Zambia National Service
Zambia National Service | |
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Founded | 1963 20 December 1971 |
Country | Zambia |
Type | Land force |
Role | Ground warfare |
Part of | Zambian Defence Force |
Headquarters | Lusaka |
Nickname(s) | Landa Army |
Motto(s) | Sudor Et Sanguinis Pro Patria |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Gen Maliti Solochi [1] |
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The Zambia National Service, abbreviated ZNS, is part of the Zambian Defence Force whose primary objective is to train Zambian citizens in agriculture and craft skills[2][3]it was formed in 1963 as a Land Army[4] before it was renamed to Zambia National Service. ZNS is also a major sponsor of Green Eagles.[5][6]
History
Established in 1963 by the United National Independence Party[4] as a youth wing of the independence movement, known as the Land Army[7] which was set to be used as a military option in an event that independence negotiations on the round table failed. As of October 24, 1964, after the peaceful acquisition of independence, the Land Army had was demobilized. On December 20, 1971 through an Act of Parliament a more militant ZNS was born.[8][9] With Zambia's position in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, a military training component became part of the ZNS. In 1974 military training became compulsory for form five school leavers, university graduates and government officials.[7] In 1980 the compulsory training for form five school leavers was stopped.[10]
Commandants
No. | Name | Term of office | Ref | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1. | Brig Gen C. Nyirenda | ||||
1. | Gen G K Chinkulu | ||||
2. | Lt Gen P D Zuze | ||||
3. | Lt Gen B J Mibenge | ||||
4. | Maj Gen T. M. Fara | October 1980 | March 1988 | 9 years, 182 days | |
5. | Maj Gen D.S. Zulu | March 1988 | November 1991 | 10 years, 214 days | |
6. | Lt Gen W.J. Funjika | November 1991 | June 2002 | 9 years, 212 days | |
7. | Maj Gen M Mbao | June 2002 | September 2007 | 4 years, 273 days | |
8. | Maj Gen R. Chisheta | 1 Dec 2007 | 7 April 2010 | 9 years, 127 days | |
9. | Maj Gen A S Yeta | 2010 | 23 September 2011 | 9 years, 339 days | |
10. | Lt Gen Nathan Mulenga | 23 September 2011 | 30 August 2021 | 9 years, 339 days | [11] |
12. | Lt Gen Maliti Solochi | 30 August 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 265 days | [12] |
Functions
- Direction, coordination and conduct of all military operations
- Training of citizens and service personnel as determined by the Government of the Republic of Zambia and Administration branch
- Provision and maintenance of the communication systems within the service
- Liaison with other services and security wings on matters of defense and security
- Employment of its members in tasks of national importance e.g. Disaster management and mitigation
- Defense of the Republic and Agricultural production
References
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- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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