By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
Given Lubinda, former Justice Minister, is asking President Hakainde Hichilema to publicly distance himself from any attempt to extend his presidency beyond the two terms provided for by the Constitution. In a statement, he said democratic principles must take precedence over individual political ambition, according to Lusaka Times.
Justice Minister Jack Mwiimbu did not say whether President Hakainde Hichilema would back scrapping the presidential term limit if Parliament passed it. Three petitions targeting Article 106(3) of the Constitution are now before the National Assembly, while the government says Hichilema and the UPND are not behind the move, according to the Lusaka Times.
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The Zambian government will not intervene in petitions seeking to remove the two-term presidential limit, Justice Minister Jack Mwiimbu said. He said neither President Hakainde Hichilema nor the ruling UPND was behind the petitions, which are a matter for citizens and Parliament, according to News Diggers.
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Zambian MPs, the presidency and governance experts are calling on former Botswana president Ian Khama to withdraw his remarks describing Hakainde Hichilema as “Africa’s newest dictator” and apologise. The controversy is growing in Zambia, according to Lusaka Times, which reported the reactions prompted by the statement.
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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema told Cornelius Mweetwa, a former Minister of Information excluded from the new cabinet, to be grateful to be MP for Choma Central. He was speaking on Tuesday in Choma, at the start of a 10-day visit to Southern Province, according to Zambian Observer.
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Zambia to raise ordinary passport fee to 1,000 kwacha in 2027The Zambian government is proposing to raise the price of the 32-page ordinary passport from 666.68 kwacha to 1,000 kwacha. A priority service would allow issue within two days for 5,000 kwacha, while the increase would aim to cover rising production costs, according to News Diggers.
Nigeria considers row with Ramaphosa spokesman closedNigeria’s diplomatic mission in South Africa considers its dispute with Ramaphosa spokesman Vincent Magwenya closed, after he accused High Commissioner Femi Fani-Kayode of lying. It called the remarks provocative and said the South African president intervened to ease the dispute, according to P.M. News.The week in Africa
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