<\/a>Netball Zambia President Martha Lungu Sichone has confirmed the sad development, expressing deep sadness over the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMwanza passed away on Wednesday afternoon at Luwingu District Hospital after a brief illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Known as \u201cMachine,\u201d Orient\u2019s last national team assignment was in April 2023, when she helped Zambia win bronze at the PacifAus Netball Series in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mwanza later retired in August of the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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