A new dawn at ZA

By RONALD CHAWE –A NEW era has started in the Zambia Athletics (ZA) after Bernard Bwalya was elected president and it was largely thanks to the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) deciding vote as Elias Mpondela’s 27-year-reign effectively came to an end yesterday.Mpondela’s preferred candidate and former ZA general secretary Davison Mung’ambata tumbled after he […]

A new dawn at ZA
• NEW Zambia Athletics president Bernard Bwalya mobbed by fans after he was declared winner during yesterday’s elections at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka. Picture by JEAN MANDELA

By RONALD CHAWE –
A NEW era has started in the Zambia Athletics (ZA) after Bernard Bwalya was elected president and it was largely thanks to the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) deciding vote as Elias Mpondela’s 27-year-reign effectively came to an end yesterday.
Mpondela’s preferred candidate and former ZA general secretary Davison Mung’ambata tumbled after he earlier tied with Bwalya on 46 votes apiece.
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