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'''Nevers Mumba''' ( | | name = Nevers Mumba | ||
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| birth_place = [[Chinsali]], [[Northern Province]] | |||
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| spouse = Florence Mumba | |||
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'''Nevers Sekwila Mumba''' (May 18, 1960) is a [[Zambia]]n politician and church minister. He served as [[Vice-President of Zambia]] 2003-04 under [[Levy Mwanawasa]]; he has also founded evangelistic campaigns and ministries and once served as pastor of the Victory Bible Church. | |||
==Early life== | |||
Nevers Mumba was born on 18th May 1960 in the northern part of Zambia. His late father, Sunday Peter Mumba, was a school teacher and his mother Martha, a housewife. | |||
==Education== | |||
Although born in a remote part of Zambia, Nevers was privileged to attend one of Zambia's prestigious high schools—[[Hillcrest Technical Secondary School]] in [[Livingstone]]. In primary school he was the troop leader for the boy scouts, in high school he was the commander of the cadet force in the whole [[Southern Province]], and he later started instrumentation at the mining institute in [[Kitwe]].<ref name=zambia>[http://www.zambian.com/zambia/directory/people/last-name-mm/html/nevers-mumba-zambia.html Nevers Mumba on Zambian.com]</ref> | |||
==Political career== | |||
In 2001, Dr. Mumba was a candidate for president. He lost his bid for the presidency but remained active politically. Mwanawasa then appointed him as Vice-President in May 2003. He served in this position till October 2004. | |||
He was Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada from 2009 until 2011. | He was Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada from 2009 until 2011. | ||
On 25 May 2012, Mumba was elected as President of the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) political party, which had been in opposition since its defeat in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2011|2011 presidential election]]. He defeated rival [[Felix Mutati]] along with several other candidates. | On 25 May 2012, Mumba was elected as President of the [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) political party, which had been in opposition since its defeat in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2011|2011 presidential election]]. He defeated rival [[Felix Mutati]] along with several other candidates. | ||
On 11 September 2016, Mumba went on hunger strike to protest against the court refusal to hear the [[2016 Zambian presidential election petition|presidential petition]] challenging [[Edgar Lungu]]’s victory in the disputed [[Zambian general election, 2016|11 August 2016 elections]].<ref>[http://ukzambians.co.uk/home/2016/09/11/nevers-mumba-has-gone-on-hunger-strike Nevers Mumba has gone on hunger strike], [[UKZambians]], 11 September 2016</ref> This followed his arrest on 10 September 2016 where he was charged with criminal trespassing for allegedly forcing his way into [[ZNBC]] Studio in [[Lusaka]] on Thursday 8th September to verify a news item that had ran on the 1900hrs news bulletin related to the on-going [[2016 Zambian presidential election petition|Presidential Petition]] court.<ref>[https://zambiareports.com/2016/09/10/nevers-mumba-spends-night-police-cells/ Nevers Mumba Spends Night In Police Cells], [[Zambia Reports]], 10 September 2016</ref> | |||
==Church ministry== | |||
He made his name as the first TV evangelist in Zambia. He studied theology at Christ for All Nations Bible College in the United States. He also holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Regent University in the USA. For close to two decades, he pulled in huge crowds, preaching with eloquence a message of hope and dignity through Christ with a message of “Zambia shall be Saved”. He has written a book entitled “Integrity with Fire”.<ref name=mmd/> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Mumba is married to Florence Mumba with five children: Shumoel, Tehillah, Yehoshua, Micael, and Natasha.<ref name=mmd>[http://mmdzambia.org/about-mmd/current-president/ MMD Official website]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2956122.stm BBC biography] | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2956122.stm BBC biography] | ||
*[http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Bios/Nevers_Mumba081805.aspx Nevers Mumba: Zambia for Christ] | *[http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Bios/Nevers_Mumba081805.aspx Nevers Mumba: Zambia for Christ] | ||
*[http://www.zambiahighcommission.ca/highcommission.php Zambia High Commission in Canada] | *[http://www.zambiahighcommission.ca/highcommission.php Zambia High Commission in Canada] | ||
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