State Minister Victoria Rusoke confirms long-delayed LC1 and LC2 elections will be held by end of April 2026

According to the Daily Monitor, State Minister for Local Government Victoria Rusoke confirmed that the long-delayed Local Council One and Two elections will be held by the end of April 2026. The paper says the polls have been postponed for years, mainly because of funding and logistical constraints, and that leaders elected in 2018 have had their terms extended several times.