TODAY, we can boast of being the largest alliance in the country, says Tonse Alliance National Chairperson for Elections Japhen Mwakalombe. Meanwhile, Mkushi South PF MP Davies Chisopa says some presidential candidates will not manage to reach the 1,000-supporter threshold set by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). Speaking during a briefing, Tuesday, Mwakalombe said he was overwhelmed with applications from aspiring members of parliament, mayors, council chairpersons and councillors. “As chairman [for] elections, I am very overwhelmed with the applications that I am receiving from members of parliament, from the mayors, council chairpersons, councillors, it’s very overwhelming. I want to also appeal to the provincial chairmen in [the] Tonse Alliance that we have to make sure that there is...




