National Turning Point: Council of Elders for Ethical Leadership, Democracy and Development Announces High-Stakes Democracy Conference for Zambia
A pivotal national moment is taking shape as the Council of Elders for Ethical Leadership, Democracy and Development (CEELDD) announces a landmark National Conference of Democracy and Development Change Advocates, set for March 6–7, 2026 — a gathering framed as a decisive step toward confronting Zambia’s most urgent challenges.
Addressing the nation during a press briefing, conference chairperson Prince Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika declared that Zambia stands at a historic crossroads as the August 13 milestone approaches — a moment demanding reflection, unity, and bold direction.
The conference, he explained, will confront the nation’s most persistent fault lines: constitutional disputes, deepening concerns over national unity, governance tensions, economic strain, rising living costs, and entrenched poverty — issues he described as defining the country’s present and shaping its future.
Calling for broad national participation, Mbikusita-Lewanika urged stakeholders across society to rise above division and collectively chart a new path forward.
Reinforcing the call, planning committee member Mbita Chitala emphasized that the initiative is strictly non-partisan — designed as an open national platform where dialogue, reform, and development can converge in pursuit of a stronger, more cohesive nation.
The gathering is being positioned not merely as a conference, but as a forum for national reckoning — and potentially, renewal.
Integrity from Mbita Chitala? Former Zesco board chairman who allowed PF cadres to be paid a salary without doing a day’s work?
This entire group of so called elders deserves to be pelted from the stage with tomatoes…
None of them deserves the echelone they label themselves.