LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zambian President Edgar Lungu conceded defeat on Monday after a landslide election win by opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, marking the southern African country’s third peaceful handover of power to an opposition party. With all but one of 156 constituencies counted, Hichilema had won 2,810,777 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201, and the electoral commission…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zambian President, Edgar Lungi, collapsed on Sunday, during the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture ceremony. A statement by the Principal Private Secretary to the President, Simon Miti, on Sunday, as published by Lusakatimes, confirmed the incident, whilst stating that the president recovered immediately. The statement read, “The President of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zambian President Edgar Lungu cut his salary and those of senior cabinet ministers Friday, as higher electricity and fuel prices take effect, his office said. The price of petrol gained 10 percent to 17.62 kwacha ($1.27) per litre on Thursday, while that for diesel fuel rose by 9.6 percent to 15.59 kwacha….