Zambia’s President Hichilema goes eight months without salary

Hichilema's net worth is estimated to be in the millions of dollars and he has previously been reported to hold shares in local hotels and the cattle processing industry as among his income sources [Andy Buchanan/AFP]

Zambia woke up on Monday to a social media frenzy over the knowledge of its president having gone the entire eight months since his election without pay.

The ministry responsible for paying presidential wages and allowances had claimed that Hakainde Hichilema has forgone wages “in his interest to serve the public”.