Zambian President Edgar Lungu said Sunday he has ordered the deployment of the military to quell electoral violence ahead of elections on August 12. “Maintaining law and order is a daily chore of the police, but sometimes they need help from other security wings,” Lungu said. In several parts of the country, supporters of the […]
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Zambia’s first president Kaunda to be buried on July 7
Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on July 7, three weeks after he died aged 97, the presidency announced on Monday. The hero of the struggle against white rule in southern Africa “shall be put to rest… at a very private ceremony for family and selected invited mourners,” Vice President Inonge Wina said […]
Zambia’s former president Kaunda hospitalised: official
Zambia’s founding father and former president Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to a Lusaka hospital, his office said Monday. In a terse statement, it said Kaunda, 97, “has been unwell and was admitted in hospital at Maina Soko Medical Centre,” but gave no further details. Kaunda ruled Zambia for 27 years from independence in 1964.