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Mambilima is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. [1] It covers the towns of Kabila and Mwense in Mwense District of Luapula Province.
Elections in Zambia take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a presidential system. The President and National Assembly are simultaneously elected for five-year terms.
The University of Zambia (UNZA) is a public university located in Lusaka, Zambia. It is Zambia's largest and oldest learning institution. The university was established in 1965 and officially opened to the public on 12 July 1966. The language of instruction is English.
The National Assembly is Zambia's unicameral legislative body. Between 1972 and 1990, Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party.
The ten provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 116 districts as of 2018.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia is a position established under Article 69(1) of the constitution. The Speaker is elected by members of the Assembly from anyone eligible to be elected to the National Assembly, but cannot be a sitting member.
Mwense District is a district of Zambia, located in Luapula Province. The capital lies at Mwense. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 105,759 people. It consists of two constituencies, namely Mwense and Mambilima.
General elections were held in Zambia on 5 December 1973. They were the first elections held since the country was formally declared a one-party state in August, with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the only legally permitted party. UNIP leader Kenneth Kaunda was automatically elected to a third five-year term as President, and was confirmed in office via a referendum in which 88.8% of voters approved his candidacy. UNIP also won all 125 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 39% of the 1,746,107 registered voters for the presidential election, and 33% for the National Assembly election.
United Nations Security Council resolution 1350, adopted unanimously on 27 April 2001, after recalling resolutions 808 (1993), 827 (1993), 1166 (1998) and 1329 (2000), the Council forwarded a list of nominees for permanent judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to the General Assembly for consideration.
Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Mambilima Falls is a series of rapids on the Luapula River on the boundary between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The falls used to be called the Johnstone Falls. They extend along a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) stretch of the river.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Zambia.
Irene Chirwa Mambilima was the Chief Justice of Zambia from 2015 until her death in 2021. She also served as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia and presided over the 2006 and 2011 general elections and the January 2015 presidential by-election. She was part of several election observer missions including in Liberia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Seychelles. Her other international assignments included serving as Sessional Judge of the Supreme Court of The Gambia in 2003. Mambilima sat on the International Board of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) as a Director of the Africa Region. She was also a member of several professional associations including the Zambia Association of Women Judges, the Editorial Board Council of Law Reporting, the Child Fund (Zambia), Women in Law Southern Africa, and the Council of the Institution of Advanced Legal Education.
The Judiciary of Zambia is the branch of the Government of the Republic of Zambia which interprets and applies the country's laws to ensure impartial justice under law and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. Under the 1991 Constitution, justices and magistrates are independent of the government and subject only to the Constitution and the law.
This article lists events from the year 2018 in Zambia.
Mwense is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers part of Mwense and a rural area to the north of the town in Mwense District of Luapula Province.
Events in the year 2019 in Zambia.
Events in the year 2021 in Zambia.
Mulobezi is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Mulobezi and surrounding areas in Mulobezi District of Western Province.
Mangango is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers part of Kaoma District in Western Province.
Luena is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Limulunga District in Western Province, including the town of Limulunga.