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Africa & World
Hichilema appoints 65-year-old Musokotwane as Finance Minister
ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed and sworn in a new Minister of Finance Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, making this his first cabinate appointment since assuming power. Earlier the president tweeted that he was going to roll out his cabinet in a phased-out approach stating with the position of the Finance Minister today. The new Finance Minister is not new to…
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Zambia poll: Hichilema’s party calls on President Lungu to concede defeat
ZAMBIAN opposition on Sunday called on incumbent President Edgar Lungu to concede defeat, as the first results of the presidential election give a clear lead to his long-time opponent, Hakainde Hichilema. “We ask you to act as a statesman, by conceding quickly to your brother Hakainde Hichilema, so that the process of handing over power and reconciliation of this country…
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Zambia says won’t shut down internet during next week’s elections
THE Zambian Government has dismissed, as malicious propaganda, information making rounds on social media, alleging that the Zambian government will shut down the internet from Thursday to Sunday next week. Zambia holds general elections next week Thursday, August 12. In a statement released to the media by Amos Malupenga, the Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Information And Broadcasting Services, the…
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