The dispute over Edgar Lungu’s burial reveals deeper questions about state sovereignty and institutional continuity in post-colonial Africa
President Hichilema is keen to win the support of MPs through inducement because their votes will determine the fate of his proposed changes to the constitution
President Hakainde Hichilema seeks to control the National Assembly by adding 92 new seats and creating 55 new constituencies in areas that have historically voted for him
Millions of Zambians regularly exercise their democratic right at the ballot box
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
Hakainde Hichilema knows he needs to scrap the 50+1 clause in the Constitution if he is to be reelected
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
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
The president needs to take a strong line on graft if he is genuine about ending the scandals in which he is allegedly complicit
President Hakainde Hichilema is quickly squandering the respect the country once held on the international stage
President Hakainde Hichilema is weakening state institutions, impairing the opposition and undermining democracy
Is there any weight behind the Zambian president’s warning?
The state and quality of civil society is important for a functioning democracy, but Zambia’s has failed citizens
Hakainde Hichilema is already putting in place measures to ensure that he stays in power, come the 2026 elections
In early 2021, the country agreed to be a guinea pig for a new approach to tackle sovereign debt
A year into Hakainde Hichilema’s first term as president reveals he is more interested in colluding with the West and dividing the country along ethnic lines
World leaders and governments must do much more to modernise international financial systems so that they serve everyone, not just the wealthiest nations
Dr Fred M’membe, president of the Socialist Party in Zambia, says such a facility will be established ‘over our dead bodies’
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Lungu’s defeat in the Zambian elections will be a constant reminder to the new government that the Zambian people have the power to vote for change
Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and veteran opposition leader said his camp had been victims of a “brutal regime that is exiting”
Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared winner of the hotly contested presidential election in debt-burdened Zambia
What is worrisome is that even if Zambians desire political change, research indicates that fear of facing electoral violence lowers support for democracy
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But both surveys ultimately suggest that Zambia’s governing party is under considerable pressure
The youth are a national asset because they can help alter the course of Zambia’s future
A proposed cyber law will muzzle Zambians and restrict the opposition ahead of the elections
The president is trying to amend the Constitution and create a new voters’ roll in a bid to stay in power
A proposed amendment to its Constitution may turn Zambia into a de facto one-party state