August 22

August 22 in recent years

August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

c. 1790 – Bemba oral history recalls that Chief Chitimukulu VII died during the late dry season, traditionally commemorated on or around 22 August with ancestral rituals in Kasama.
22 August 1853 – David Livingstone's travel journals describe entering Lozi territory near present-day Senanga, guided by Makololo chiefs.

22 August 1905 – British South Africa Company patrol opens a rest outpost at Kalomo; later becomes capital of North-Western Rhodesia.
22 August 1931 – Legislative Council debates labour conditions in mines; calls for racial wage reform are dismissed.
22 August 1949 – Federation railway authorities open a new goods siding in Ndola to support rising copper exports.
22 August 1954 – Catholic Mission at Chilonga (Muchinga Province) launches teacher training school.
22 August 1962 – UNIP publishes its first official manifesto advocating full independence, Africanisation, and state control of key industries.

22 August 1964 – President-elect Kenneth Kaunda returns from London following signature of the Zambia Independence Order.
22 August 1970 – UNIP Central Committee endorses the one-party state policy to be put to a national referendum in 1973.
22 August 1991 – President Kaunda calls for national unity ahead of the October elections.
22 August 2016 – Constitutional Court sits in camera to review evidence in the presidential petition.
22 August 2021 – President Hakainde Hichilema holds closed-door consultative meeting with service chiefs and outgoing ministers.

22 August 1996 – Statutory Instrument No. 45 of 1996 enforces new voter registration requirements.
22 August 2006 – Attorney General’s Office rules on the legality of foreign companies owning agricultural land.
22 August 2024 – Constitutional Review Committee publishes draft bill on devolution of authority to provincial councils.

22 August 1952 – African Mineworkers’ Union lodges formal protest against discriminatory housing allowances.
22 August 1973 – Bank of Zambia announces monetary reforms aimed at curbing inflation.
22 August 1994 – Copperbelt Energy Corporation established following restructuring of ZCCM’s power division.
22 August 2005 – Workers at KCM’s Konkola Shaft stage a sit-down strike over unpaid bonuses.
22 August 2023 – Zambia Development Agency signs MoU with a South Korean firm to develop a renewable energy park in Chongwe.

22 August 1980 – Zambia wins gold in men’s 400m relay at East and Central Africa Athletics Championships in Lusaka.
22 August 1993 – Zambia beats South Africa 1–0 in a friendly match in Kitwe.
22 August 2008 – Zambia U-20 women’s team qualifies for COSAFA Cup final with a 3–1 win over Botswana.
22 August 2021 – Zambia national netball team defeats Malawi 45–39 in regional test series.

22 August 1972 – Government funds the creation of the National Archives Repository in Lusaka.
22 August 1985 – ZNBC debuts the radio drama series Kuli Mu Boma.
22 August 2009 – Launch of the Zambia Film Week with screenings at Fresh View Cinemas.
22 August 2022 – Musician Chef 187 hosts a youth workshop on music business and intellectual property.

22 August 1997 – ZEMA reports record dry-season pollution levels in Kitwe and Mufulira.
22 August 2013 – Ministry of Tourism and Environment publishes first biodiversity assessment for Liuwa Plain.
22 August 2025 – Zambia Meteorological Department issues dry-season fire risk alert for five provinces.

22 August 1885 – White Fathers Mission establishes outpost at Kayambi in Northern Province.
22 August 1955 – United Missions Church of Zambia holds its first national synod in Choma.
22 August 2010 – Pastors Fellowship of Zambia hosts a prayer breakfast with the President at State House.