*VP Chiwenga Meets Hichilema To Offer Condolences After Lungu’s Death* https://thevoiceonlinenews.com/1g1b ___________________________________ `June 14, 2025` ___________________________________ > *Follow The Voice Online News WhatsApp channel:* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaPRQqTHrDZdGRK5yH43 ___________________________________ > *Share The Voice Online News WhatsApp group link:* https://chat.whatsapp.com/DjU5F7Goh3M6M4XSkg81Gx ___________________________________ > *To advertise with The Voice Online News, talk to us here:* https://wa.me/message/PLR6ANGW2RX4I1 ___________________________________ Zimbabwe’s Vice President, General (Rtd) Constantino Chiwenga, visited Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema at the State House in Lusaka on Friday, June 13. During the meeting, Chiwenga conveyed heartfelt condolences from President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the people of Zimbabwe to Zambia’s leadership and citizens, mourning the passing of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Said Chiwenga: I bring you greetings from your brother during this sad time that our neighbour, brother, is going through, the dark cloud that hangs over the Republic is what your brother, His Excellency Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, has sent me to come and commiserate with you, Your Excellency. I carry his message to you, Your Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema and the Government and the people of Zambia on this loss. We are brothers and sisters, we are only separated by the Zambezi River, which we did not determine, it’s a matter of history, but we are one people. For Zimbabwe to be where it is, it is because of the role that Zambia played, as you received us and kept us during the liberation struggle and second most important, you were the frontline state. We have a deep history that binds our two people and our two countries. At one stage, we were called by the same name, some southern, some northern. But we remain the same. So, what affects Zambia also affects Zimbabwe. So, we have come to say as deeply sorry and we wish you to be strong for your nation. President Hakainde Hichilema responded warmly, noting that Zimbabwe’s swift show of solidarity was testament to the strength and authenticity of the nations’ historic bond. If you look at our history, the trading routes in prehistoric times, this was just one territory and people moved from one region, not country those days, to another and our people have remained one. So people to people, relationships, family, business-to-business, Zambia and Zimbabwe do a lot of business. We have joint assets, Kariba Dam. Kariba North Bank, Kariba South Bank Power Station, all of them feeding from the Kariba Dam, which was constructed by us together. We have a lot of assets intertwined in Rhodesia Railways and many other projects, so our relationship is umbilical and it is important for the young Zimbabweans, young Zambians to understand the importance of this relationship and to deepen it, not to paralyse it, but to deepen it, to grow it. Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s sixth president, passed away on June 5, 2025, while receiving medical treatment in South Africa. He had been undergoing specialised care at Mediclinic Medforum Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. Zambia has declared seven days of national mourning to honour his legacy, with flags flown at half-mast and entertainment events suspended during this period. – _*ZBCNews*_