Evening Briefing | Inside Lungu’s Final Days As Mine Shootings Rock North-Western
Good evening! A month after Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s passing, new medical details have come to light, quietly countering the swirl of conspiracy theories that have overshadowed Zambia’s conversation about its former leader’s death.
According to official medical documents and close family sources, former President Lungu died of septic shock, multi-organ failure, and oesophageal cancer. These disclosures match what his attending hospital outlined in a now-corroborated timeline: having battled the condition since January, Lungu was cleared as an outpatient after months of care and was due for a simple review later this year.
But a different facility recommended minor corrective surgery, which he underwent in early June. Doctors say the operation itself was successful and he was alert in the recovery ward. Complications arose days later when he developed a chest infection that progressed rapidly. He passed away on a Thursday morning, July 5 marking exactly one month since that loss.
Critics of the Patriotic Front’s high-voltage narratives will see this as confirmation that the truth was simpler than the political theatre made it seem. Claims of poisoning or “bitterness” as a new “cancer variant,” as once suggested by Given Lubinda and Raphael Nakacinda, appear less credible now that the record shows a documented clinical decline.
For many Zambians weary of the constant speculation, this detail may offer some overdue closure.
Police Shootings Rattle Kikonge Gold Mine
Meanwhile, grim headlines from North-Western Province tonight. Three miners have died in a single week after a violent standoff with police at the Kikonge Gold Mine in Mufumbwe.
Authorities say the miners forced their way into restricted mining zones on June 3, overpowering security barricades in a scramble for the gold-rich earth. Tear gas and rubber bullets failed to disperse the crowd. Police opened live fire in what they described as self-defence when the miners kept advancing.
Two miners died while being rushed to hospital. A third body was recovered the following day. The clash also left five police officers wounded, one of whom succumbed to injuries, underscoring how chaotic the illegal mining surge has become in that gold belt.
Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu confirmed that police have since seized more than 20 vehicles, over 100 scanning devices, and five firearms, some of which were military-grade. The Defence Ministry has raised the alarm over massive revenue leaks, rampant environmental degradation, and a new breed of illegal miners reportedly operating with organised structures.
A 120-kilometre security cordon is now in place around the Kikonge area. But many locals fear the region’s simmering tensions are far from over as the lure of easy gold continues to draw desperate diggers despite the heavy presence of security forces.
⬆️ Editor’s Note
From the capital’s funeral impasse to deadly minefields upcountry, Zambia this evening stands reminded that rumours don’t bury themselves and gold doesn’t come cheap.
Stay informed. Stay curious. And keep reading us for clarity in a crowded landscape.
#ThePeoplesBrief | #ZambiaNews | #LunguLegacy | #KikongeMine | #GoldRush | #EveningBriefing
.
Murder is murder.
The blood of all these deaths is on his hands.
REJECT TRIBALISM, CORRUPTION AND OPPRESSION.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
Indigo Tyrol sucks the kcock of zabiano who sucks the kcock of LUNGU.
LUNGU is dead hallelujah
LUNGU is dead hallelujah
The report actually confirms that the death wasn’t natural..Any Medical Doctor out there looking at these events can raise Red Flags.
Which Hospital was this which CALLED Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu and told him to have Surgery when the Hospital which was treating him had recommended a review after 4 months?
What caused the sepsis in the First Place?
Sepsis in Patients is caused by foreign Agents such as Bacteria or Fungi etc on wounds , Skin cuts , contaminated dressings after surgery etc.
And this can lead to Septic Shock.
Which foreign Agents are these in Dr Edgar Lungu ‘s case and what was the mode of entry into the patient?
I didn’t pay much attention to the causes of
Death knowing that he was undergoing Cancer Treatment..but after looking at these events, some thing is not adding up. One doesn’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to see that some thing is fishy here! Dr Edgar Lungu ‘s death is far from being Natural.
Edgar Lungu freely sought a second opinion from another hospital. He chose the hospitals himself. There’s no place on this planet where people do not die.
“….There’s no place on this planet where people do not die….”. Classic!! Your Postings, Gunner, are always a million times more OBJECTIVE than the tribally inclined toxic and suffocating blogs which are daily stuffed and jammed into our throats.
Zabiano is a cock sucker of lungu
I stopped along time ago reading nonsense from indigol Tyrol the Dog is a hardcore TRIBAALIST.Zambiano is another useless chap who needs to be ignored both are TRIBAALIST unless it is ours running the country what a backward syndrome.
All these statements are pure assumptions that reinforce conspiracy theories about this whole story. This is a matero certificate. I would rather wait for the RSA court to determine the case. Until then, I take it that Edgar is neither dead nor alive. The family, on the other hand, actions leave much to be desired. Makebi seems to be in a panicking mode. We are getting closer to knowing the truth and resolving the situation. There’s likely to be lots of apologies coming up soon.