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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Zambia

The list of Zambia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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10 Sep 2008 (BBC) Zambia's acting President, Rupiah Banda, has announced that Zambia would hold an election on 30 October to choose a successor to President Levy Mwanawasa, who died last month, and whose funeral, on September 3rd, was a public holiday in Zambia. Based on past decisions we expect the date of these upcoming presidential elections to also be declared a public holiday. • 26 Aug 2008 (The Earth Times) Cabinet Secretary, Joshua Kanganja, announced that acting Zambian president, Rupiah Banda, had declared a public holiday on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, the day on which the late President Levy Mwanawasa is to be interred, and which would have been his 60th birthday. In addition, President Banda signed a statutory instrument into law Monday making this date an annual public holiday, as a symbol of the significance of Mwanawasa's immense contributions to Zambia. • 24 Aug 2008 (Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation-ZNBC) The president of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), Leonard Hikaumba, has called on the Government of Zambia to declare a one-off national non-working public holiday on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008, on the day of the funeral of President Levy Mwanawasa. • 23 Jun 2008 (Zambia Daily Mail) Zambia's President, Dr Mwanawasa, speaking ahead of the Africa Public Service Day, which falls today, regretted that commemoration of the day had not been brought to his government’s attention in good time, otherwise it could have been declared a public holiday, and went on to say that This is an important day which can be observed as a public holiday in future. • 07 Mar 2007 (ZNBC) The Zambian cabinet decided to add International Women's Day to the list of Zambia's public holidays, beginning in 2008. • 25 Feb 2004 (Times of Zambia-Lusaka) Finance Minister, Ng'andu Magande, told parliament that the Zambian government has temporarily suspended all official functions to commemorate public holidays as a cost-saving measure except for Independence Day. • More News Updates For up-to-the-minute news about public holidays trends and changes, visit our public holidays news and updates pages, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Zambia are regulated by the Employment Act (Chapter 268 of the laws of Zambia) and by the March 26th, 1964 Public Holidays Act (Vol 15 ch 272 of the laws of Zambia), which was repealed by Act No. 14 of 1975, and later amended by Act No. 23 of 1987. • On March 6, 2007, Information Permanent Secretary, Emmanuel Nyirenda issued a statement which said International Womens' day had been declared a public holiday, but only starting in 2008 • Many organizations close shortly before Christmas for industry break and reopen after first week in January. Source: Zambia Investment Centre. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of Zambia (Zambia central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Zambia, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Zambia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Zambia, before planning any trip to Zambia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.