Faced with public discontent, fear of losing power has driven Zambia’s president to change the constitution and enact repressive laws ahead of next year’s election
A report by the United Nations’ special rapporteur says human rights are at a crossroads in Zambia as the country prepares for general elections next year
Every regime has its intellectual apologists. It seems Zambia’s president has his own
When an academic warned of the continuing politicisation of institutions in Zambia, the state tried to prove him wrong. It now seems happy to prove him right if it can lock him up
The Judicial Complaints Commission has elevated itself far above the Constitution
Hakainde Hichilema is so desperate to cling on to power that he is preparing the ground to amend the Constitution before the elections
Reminding President Hakainde Hichilema to fulfil his election campaign promises is now an offence in Zambia
Just as minibus taxi passengers allow themselves to be bullied by the driver and his minion, citizens allow themselves to be dominated by a villainous minority
Hichilema is steadily eroding the country’s democracy by weakening critical institutions — the judiciary, police, parliament, electoral commission and civil service — to ensure he remains in power
President Hakainde Hichilema is weakening state institutions, impairing the opposition and undermining democracy