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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== | ==Personal life== | ||
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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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