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Zambia

Fears of hidden debt in Zambia
Africa
/ 15 April 2018

Fears of hidden debt in Zambia

For several weeks financiers have demanded answers about Zambia’s external borrowing. But officials have rubbished suggestions of concealed debts

By Obert Simwanza
Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate
Africa
/ 12 March 2018

Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

​No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls

By Obert Simwanza
Exiled Zambian rapper stirs the president’s pot
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Exiled Zambian rapper stirs the president’s pot

Pilato was forced to flee Zambia after dropping his latest track, which attacked the presidency

By Simon Allison
Looting of Africa calls for action
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Looting of Africa calls for action

Top-down regulatory measures come to naught, so the battle must be fought from the bottom up

By Patrick Bond
Cholera in a time of neoliberalism
Article
/ 8 February 2018

Cholera in a time of neoliberalism

Cholera epidemics are preventable in modern times. So why do we continue to see deadly outbreaks?

By Staff Reporter
Southern Africa’s human rights problem
Africa
/ 18 January 2018

Southern Africa’s human rights problem

Basic rights are under severe threat in the region, says Human Rights Watch

By Simon Allison
Stripped of their brick home, living in a mud house
Africa
/ 26 October 2017

Stripped of their brick home, living in a mud house

Zambia’s government should protect families evicted to make way for commercial farms

By Audrey Wabwire
Fresh hope for Zambia’s children with disabilities
Africa
/ 16 October 2017

Fresh hope for Zambia’s children with disabilities

A new hydrotherapy centre in Zambia’s capital is making an impact in the special needs field

By Staff Reporter
DR Congo violence pushes thousands into Zambia
Africa
/ 5 October 2017

DR Congo violence pushes thousands into Zambia

Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces

By Staff Reporter
Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing
Article
/ 23 August 2017

Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing

More than three decades ago, HIV activists fought against mandatory testing. Now an old battle is finding new life.

By Michaela Clayton
Treason charges dropped against Zambian opposition leader
Africa
/ 16 August 2017

Treason charges dropped against Zambian opposition leader

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been released from prison after prosecutors dropped treason charges against him.

By Simon Allison
Zambia to drop treason charges against Hichilema
Africa
/ 13 August 2017

Zambia to drop treason charges against Hichilema

Main opposition leader to be freed from prison on Monday after negotiations

By Reuters
Letters to the editor: July 28 to August 3 2017
Article
/ 28 July 2017

Letters to the editor: July 28 to August 3 2017

The Zambian high commissioner reacts to an article on his country.

By Letters
Zambia edges towards dictatorship
Article
/ 5 July 2017

Zambia edges towards dictatorship

Political tensions have been high in Zambia this year after the arrest and continued detention of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema

By Simon Allison
Zambia’s Lungu declares state of emergency in televised speech
Africa
/ 5 July 2017

Zambia’s Lungu declares state of emergency in televised speech

Political tensions have been high in Zambia this year after the arrest and continued detention of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema

By Staff Reporter
Lungu’s power grab: Complete
Africa
/ 5 July 2017

Lungu’s power grab: Complete

Speaking to local press outlets upon his arrival in Lusaka, Lungu announced his intention to “up the game” of policing operations.

By Peter Rothpletz
Editorial: Now get tough on Zambia
Article
/ 15 June 2017

Editorial: Now get tough on Zambia

As Lesotho proves, a few well-chosen words from South Africa can make a real difference. Zambia needs to hear them.

By Editorial
Edgar Lungu suspends 48 MPs in latest power grab
Africa
/ 14 June 2017

Edgar Lungu suspends 48 MPs in latest power grab

Zambia’s capital city of Lusaka is on edge after forty-eight UPND members of parliament were suspended.

By Peter Rothpletz
Baxter gives us a taste of two Bafanas
Article
/ 14 June 2017

Baxter gives us a taste of two Bafanas

Over the course of one week, new coach Stuart Baxter has managed to show the nation two Bafanas.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Maimane’s Zambia deportation casts spotlight on network of opposition politicians
Article
/ 27 May 2017

Maimane’s Zambia deportation casts spotlight on network of opposition politicians

Both SADC and the African Union have been silent on Hichilema’s arrest, as has the South African government.

By Staff Reporter
Mmusi Maimane’s alleged deportation highlights Zambia’s downward spiral
Analysis
/ 25 May 2017

Mmusi Maimane’s alleged deportation highlights Zambia’s downward spiral

Until recently, this kind of aggressively hostile behaviour towards any kind of opposition, would have been unthinkable in Zambia

By Simon Allison
Mmusi Maimane barred from entering Zambia
Article
/ 25 May 2017

Mmusi Maimane barred from entering Zambia

The DA leader was on his way to show support to Hakainde Hichilema, who is being persecuted by his government.

By Staff Reporter
Zambian opposition leaders detained in ‘filthy, unimaginable’ conditions
Africa
/ 5 May 2017

Zambian opposition leaders detained in ‘filthy, unimaginable’ conditions

“Any detainee will attest to the fact that the conditions are quite deplorable”

By Simon Allison
​Languages speak of shared pasts
Article
/ 4 January 2017

​Languages speak of shared pasts

It’s not unusual to hear Nguni or a sprinkling of isiXhosa in the western part of Zimbabwe.

By Shoks Mzolo
​A meander through SADC’s sweetest spot
Article
/ 19 September 2016

​A meander through SADC’s sweetest spot

Zambia has the friendliest of people, but doesn’t manage to harness tourism income.

By Shoks Mzolo
Warm, friendly Zambia should be on foreign tourism radar
Article
/ 19 September 2016

Warm, friendly Zambia should be on foreign tourism radar

A meander through "the sweetest country" leads to all kinds of finds: local musician JK, the Lusaka National Museum and Zamtel telecom outlets.

By Staff Reporter
Zambia’s Edgar Lungu sworn in after opposition’s bid to block inauguration fails
Article
/ 13 September 2016

Zambia’s Edgar Lungu sworn in after opposition’s bid to block inauguration fails

The president called for national unity in his speech in Lusaka on Tuesday, saying ‘we are on this journey together’.

By Al Jazeera
Letters to the editor: September 2 to 8 2016
Article
/ 2 September 2016

Letters to the editor: September 2 to 8 2016

Readers write in about the electoral system, Zambia’s elections and the M&G’s story on Naspers.

By Letters
Zambia’s opposition leader takes early lead over President Edgar Lungu in election
Africa
/ 13 August 2016

Zambia’s opposition leader takes early lead over President Edgar Lungu in election

Campaigning for this week’s vote centred largely on the economy as Africa’s second largest copper producer battles weak commodity prices.

By Stella Mapenzauswa
Zambia votes: The ‘political contest has never been this fierce’ say analysts
Africa
/ 12 August 2016

Zambia votes: The ‘political contest has never been this fierce’ say analysts

With Zambia’s pre-election violence and economic woes, the ‘political contest has never been this fierce’ say analysts.

By Staff Reporter
A tale of two elections: SA, Zambia’s anointed leaders face very different challenges
Article
/ 11 August 2016

A tale of two elections: SA, Zambia’s anointed leaders face very different challenges

​Watching the South African metro elections from Zambia, in the final week of its own national election campaign, was a sobering experience.

By Stephen Chan
Zambians go to the polls to elect multiple leaders and decide on a Bill of Rights
Africa
/ 10 August 2016

Zambians go to the polls to elect multiple leaders and decide on a Bill of Rights

The chances of the country’s democracy surviving remain tentative in the prevailing economic environment of Africa’s second-leading producer of copper

By Staff Reporter
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