Zambian president announces plans to nationalise foreign-owned copper mines that have closed down because of the global recession.
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/ 14 December 2008
Free-falling global copper prices are causing panic in Zambia, one of the world’s largest copper producers.
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/ 8 December 2008
Zambia has authorised private developers to start feasibility studies and construction of hydroelectric power stations.
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/ 14 November 2008
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata on Friday launched a court challenge to demand a recount of the vote in the presidential election.
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/ 5 November 2008
Zambia’s electoral authority on Wednesday rejected demands by the opposition for a recount of last week’s disputed presidential election.
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/ 5 November 2008
Recent elections to replace deceased Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa provided an interesting case of the workings of democracy.
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/ 4 November 2008
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata on Tuesday refused to concede defeat in last week’s presidential election.
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/ 3 November 2008
Zambia’s opposition Patriotic Front will launch a court challenge on Tuesday to demand a vote recount after Rupiah Banda was sworn in.
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/ 2 November 2008
Rupiah Banda, a pro-business centrist, was sworn in as Zambia’s president on Sunday after a narrow election win.
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/ 2 November 2008
Acting President Rupiah Banda on Sunday scored a narrow victory in Zambia’s presidential race over fiery rival Michael Sata.
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/ 2 November 2008
Acting leader Rupiah Banda is likely to be declared the winner of Zambia’s presidential election on Sunday.
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/ 1 November 2008
SADC on Saturday declared that Zambia’s presidential election was free and fair, despite claims of vote-rigging by the opposition.
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/ 1 November 2008
Opposition leader Michael Sata was still leading on Saturday in Zambia’s polls, but acting President Rupiah Banda appeared to be narrowing the gap.
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/ 31 October 2008
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata has drawn ahead of acting President Rupiah Banda in the presidential election.
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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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/ 30 October 2008
Zambians went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president, with police and soldiers on alert for fear of violence.
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/ 29 October 2008
Zambian police went on high alert on Wednesday as the country geared up for final campaign rallies.
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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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/ 22 October 2008
Zambia’s electoral authorities on Wednesday denied opposition accusations that it was planning to rig next week’s elections.
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/ 15 October 2008
Electoral authorities in Zambia on Wednesday summoned presidential candidates for an emergency meeting to discuss allegations of vote rigging.
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/ 13 October 2008
Zambia and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) opened on Sunday a new, 320m-long bridge.
Zambia and the Pan-African PTA Bank have agreed a ,2-billion deal to import 1,5-million tonnes of crude oil over two years.
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/ 26 September 2008
Sino Hydro of China will spend -million to expand the Kariba North Bank power station, part of Zambia’s broader expansions to meet rising demand.
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/ 18 September 2008
Zambia’s acting president, Rupiah Banda, called for national unity on Thursday ahead of 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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/ 8 September 2008
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata says he will welcome Chinese investors in the country’s mining industry if he is elected president.
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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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/ 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”.
Thousands of Zambians mourned President Levy Mwanawasa on Saturday when his body was returned home after he died in France five days ago.