{"id":224515,"date":"2026-02-20T12:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/zambia\/zambia-scam-alert-zambias-electoral-commission-is-not-hiring-through-dodgy-link\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:47:33","slug":"zambia-scam-alert-zambias-electoral-commission-is-not-hiring-through-dodgy-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/zambia\/zambia-scam-alert-zambias-electoral-commission-is-not-hiring-through-dodgy-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia: Scam Alert &#8211; Zambia&#8217;s Electoral Commission Is Not Hiring Through Dodgy Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"11\"><em>Scam alert: Zambia&#8217;s electoral commission is not hiring through dodgy link<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\">&#8220;Want to Apply For Positions at ECZ? Here&#8217;s How,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africacheck.org\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/images\/2026-02\/image_0.png\" rel=\"noopener\">starts<\/a> a message <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africacheck.org\/help-us-fight-misinformation-whatsapp\" rel=\"noopener\">sent<\/a> to Africa Check via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatscrap.africa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"33\">The message claims that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Electoral Commission of Zambia<\/a>, or ECZ, has various positions available for the country&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-Elections-Timetable-14-August-2025-30-days.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">August<\/a> 2026 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2026-02-13-zambias-hichilema-confident-his-reforms-reforms-will-survive-august-presidential\/\" rel=\"noopener\">elections<\/a>. ECZ is the independent electoral management body for the southern African country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"5\">Part of the message reads:<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> for the latest headlines<br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"45\">The&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202602200212.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Zambia\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/zambia\/\">Zambia<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam alert: Zambia&#8217;s electoral commission is not hiring through dodgy link &#8220;Want to Apply For Positions at ECZ? Here&#8217;s How,&#8221; starts a message sent to Africa Check via WhatsApp. The message claims that the Electoral Commission of Zambia, or ECZ, has various positions available for the country&#8217;s August 2026 elections. 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