Zambia has asked Glencore International AG to surrender to the government two mining units it plans to temporarily shut down.
A court in Zambia on Tuesday sentenced former president Fredrick Chiluba’s wife, Regina, to three-and-a-half years in prison for fraud.
Former Zambian army commander Geojago Musengule has been sent to prison for four years for corruption and abuse of power, said reports on Tuesday.
About 8 200 mining jobs in Zambia have been lost since December as the global economic crisis sends copper prices down.
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/ 13 January 2009
Cholera deaths in Zambia have reached 28 as the nation battles to contain about 2 000 reported cases of the disease, it was reported on Tuesday.
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.