Michael Sata’s fourth and successful attempt ends 20 years in power for Zambia’s Movement for Multiparty Democracy.
Opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as Zambia’s president after an upset poll victory that ushered in a smooth handover of power.
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata was declared the winner of Zambia’s presidential election early on Friday.
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/ 22 September 2011
Main opposition leader Michael Sata is ahead of President Rupiah Banda in the election race according to results from 85 out of the 150 centres.
Rioters took to the streets of the two main towns in Zambia’s Copper Belt amid frustration at a delay in tallying the results of this week’s election.
Opposition leader Michael Sata has taken an early lead over President Banda in Zambia’s elections — but the contest is tight and too close to call.
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/ 21 September 2011
Scattered violence in impoverished areas of Zambia’s capital marred the country’s general elections, which ended at 6pm on Tuesday.
Stone-throwing mobs smashed cars and blocked roads during voting in Lusaka after the opposition accused President Banda’s party of rigging the ballot.
Zambians voted on Tuesday in a closely contested election between incumbent Rupiah Banda and opposition leader Michael Sata.
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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.
President Rupiah Banda hopes Zambia’s mining boom will propel him to re-election on Tuesday over main opposition leader Michael Sata.
For Zambian subsistence farmers losing a crop means going hungry, leaving few resources to spare when the health system cannot help them.
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/ 9 September 2011
In the run up to Zambia’s presidential and parliamentary elections, we asked people what they think about their country.
Economic indicators show Zambia is on the path of progress, but for millions of poor citizens their daily existence is a grind.
After months of speculation, Zambian President Rupiah Banda has finally announced that the country will go to the polls next month.
Zambia’s former president was known for his corruption and taste in shoes.
Frederick Chiluba, Zambia’s first democratically elected president who became increasingly autocratic during his decade in office, died on Saturday.
The Catholic Church says the Zambian government has used state media to accuse it of supporting homosexuality and
Chinese investment in Africa is the single most important development of the previous decade for the continent.
Commodities trader Glencore International is allegedly using dubious tax practices at its Zambian operations, media reports say.
Accusations of inflated costs at a Zambian mine have been made against Glencore.
Vale, the world’s largest iron ore producer, bid $1,1-billion for Metorex to tap into its copper and cobalt operations and drive growth via Africa.
Zambia has cleared Africa’s largest grocer Shoprite over allegations of threatening to blacklist suppliers who dealt with its rival Pick n Pay.
A steadily growing economy is hampered by a lack of formal employment and fractious politics.
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/ 19 January 2011
Zambian police arrested two journalists after riots saw two people being killed during secessionist demonstrations.
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/ 10 January 2011
Chinese investment in Zambia topped $1-billion and created 15 000 jobs in 2010, with $5-billion more to be spent in the coming years.
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/ 11 December 2010
Zambia’s central bank has appointed South Africa’s FirstRand to run a key commercial bank facing collapse due to poor management.
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/ 3 December 2010
President Jacob Zuma and his Zambian counterpart Rupiah Banda on Thursday called for sanctions against Zimbabwe to be dropped.
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/ 5 November 2010
Zambia’s Premier League clubs have embarked on an indefinite boycott of their domestic league matches.
The country’s abundance of sun, rain and arable
land is feeding a boom in agricultural investment.
Infrastructure remains a key to development, writes
<b>Bronwen Kausch</b>.
Pressure on the economy is forcing the government to seek ways to include those outside the formal sector.