- President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Zambia’s new president, Hakainde Hichilema.
- Ramaphosa additionally despatched his “appreciation” to the outgoing president, Edgar Lungu.
- Namibia’s President Hage Geingob congratulated Hichilema through Twitter.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Zambia’s new president, Hakainde Hichilema.
The Presidency issued an announcement on Tuesday to congratulate Hichilema on behalf of South Africa.
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Within the assertion, Ramaphosa mentioned: “The success of the current presidential election gives the idea for continued stability and growth within the Republic of Zambia and, by way of this, within the Southern African area.”
He additionally despatched his “appreciation” to the outgoing president, Edgar Lungu, for his work within the area, in addition to Zambia’s electoral fee for its diligence amid “the hazard of the Covid-19 pandemic”.
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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob congratulated Hichilema on Tuesday.
I want to congratulate President-Elect @HHichilema for his election as President of Zambia. Our two nations share a historical past of battle and powerful bilateral ties. In that vein, I stay up for working with President @HHichilema to uplift the livelihoods of our residents.
— Hage G. Geingob (@hagegeingob) August 17, 2021
He tweeted:
Our two nations share a historical past of battle and powerful bilateral ties. In that vein, I stay up for working with President Hichilema to uplift the livelihoods of our residents.
Hichilema was introduced the winner of Zambia’s 12 August elections, with 2 810 757 votes, almost one million greater than the incumbent candidate Lungu.
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