{"id":74477,"date":"2025-07-16T23:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally"},"modified":"2025-07-16T23:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:48:25","slug":"fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally","title":{"rendered":"Fresher Siwale Remembered As Fearless UPND Ally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Lusaka \u2013 UPND Media Director Mr. Mark Simuuwe has paid tribute to the late opposition leader Mr. Fresher Siwale, acknowledging his contribution to the United Party for National Development\u2019s rise to power.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Siwale, who passed away last week, was the president of the New Labour Party, one of the alliance partners that stood with the UPND in its pursuit of change and democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a fearless man, bold in speech and firm in conviction. His voice and alliance added strength to our cause,\u201d said Mr. Simuuwe.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2020, at the UPND\u2019s 20th Anniversary event, Mr. Siwale passionately urged UPND party leaders and members to remain steadfast in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoldier on, and do not waver,\u201d he said, encouraging UPND members to keep fighting for the realization of the party\u2019s vision for a better Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>His words and legacy continue to echo in the hearts of those who walked with him during Zambia\u2019s critical political transition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Lusaka \u2013 UPND Media Director Mr. Mark Simuuwe has paid tribute to the late opposition leader Mr. Fresher Siwale, acknowledging his contribution to the United Party for National Development\u2019s rise to power. Mr. Siwale, who passed away last week, was the president of the New Labour Party, one of the alliance partners [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":74476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-74477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-zambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fresher Siwale Remembered As Fearless UPND Ally - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lusaka \u2013 UPND Media Director Mr. Mark Simuuwe has paid tribute to the late opposition leader Mr. Fresher Siwale, acknowl ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fresher Siwale Remembered As Fearless UPND Ally\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lusaka \u2013 UPND Media Director Mr. Mark Simuuwe has paid tribute to the late opposition leader Mr. Fresher Siwale, acknowl ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-16T23:46:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-16T23:48:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/sm_1752697184.309939.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Fresher Siwale Remembered As Fearless UPND Ally\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-16T23:46:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-16T23:48:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally\"},\"wordCount\":182,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/sm_1752697184.309939.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/fresher-siwale-remembered-as-fearless-upnd-ally\",\"name\":\"Fresher Siwale Remembered As Fearless UPND Ally - 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