President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Zambia's new president, Hakainde Hichilema.
The Presidency issued a statement on Tuesday to congratulate Hichilema on behalf of South Africa.
In the statement, Ramaphosa said: "The success of the recent presidential election provides the basis for continued stability and development in the Republic of Zambia and, through this, in the Southern African region."
He also sent his "appreciation" to the outgoing president, Edgar Lungu, for his work in the region, as well as Zambia's electoral commission for its diligence amid "the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic".
Hichilema was announced the winner of Zambia's 12 August elections, with 2 810 757 votes, nearly a million more than the incumbent candidate Lungu.
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