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Zuma congratulates Lungu on presidency─── 11:41 Sun, 25 Jan 2015
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Edgar Lungu on his election as president of the Republic of Zambia.
In a statement released a short while ago, Zuma expressed his commitment to working closely with Lungu to enhance the historical political relations which exist between South Africa and Zambia, paying particular focus on strengthening economic and social cooperation.
He also congratulated the people of Zambia for conducting a peaceful, transparent, credible, free and fair election as declared by the SADC Election Observation Mission.
Lungu was declared victor after citizens went to polls earlier this week. He received 48.3% of the vote.
Lungu, who heads Zambia's justice and defense ministries, will serve out the remainder of late president Michael Sata's term until elections next year. Sata died after a long illness.
OFM News/Sapa
