2024 in Zambia

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Events in the year 2024 in Zambia .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Zambia	Hakainde Hichilema
	Vice President of Zambia	W.K. Mutale Nalumango

Events

Ongoing

• 2024 Zambian drought

January

• 11 January – Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera that affects eight of the country's ten provinces. ^[1]

May

• 31 May – Esther Lungu, the wife of former President Edgar Lungu, is arrested along with her daughter Chiyeso Katete and a family friend on suspicion of money laundering. ^[2]

July

• 24 July – Guntila Muleya, the director of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, is found dead with gunshot wounds outside Lusaka. ^[3]

August

• 7 August – Muzala Samukonga wins a bronze medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's 400 metres, setting a new national record for Zambia and earning Zambia's first Olympic medal in 28 years. ^[4]
• 11–12 August – The border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia is closed due to a dispute over the importation of beverages from Zambia. ^[5]
• 22 August – A health warning is raised over the consumption of contaminated maize following the deaths of 400 dogs nationwide in July due to aflatoxins found in samples of the crop. ^[6]
• 25 August – Nine people are killed in a collapse at an illegal gravel quarry in Chongwe. ^[7]

October

• 7 October –
  • Ten miners are killed in a mine collapse in Mumbwa District. ^[8]
  • President Hakainde Hichilema announces an agreement with China to build Zambia's first manufacturing facility for cholera vaccines. ^[9]
• 10 October – The first case of mpox in Zambia is recorded in a 32-year old visitor from Tanzania. ^[10]
• 30 October – Eight miners are killed and another is reported missing following a copper mine collapse in Chingola. ^[11]

November

• 20 November – Authorities announce the arrest of MP Jay Emmanuel Banda, who is wanted on robbery charges, in Zimbabwe. ^[12]

December

• 10 December – The Constitutional Court bars former President Edgar Lungu from running again for president in elections scheduled in 2026 for having already served a maximum of two terms. ^[13]
• 20 December – Two people are arrested on suspicion of plotting to hex President Hichilema on behalf of the brother of a fugitive MP. ^[14]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Zambia

Source: ^[15]

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 21 February - National Youth Day
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 12 March – Youth Day
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 30 March – Easter Saturday
• 31 March - Easter Sunday
• 1 April - Easter Monday
• 28 April – Kenneth Kaunda Birthday
• 1 May - Labour Day
• 25 May - Africa Day
• 1 July - Heroes' Day
• 2 July - Unity Day
• 5 August - Farmers' Day
• 18 October – National Prayer Day
• 24 October – Independence Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 13 August – Maureen Mwanawasa (b. 1963), First Lady of Zambia (2002–2008). ^[16]
• 7 November – John Phiri, 75, politician. ^[17]

References

1. "Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages". BBC News. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
2. "Zambia's former first lady and daughter arrested over properties worth more than $2 million". Associated Press. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
3. "Shooting of broadcasting regulator boss shocks Zambians". BBC. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
4. "21-year-old Muzala Samukonga delivers Zambia's first Olympic medal in 28 years with new national record". Pulse Sports. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
5. "Zambia and Congo reopen their border after resolving a trade dispute". AP News. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
6. "Contaminated corn linked to deaths of 400 dogs in Zambia". Africanews. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
7. "9 men have died after a pile of gravel collapsed on them in a quarry in Zambia, police say". AP News. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
8. "Police say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia". AP News. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
9. "Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant". Africanews. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
10. "Zambia reports first mpox case, variant unclear". Reuters. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
11. "8 miners are dead and 1 is missing after a mine collapse in Zambia". AP News. 2024-10-31. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
12. "Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe - minister". BBC. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
13. "Court rules former Zambian leader Lungu can't run for president again in 2026 election". Associated Press. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
14. "Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema". Associated Press. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
15. "Zambia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
16. "Maureen Mwanawasa dies". News Diggers. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
17. "Former Education minister in the PF regime Dr. John Phiri has died". Zambian Observer. November 7, 2024.

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