Politician Daniel Munkombwe has died.
Munkombwe has been battling with some cancer and has been receiving specialised treatment in South Africa the last two years.

Munkombwe is said to have died in Livingstone General Hospital this morning. He will fondly be remembered as the chief in Politics of the belly.
The 86-year old politician died at the Livingstone General Hospital after an illness.

Munkombwe has been part of every government since independence except under President Edgar Lungu.

He leaves behind a colourful legacy having ordained himself as the chief priest of politics of benefits.

He served in various portfolios and prided himself in being indispensable to various Zambian Heads of State.

Daniel Munkombwe was a Zambian politician. He worked as a political organizer and administrator for the ANC in Northern Rhodesia before and after independence. He was elected to Parliament in 1973 and served for 19 years.

In 2001, he was appointed Minister for the Southern Province by Levy Mwanawasa and continued in that and other government posts until 2015, having been subsequently appointed by Rupiah Banda and Michael Sata.MUNK