Is there any weight behind the Zambian president’s warning?
Zambia’s founding father left a lasting legacy
The liberation legend died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, aged 97
In Zambia, prosecuting former presidents has become a familiar pattern.
Leaders flock south for medical care at taxpayers’ expense as country’s healthcare sector founders.
When former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba was taken to court, accused of embezzling millions of dollars, many held their breath.
Zambia’s former president was known for his corruption and taste in shoes.
Frederick Chiluba, Zambia’s first democratically elected president who fought off corruption charges after standing down, has died aged 68.
Frederick Chiluba, Zambia’s first democratically elected president who became increasingly autocratic during his decade in office, died on Saturday.
Some Western donors may withhold key financing for Zambia’s 2010 budget owing to claims the government is being soft on corruption, officials said.
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/ 3 September 2009
Zambia President Rupiah Banda has denied influencing the decision to acquit former president Frederick Chiluba on corruption charges.
Zambia’s top graft-buster has been fired after he sought to appeal the acquittal of former president Frederick Chiluba in an embezzlement case.
Frederick Chiluba has asked Zambia’s Parliament to restore his immunity from prosecution after his acquittal this week of graft charges.
Zambia’s opposition on Tuesday accused President Rupiah Banda of interfering in the courts to secure the acquittal of former leader Frederick Chiluba.
Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, has been cleared of corruption charges in a case that had accused him of embezzling public funds.
Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, was on Monday expected to hear the verdict in a trial accusing him of embezzling 000.
A Zambian court on Friday again postponed judgement in the landmark graft trial of Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba.
Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, returns to court on Friday for judgement in a drawn-out trial on accusations of corruption and theft.
Former Zambian army commander Geojago Musengule has been sent to prison for four years for corruption and abuse of power, said reports on Tuesday.
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 faces uncertainty after the death of Levy Mwanawasa earlier this week, writes Robert Chisanza.
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/ 15 February 2008
Former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba must stand trial on charges of stealing almost half a million dollars from the Southern African country while he was its leader, a court ruled on Friday. Magistrate Jones Chinyama set the trial date for Chiluba, who stands charged of theft of public funds with two Lusaka businessmen, for May 5.
Kenneth Kaunda’s power is threatened.