Zambia 's Chiluba shuffles cabinet to fill vacancy .
LUSAKA 1996-08-28
Zambian President Frederick Chiluba shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday to fill a vacancy left after the sacking of Legal Affairs Minister Remmy Mushota .
Mushota was fired a month ago after a government tribunal found he tried to withdraw cash from state coffers without authority .
The president 's office said in a statement that Lands Minister Luminzu Shimaponda had been appointed Legal Affairs Minister , while Deputy Foreign Minister Peter Machungwa would take over from Shimaponda .