PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has declared Tuesday, June 9, 2026, a day of national mourning for Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV. Chief Mpezeni, who died at the University Teaching Hospital on Saturday after an illness, was yesterday repatriated to Eastern Province, where thousands of mourners received his body in Chipata ahead of his burial on Tuesday. In a statement, Thursday, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa stated that President Hichilema had accorded Chief Mpezeni an official funeral in recognition of his 44 years on the throne. “The government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to inform members of the public that the President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, has accorded an Official Funeral to the Ingwenyama Inkosi Yamakhosi King...
