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
The opposition party hopes the sharp economic decline will swing voters their way
What is worrisome is that even if Zambians desire political change, research indicates that fear of facing electoral violence lowers support for democracy
Residents of Kabwe have been poisoned for decades and now UN experts have called for an urgent clean-up
Zambia’s copper industry has been at the heart of campaigning for Tuesday’s presidential election and poses a big headache for the next leader.
A Zambian court has found Edgar Lungu is the duly elected presidential candidate for the ruling party, but it’s unlikely to end the internal dispute.
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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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/ 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
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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/ 15 September 2008
Political analysts believe that Rupiah Banda, the presidential candidate for the governing Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, will be easily elected.