2024 in Zambia
Zambia-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Zambia.
Incumbents
| Photo | Post | Name |
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 | President of Zambia | Hakainde Hichilema |
 | Vice President of Zambia | W.K. Mutale Nalumango |
Events
- 11 January – Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera that affects eight of the country's ten provinces.[1]
- January–present – 2024 Zambian drought
- 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]
- 24 July – Guntila Muleya, the director of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, is found dead with gunshot wounds outside Lusaka.[3]
- 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]
Holidays
Source:[6]
- 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).[7]
References
- ^ "Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages". BBC News. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Zambia's former first lady and daughter arrested over properties worth more than $2 million". Associated Press. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Shooting of broadcasting regulator boss shocks Zambians". BBC. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zambia and Congo reopen their border after resolving a trade dispute". AP News. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Zambia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Maureen Mwanawasa dies". News Diggers. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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