Province are:
Constituency
Central Province
1 Chisamba
2 Keembe
3 Mwembeshi
4 Chitambo
Copperbelt
5 Lufwanyama
Eastern Province
6 Vubwi
7 Chama South
8 Chipangali
9 Kasenengwa
10 Luangeni
11 Milanzi
12 Mkaika
13 Chasefu
14 Lundazi
15 Kapoche
Luapula Province
16 Pambashe
17 Bangweulu
18 Chifunabuli
Northern Province
19 Shiwa Ng’andu
20 Mafinga
21 Nakonde
22 Chimbamilonga
23 Lukashya
24 Malole
25 Lubansenshi
26 Lupososhi
27 Senga Hill
28 Kanchibiya
29 Mfuwe
North West Province
30 Kabompo East
31 Kasempa
32 Mufumbwe
33 Mwinilunga
34 Ikelengi
35 Solwezi East
36 Solwezi West
37 Zambezi East
38 Zambezi West
Southern Province
39 Magoye
Western Province
40 Luampa
41 Mangango
42 Lukulu East
43 Lukulu West
44 Sinjembela
PF cadres, is it already past 48hrs? Too desperate.
BAFIKALA : BA MMD BONSE
KABIYENI; WE NEED CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VIOLENCE COULD THE SOLUTION MAY BE:
Is this what democracy tenets demand? In whose interest is he doing it? Whom does he serve? We are in the world of free information, and more especially in an election period. The people are the owners of democracy, and not civil servants. They are there for a salary but citizens will never be there because they are paid! If you know you are doing the right thing, why the fear? Shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ba Mwana yama ala tupeleni ubuteko fwebene tuteke. NGANIFYO TWALAYAKANA ICALO LUPIA ALAYA UKO BAMU VOTELE. Imwe ba MAMBILIMA where on earth do you STOP people hearing from there own frruits. Bushe niwe weka wale VOTE pakuti wilalangisha ama votes ku bantu. Ala ubupuba tabwakapwe!!!! mulechita kwati tamwasambilila MAYO!!!!. Twala filila munsenga.
We are supporting PF. ngateifyo twalaya kana icalo ba mubwe!!!!