At least 14 presidential candidates out of the initial 27 that paid a N$100,000 equivalent nomination fee have made it to the final ballot list for the August general elections in Zambia.

Of the 14, all are male except for Given Katuta, who is standing as an independent presidential candidate.

Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND) has also made it to the final list.

Embattled former intelligence chief Xavier Chungu, who is facing multiple charges for allegedly revealing state secrets during his campaign trail and remains incarcerated, has also made it.

None of the three former ruling parties are on the ballot.

The first to form a government was late Kenneth Kaunda's UNIP, with factions gone into alliances.

Late Frederick Chiluba's Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) has rebranded and gone into an alliance with Hichilema's UPND.

Late Edgar Lungu's party, the Patriotic Front (PF), has disintegrated into factions that have either rebranded or joined various coalitions.

The Electoral Commission of Zambia and some party representatives are currently in Dubai monitoring the printing of the ballot papers.

Zambia goes to the general elections on 13th August.