President Edgar Lungu has honoured eight people for their distinguished service to the nation.
Among them is veteran businessman Andrew Sardanis who was awarded with the order of the Eagle of Zambia, third division.
Mr. Sardanis was praised for having formed companies that employed Zambians when racial discrimination was rife in the country.
And Late Chief Bright Nalubamba of the Ila people of Namwala District in Southern province and Sylvester Chisembele a freedom fighter were awarded posthumously for their contribution to the Nation.
FIFA referee Janny Sikazwe was also honoured for his contribution to the promotion of football.
Mr. Sikazwe was awarded with the Presidents insignia of Meritorious achievement for putting the country on the world map when he featured as FIFA World Cup Referee.
Others who have been honoured are former Zambia’s ambassador to Ethiopia Susan Sikaneta and former secretary to the Cabinet Leslie Mbula among others.
The awards were presented by President Lungu during the investiture ceremony at state house yesterday afternoon.
Meanwhile several dignitaries are at state house for the investiture ceremony.
Among them is Vice President Inonge Wina, first President Kenneth Kaunda and Forum for Democracy and Development -FDD- President Edith Nawakwi.
Others are cabinet ministers and members of the diplomatic community.
Please honour Dr Joshua Kanganja….a man who seved this nation with distinction
Lungu stayed away from the Sochi African summit histed by Russia for a good reason. He needed to be around as Zambia was marking 55 years of independence. It’s an important day symbolically. Absence would hv looked as absurd as holding a birthday party without the person whose birthday it is.
Nostradamus not honored yet again, seriously!??
I have guided Zambians with best politics, to extent of closing my Heritage Party (to reopen soon).
Me and I, Nostradamus deserves “Order of Eagle” too.
Please Honour Madam Esther Lungu also for bringing Museum material to Zambia. Who has ever done that for mother Zambia? Kudus to her hard working Foundation.
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He will go into the annals of history as one of the best Presidents of Zambia! Let’s develop this thing Sir, and make his heart HANGRY HAGAIN.
Zambian politicians are very one eyed. They are very narrow minded. As can be seen Lists of people who are honored are always dominated by politicians as if they are the only citizens. There are also many performers in other areas
How come Lungu is one of the few who didn’t attend the Russia -Africa summit in Sochi? Thanks Lungu for saving Zambia those travel costs.
Lungu wasn’t invited to Sochi, I think those Russia were being strategic by choosing the best and better economies and not bringing in any Jim and Jack.
Ba China ubufontini, he was invited and sent the foreign affairs minister to represent him. Bushe finshi mufwaya? Always criticising napashilingile.
It looks like PRIVATISATION THIEF HAZALUZA HAGAIN.
Why Simon Zukas not honored?
Boring . I wouldn’t be proud to receive an honour from a leader of country that is a failed state and whose people are suffering. Very sad. Meanwhile last night my whlte wlfe and I celebrated our own independence. My whlte wlfe surprised me with a strip pole dance and then we got down to business. Ala I ate bane. 5 rounds! Also you guys could only understand why I promise my wlfe so much if your wlves were whlte like mine and A PAWG.
Stop calling Zambia a failed state. It isn’t.
Pilato is also left out! He did an outstanding job to release a song entitled KOSWE MU STATE HOUSE.
1967 RSM George Bridges saves Kalewa Barracks and all army& civilian personnel when he loaded and drove a Landrover off the Barracks 250lbs worth oh highly dangerous explosives to a quarry where he meritoculosly detonated it away from all danger. He was somewhat awarded with the Meritorious Medal 45 years later for this heroic deed. He passed away Jan2017 and should have been awarded the Order of the Eagle for Meritorious endeavour as what he did was truly as said heroic the Barracks is still there to this day and as he no longer is here the Family should receive this award Posthumously, he serverd Zambia at the SMT Kalewa Barracks in Ndola and indeed taught Panji Kaunda to become an officer and sent him to Sandhurst in that same year. He truly loved Zambia as we as a family did also…
SMT = School of military training, I believe. But the author hasn’t said where the explosives came from.
Hello, the explosives were in the Magazine ( Armoury) under ground sweating and in a highly dangerous state as in the report(dispatches) I have the original report. The Engineers would not take them as in the report as deemed as said highly dangerous, my father took this on and did what was deemed necessary as to the state of the dynamitehad this gone up along with ammunition, grenades etc the barracks and vehicles etc would have gone sky high. Remember Angola, Congo,Mozambique,Apartheid S/A and Rhodesia were very versatile in those days and indeed Vietnam was also at war!! A British RSM on contract deserved the Order of theEagle as stiplified in President Chiluba 1965 amendment carried on to when President Banda was president. A Lt Colonel USAF was in 2010 on an exchange and went to vice…
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Possibly the President or Vice President would engage me in my pursuit for this posthumous award. I have all documents on this heroic deed and to be Awarded the Order of the Eagle would be an honour for my family. Any further news would be truly welcome Email: ***Zikomo/Natotella Jim Bridges in the UK.