{"id":40291,"date":"2026-07-22T13:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=40291"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:17:47","slug":"zambia-bids-farewell-to-former-acting-president","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/zambia-bids-farewell-to-former-acting-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia bids farewell to former acting President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has paid tribute to former acting President Dr Guy Scott, describing him as a dedicated public servant following his burial at Leopards Hill Memorial Park in Lusaka.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who served as the country\u2019s interim leader for three months in 2014 following the death of President Michael Sata, passed away at the age of 82 after a battle with Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His passing marks the loss of one of Zambia&#8217;s most distinctive political figures. Appointed Vice President in 2011, Scott made history in 2014 when he temporarily assumed the presidency, becoming Africa&#8217;s first white head of state in 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He was laid to rest at a solemn service in the capital, attended by dignitaries, political leaders, and members of the public who gathered to honor his contribution to the nation&#8217;s political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39703,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-40291","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Former Zambian acting President Dr Guy Scott laid to rest in Lusaka aged 82","published_date":"2026-07-22 13:14:37","news_description":"Former Zambian acting President Dr Guy Scott laid to rest in Lusaka aged 82","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40292,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40291\/revisions\/40292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=40291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}