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Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian businessman and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021. After having contested five previous elections in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016, he won the 2021 presidential election with over 59% of the vote. He has led the United Party for National Development since 2006.

‘Democracy key to civilisation’

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said free, fair and transparent elections are the foundation of democratic governance.President Hichilema cited the independence of electoral bodies as one of the key ingredients to having free, fair and transparent elections and that strong institutions were the cornerstone of a functioning democracy everywhere in the world. […]

Six world leaders re-affirm vital role of strong governance institutions

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said free, fair and transparent elections are the foundation of democratic governance.President Hichilema cited the independence of electoral bodies as one of the key ingredients to having free, fair and transparent elections and that strong institutions were the cornerstone of a functioning democracy everywhere in the world. […]

HH for children

By FELIX NKINKE – ZAMBIA is committed to ensuring that every child has access to good health, nutrition and education in a supportive and protective environment, President Hakainde Hichilema has assured.President Hichilema has also urged African countries to build supportive systems to enhance early childhood development and education on the continent. Read more

Hichilema thanks Zambians for restoring family values

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has thanked Zambians for restoring family values.President Hichilema called on all Zambians to cherish and build families as a strong basis for development.President Hichilema said families had a significant role to play in raising leaders that have the interests of the people at heart. Read more

National Pension Scheme Amendment Bill passes 3rd reading

By JAMES KUNDA – THE National Pension Scheme Amendment Bill is now waiting to be assented to by President Hakainde Hichilema after it unanimously passed the third reading stage in Parliament.

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762 megawatts online

By CHUSA SICHONE in Chikankata District – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has officially commissioned the 750 megawatts and 12 megawatts Kafue Gorge Lower hydro-power station in Chikankata District, with a pledge to continue surplus export to generate foreign earnings for investment. Read more

New dawn has reset tone for better ties with china

By CHUSA SICHONE in Chikankata – THE New Dawn Government has reset the tone for better and improved ties with China unlike during the reign of the Patriotic Front (PF) which destroyed the relationship between the two countries, President Hakaind...

HH gets Global Water Change Makers Award

By CINDY SIPULA and JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has been awarded with the Inau­gural Presidential Global Water Change Makers Award for his commit­ment and leadership in enhancing water security in Zambia.

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‘Don’t shield criminals’

By FELIX NKINKE – THE corruption fight will not be derailed by anyone seeking protection from the Church and the New Dawn government will ensure that all those involved in the vice are arrested, President Hakainde Hichilema has said.

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Support PPP model, HH rallies banks

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged Absa Bank and other financial institutions to support the ‘New Dawn’ Government’s ingenious way of infrastructure development using the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Read more

HH honours 50 innovative youths

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed Government to accelerate the review of the curriculum to include technology and entrepreneurship.The President said this when he honoured 50 youths, urging them to spend less time on gambling and focus on being innovative to help Zambia graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status. Read […]

Invest in energy sector – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged a visiting team from Invest Africa to consider investing in the energy sector of Zambia.President Hichilema said investing in the energy sector would give the investors quick returns.President Hichilema was speaking at State House yesterday when Invest Africa chief executive officer Karen Taylor and her delegation paid a courtesy on […]

Zambia: A shining example of democracy

By JOWIT SALUSEKI – The fact that Zambia is a shining example of democracy on the African continent cannot be refuted.Evidence to that effect abounds.For instance, despite the bitterly contested August 11, 2021 elections that pitted Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front (PF) against his then main rival Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for […]

SDA disowns member: You’re on your own over ECL

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) has distanced itself from a statement attributed to its elder and Socialist Party national youth chairperson Kelvin Kaunda, in which he is quoted allegedly apologising to former president Edgar Lungu for remarks purportedly made against him by President Hakainde Hichilema on the Copperbelt recently. Read […]

Change work culture, HH implores public servants

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has challenged the public service workers to change their work culture and improve efficiency in the delivery of services to the people. Read more

HH to receive World Cup trophy

By SANDRA MWILA – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is expected to receive the FIFA World Cup trophy on March 23 as part of a 32-nation odyssey for the trophy ahead of the globe showpiece set for July in Australia and New Zealand.FAZ communications manager Sydney Mungala said in an interview that apart from the Head of […]

Govt keen to transform Lufwanyama into ‘bread basket’ – HH

By KENNEDY MUPESENI in Lufwanyama – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said the Government is determined to transform Lufwanyama district into the country’s ‘bread basket’ through enhanced agriculture support.President Hichilema also said the agenda of the United Party for National Development (UPND) administration is to change the lives of the people as he declared 2023 as […]

Govt to resolve timber business challenges – HH

By MAYA NTANDA, JANE MWANSA and KENNEDY MUPESENI – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said the Government is critically looking into challenges surrounding the timber business on the Copperbelt.The Head of State has also assured Copperbelt residents that Chambishi Metals whose full operations have been on halt for more than two years will soon resume to […]

HH rallies LDCs to tap into full potential

By MARTIN MUSHUMBA – WHEN the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) came to a close recently, it was without doubt that Zambia and indeed the conference had made their position clear on the need to mobilise international assistance to accelerate development and build prosperity for the people.Mr Hichilema did the […]

Debt restructuring: Is Zambia victim of China-US showdown?

There is an African saying which goes like, ‘when [two] elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.’Indeed, when two powerful forces are at loggerheads, the effects may be on the innocent and uninvolved ones either directly or indirectly.Could this be the case for Zambia’s debt restructuring exercise with the official external creditors which has […]