Zambian Government

The Zambian government is headed by an elected president who serves for a five year-term. Zambia became independent on 24th October 1964.

Currently the incumbent president is Rupiah Bwezani Banda. He was inaugurated on 2nd November 2008 as president of the republic of Zambia.

The vice President is George Kunda who was appointed on 14th November 2008.

Capital City

The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka.

Provinces

The country is divided into 9 (nine provinces): Lusaka, Copperbelt, North-Western, Eastern, Southern, Luapula, Northern, Central and Western. These are administered by appointed deputy ministers. Further more, the provinces are also subdivided into 72 districts.

The government’s structure consists of three organs, i.e. the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary operating autonomously...

Cabinet

One arm of the executive branch is the cabinet which is appointed by the president from among the National Assembly.

The Cabinet is composed of Ministers heading different departments:

• Minister of Livestock and Fisheries – Bradford Machila
• Minister of Energy – Kenneth Konga
• Minister of Education – Dora Siliya
• Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry – Felix Mutati
• Minister of Works and Supply – Mike Mulongoti
• Minister of Lands – Gladys Lundwe
• Minister of health – Kapembwa Simbao
• minister of Finance and National Planning – Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane
• Minister of Home Affairs – Mkhondo Lungu
• Minister of Agriculture and cooperatives – Peter Daka
• Minister of Sport Youth and Child Development – Kenneth Chipungu
• Minister of Local Government - Eustakio Kazonga
• Minister of Tourism - Catherine Namugala
• Minister of Community Development and Social Services – Michael Kaingu
• Minister of Defence – Kalombo Mwansa
• Minister of Science and Technology – Brian Chituwo
• Minister of Transport and communications – Professor Geoffrey Lungwangwa

Judicial

The final court of appeal is the Supreme Court. Justices are appointed by the president. The subordinate courts are the high court, magistrate’s court and local courts.

Legal System

The legal system is based on English common law and customary law.

Suffrage

Universal adult.

Legislature

The Zambian government has a unicameral National Assembly, comprising of 158 seats. 8 members are appointed by the president and 150 are elected by popular vote. They serve for 5 years.

Political Parties

The ruling political party at the moment is the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD).

Other opposition political parties worth reckoning are : Patriotic Front (PF), headed by Micheal Sata, Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD), headed by Edith Nawakwi, United Party for National Development (UPND) headed by Hakainde Hichilema, and United National Independence party ( UNIP), headed by Tilyenji Kaunda.

Indeed, Zambia being a multi party democracy, there several other small parties which have jumped onto the band wagon.

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