Riots rock Zambia over delayed voting

Riots have erupted in Zambia’s capital with electoral materials burnt and almost 10 vehicles damaged over delayed opening of polling stations, according to the police and eyewitnesses. Zambia’s main opposition leader Michael Sata said there can be no free and fair elections where there is injustice and late delivery of electoral materials. President Rupiah Banda, who is seeking his second but first full five-year term, said he was relieved to have voted in his homeland of Chipata in eastern Zambia.

Zambia police officers apprehend a suspected rioter in the capital Lusaka after some residents burnt vehicles and electoral materials over delays in opening polling stations on Tuesday.