{"id":1028,"date":"2026-09-02T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:16:13","slug":"president-hichilema-takes-oath-promises-more-development-in-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/?p=1028","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT HICHILEMA TAKES OATH, PROMISES MORE DEVELOPMENT IN SECOND TERM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1029 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Inauguration-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Inauguration-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Inauguration-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Inauguration-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Inauguration.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LUSAKA &#8211; President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second term, pledging to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and ensure that development reaches every Zambian household.<br \/>\nPresident Hichilema said his second term would build on what he described as the restoration of stability and laying of foundations during his first five years in office.<br \/>\n\u201cThe elections are behind us; the work of building Zambia continues,\u201d President Hichilema said.<br \/>\nHe pledged to govern all Zambians equally regardless of how they voted, saying political differences should not divide the country.<br \/>\nThe President said the next phase of his administration would focus on growing the economy, creating jobs and opportunities, strengthening communities and promoting greater productivity and self-reliance.<br \/>\nHe also called on Zambians to work hard, produce more locally and support enterprise and investment, stressing that Government alone cannot develop the country.<br \/>\nPresident Hichilema further assured the international community that Zambia would remain a peaceful and democratic country, as well as a reliable partner for trade and investment.<br \/>\nHe called for national unity as his administration begins its second term, declaring: \u201cOne Zambia, One Nation, One People.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; LUSAKA &#8211; President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second term, pledging to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and ensure that development reaches every Zambian household. President Hichilema said his second term would build on what he described as the restoration of stability and laying of foundations during his first five years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1031,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/1031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}