Leaders flock south for medical care at taxpayers’ expense as country’s healthcare sector founders.
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/ 19 September 2011
Ten candidates are on Zambia’s presidential ballot, but only Rupiah Banda and Michael Sata are considered contenders.
Zambia’s two main opposition political parties have merged in a bid to remove the ruling MMD from power in 2011 elections, it was reported on Friday.
A court in Zambia on Tuesday sentenced former president Fredrick Chiluba’s wife, Regina, to three-and-a-half years in prison for fraud.
Former Zambian army commander Geojago Musengule has been sent to prison for four years for corruption and abuse of power, said reports on Tuesday.
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/ 31 October 2008
Rumours of irregularities may affect the outcome of the Zambian election, writes Robert Chisanza.
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/ 26 October 2008
Zambians vote on Thursday to name a successor to the late president Levy Mwanawasa, in a contest between a retired diplomat and a populist.
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/ 24 October 2008
Zambia’s acting President Rupiah Banda on Friday called for peace and unity ahead of next week’s presidential elections.
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/ 15 September 2008
Political analysts believe that Rupiah Banda, the presidential candidate for the governing Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, will be easily elected.
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/ 7 September 2008
After Zambia’s President Levy Mwanawasa was buried in the capital Lusaka on Wednesday, the spotlight immediately shifted to succession campaigns.
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/ 5 September 2008
Zambia’s ruling party on Friday elected the country’s vice-president, Rupiah Banda, as its candidate for an upcoming presidential vote.
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/ 5 September 2008
Zambia’s ruling party met on Friday to select a candidate for a presidential election to choose a successor to late President Levy Mwanawasa.
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/ 5 September 2008
Mugabe this week gave Morgan Tsvangirai until Thursday to sign the proposed power-sharing agreement.
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/ 3 September 2008
Southern Africa leaders gathered in Zambia on Wednesday at the funeral of President Levy Mwanawasa, who died in a French military hospital last month.
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/ 3 September 2008
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has paid a glowing tribute to the late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, his arch-critic, for his ”courage”.
Even before the president, who died on August 19 in Paris, is buried and his mourning period is over, the search for his successor has started.
Zambia will prevent officials accused of corruption from contesting elections as the country starts to find a successor for President Levy Mwanawasa.
Thousands of Zambians mourned President Levy Mwanawasa on Saturday when his body was returned home after he died in France five days ago.
Zambia faces uncertainty after the death of Levy Mwanawasa earlier this week, writes Robert Chisanza.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has expressed sorrow at the death of Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, one of his most outspoken critics.
The death of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is a great loss to the African continent, the African Union said on Tuesday.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who died on Tuesday aged 59, built a reputation as a darling of the West by daring to criticise Robert Mugabe.
Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa died on Tuesday morning in a Paris hospital after suffering a stroke in June, a family member said.
Zambia President Levy Mwanawasa, who suffered a stroke in June, required surgery on Monday after a deterioration in his health.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is heavily sedated and is expected to remain in a French military hospital for a long time.
The condition of the Zambian president, who was admitted to a hospital after suffering a stroke, has improved, his deputy announced on Friday.
Zambia’s governing Movement for Multiparty Democracy party is suffering a growing leadership crisis after President Levy Mwanawasa’s recent stroke.
A senior Zambian official is slapped down by the government after saying it’s time to look for a successor for stricken President Levy Mwanawasa.
Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, rumours of whose death left media with egg on their face on Thursday, was to undergo further tests on Friday.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa remained in intensive care in a French hospital on Thursday, his government said, denying reports that he had died.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been admitted to intensive care in a Paris hospital but is in a stable condition.
Zambia’s President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday after a health emergency.