Elias Mubanga Served Four Years as Zambia’s First SME Minister

2026-02-19 - 16:18

Fifty-nine-year-old Elias Mubanga served as Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development for four years and five months, from September 2021 until his dismissal yesterday by President Hakainde Hichilema. Mubanga was a nominated Member of Parliament and had served both in Cabinet and in Parliament throughout his tenure. He made history as the first individual